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...reformers and raised up new ones. Some dream of a nationwide lay congress and press for election of parish councils, pastors or even bishops. Others demand financial transparency or rollbacks of Vatican limitations on the lay liturgical role. Even the American Enterprise Institute's Michael Novak, a conservative theologian and columnist who would condone little of the above, admits that "both conservatives and liberals are very upset. The bishops are God's shepherds, and they've let the wolves among the flock. Some lay leadership is needed to help find which direction to go in and what...
...night before Lisa died, she slipped a clipping under the door of David's home office, something she often did. It was a saying from theologian Charles Swindoll that read, "Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do...It will make or break a company, a church, a home." David read it at her memorial. And while he jokes that it's kind of cliched--"typical Lisa"--he says he thinks its message might...
...night before Lisa died, she slipped a clipping under the door of David's home office, something she often did. It was a saying from theologian Charles Swindoll that read, "Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do...It will make or break a company, a church, a home." David read it at her memorial. And while he jokes that it's kind of cliched - "typical Lisa" - he says he thinks its message might...
...current front-runner is the Archbishop of Wales, Rowan Williams, who also topped a newspaper poll of the General Synod, the Church of England's ruling body. A poet and respected theologian, he is too leftist for some and might be overtaken by James Jones, Bishop of Liverpool, said to be Blair's favored candidate. Jones is praised for his communication skills, but critics whisper he might be "too ambitious...
...Theologian John Milbank, whom you profiled as one of your innovative thinkers [INNOVATORS, Dec. 17], claims that there is no universal truth, as some philosophers assert, yet he uses this to "prove" that Christianity is the true creed. Milbank, like many philosophers, thinks he has found a way out, an answer to everything, but he is obviously still in the fight to prove his religion right. The truth is, he has not proved anything, and nobody ever will. We simply need to enjoy the wonders of life, feeling good and loving and helping others. Thought isn't for getting somewhere...