A reflection on the election of pope Francis that goes beyond the superficial remarks of most media watchers. Pointing to the different contexts that mark Francis, this blogpost shows us why so many people have (regained?) hope that the Church will overcome it’s recent problems. And that in its turn means hope for our globalising…
Tag: theology
Science Made Easy, and a Challenge for Theologians
This is an excellent idea: take a complex scientific concept and break it down using only the 1000 most common words in English. Read more on Mental Floss, see the Tumblr Blog where all efforts get their place in the virtual library. Most examples are from science (hence the title of the blog, of course)….
Preparing for Lent
Doing a Twexit, leaving candy alone, or committing to a new habit? Read how Christians recontextualize their tradition… http://www.catholicherald.co.uk/features/2013/02/07/its-time-for-one-last-chocolate-biscuit/.
LEST IX
My Faculty organizes a conference on the Liturgy on 23-26 October 2013: LEST IX. They’ve put together quite a program, as you can see! CFP deadline 02/15, so act fast…
On the Theological Importance of the Science-Religion Debate
– Tom Uytterhoeven – It’s a strange thing to do theology: your business is to make as intelligible as possible what people, who share the same religion as you do, actually believe when they express their faith in spoken or written words, rituals, visual arts or any other form of culture. This means a theologian…
On the alienation of/by Thomas Aquinas
– Tom Uytterhoeven – Today we discussed two fragments of Thomas Aquinas’ Summa in the doctoral seminar (on theological anthropology and ethics; main theme: ‘Love’) I’m attending. We had prof. Andrea Robiglio as guest-lecturer. In this post I first give the question I asked about these texts, followed by the answer prof. Robiglio gave. Here’s…