ekstasis (ecstacy) and ekklesia (church) are so close - the "called out of stasis" and the "called out to assemble" are so close. This insight means to me that the mystics and the church are conjoined - the mystics and the church are joined together by being "called out." To be in the church is to be a mystic and to be a mystic is to be in the church.
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catholic-baptist convergence
Over several meetings between 2006 and 2010, the Catholic Church and the Baptist World Alliance met in ecumenical dialogue to answer the prayer of Jesus "that they may be one." They produced a startingly wonderful study document called "The Word of God in the Life of the Church" and on Friday, May 30, I will be on a panel with some wonderful Baptist theologians to discuss it at the College Theology Society.
Here's the document in a few forms:
- Vatican Website
- Full Document as PDF via vatican website
- Full Document as PDF via my dropbox
- Summary of Convergences as PDF via my dropbox
THE2210 spring 2013 has begun
Dear soon-to-be long-suffering students of THE 2210,
Greetings and salutations!
Welcome to your new course with me on Ecclesiology. You can find what you are looking for in the menu sidebar "THE2210 clicky here" where you will see the option to view the syllabus or the schedule.
We have much to learn together.
Carpe Ekklesia!