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Re: Anonymous No More

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Rob, you probably know Rahner better than I do, but I’m not sure Rahner would disagree with anything in that paragraph (or the document) you cite. Could you spell it out? When I took a course on Rahner with the eminent Lutheran theologian Robert Jenson, I got the impression that . . . . Continue Reading »

The Feast of St. John of the Cross

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Today the Church celebrates the feast of St. John of the Cross, priest and Doctor of the Church. A Spanish Carmelite from the 16th century, he was a mystic—and mystical theologian—and a close collaborator of St. Teresa of Avila. Together they launched a reformed within the Carmelite order . . . . Continue Reading »

Video on Religion

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If you’ll be eating lunch at your desk today, you might enjoy watching one of these videos: A “Dan Rather Reports” feature on ” Church and State: Separation Anxieties ” includes an hour-long panel discussion with Judge Michael McConnell, Holly Hollman, Prof. Richard . . . . Continue Reading »

Now They Tell Us…

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A few weeks ago we all heard the announcement of a major scientific breakthrough that allowed scientists to create the equivalent of human embryonic stem cells (called induced pluripotent stem cells) but without using or destroying embryos. Joseph Bottum wrote about the implications here , and I . . . . Continue Reading »