What is the greatest moral failure of the church? In this video, Hays argues it is her acquiescence to violence, her willingness to accept – and wield! – coercive power. In support of his point, Hays relates the words of Father George Zabelka, the American Catholic military chaplain for the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bomb squads.
Archive for May, 2008
“The Things that Make for Peace”: Richard Hays on Christianity and Violence
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Non-violence, Peace-making, Richard Hays, Speaking the Truth to Power on May 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“Seeker of Truth”
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged E. E. Cummings, Poetry, Truth on May 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
seeker of truth
follow no path
all paths lead where
truth is here
-e. e. cummings
“To Burn Where Conscience Ends”: Abraham Joshua Heschel on the Hebrew Prophets
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Abraham Joshua Heschel, Conscience, Prophecy, Speaking the Truth to Power on May 13, 2008 | 2 Comments »
“Indeed, the sort of crimes and even the amount of delinquency that fill the prophets of Israel with dismay do not go beyond that which we regard as normal, as typical ingredients of social dynamics. To us a single act of injustice – cheating in business, exploitation of the poor – is slight; to the [...]
“Seven Stanzas at Easter”
Posted in Jesus, The Resurrection on May 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Make no mistake: if He rose at all
it was as His body;
if the cells’ dissolution did not reverse, the molecules
reknit, the amino acids rekindle,
the Church will fall.
Re-Visioning Pastoral Care: Bonhoeffer on Home Visits
Posted in Uncategorized on May 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“What [the pastor] sees should help him serve and love the other person better. The pastor leads the conversation but he should never forget where he is. He must not abuse his position. Learning about the home will be a cautious part of the first conversation. He will however be on guard against the gossip [...]
