Christianity is changing, or at least the institutional expression of it is changing. For centuries, being Christian has meant believing certain propositions (“orthodoxy” or Right Belief). But the roots of our religion, the wisdom taught by Jesus, had to do with how one lives (“orthopraxy” or Right Practice). Returning to our roots, we find that the ancient wisdom is every bit as useful today as it was two thousand years ago.
Until we discern the riches of the other tradition, any union will simply be a matter of absorption.
Uniting two traditions can create a space where a third and more life- giving form of spirituality can emerge.
The professor and mountaineer Ernest Gellner told of how he once became lost. No matter how he tried to follow his map, he could not find his way down the mountain. Then he realized that his map was of the wrong mountain.
read moreLord, hear our prayers, those deep, unformed urgings that lead us into your presence.
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