Reflections and Stories – Page 5

The Healing Powers of Anointing of the Sick: A Roman Catholic Perspective

Nov 13, 2019

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A Roman Catholic perspective on the sacrament of the anointing of the sick.

All May, None Must, Some Should: a Methodist View of Confession

Nov 7, 2019

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The Sacrament of Reconciliation is one typically associated with Roman and Anglo- Catholicism, but Jessica, a Methodist, has found great freedom in practicing the act of Confession in her own life.

The Courage to Be: Against Meaninglessness

Oct 7, 2019

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Nathan explores the next big anxiety in Tillich’s ‘The Courage To Be’, the “anxiety of emptiness and meaninglessness”. Check out part one, The Courage to Be: Against Death.

The Courage to Be: Against Death

Sep 25, 2019

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“Paul Tillich’s “The Courage to Be” is arguably one of the most important theological books to be published in the 20th Century, particularly in the field of non-classical theology. It’s also quite hard to read.” In this new blog series by Nathan Olsen he explains what Tillich was going on about, why it should be important…

Moving Away From Fire and Brimstone

Sep 18, 2019

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When I was a teenager, I remember walking through Birmingham city centre and passing two groups of religious evangelists. One group were shouting at passersby, talking about hellfire and brimstone. The other group were engaging people who approached them in conversation. Guess which ones were Christian? Often those of us on the liberal side of…

Receptive Ecumenism

Aug 14, 2019

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Annika recounts her ecumenical experiences, and reflects on her work towards promoting receptive ecumenism in the Anglican and Methodist traditions.

One Diamond, Many Facets: The Richness of Diversity

Aug 1, 2019

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Being part of an ecumenical community is an invitation from God to see our differences as enriching, rather than as an obstacle. A journey to global love and peace-making, which is what we are called to do in our Christian life, starts with valuing the differences of those next to us. Father Tonino Bello highlighted…