Universal Context, Good Religion

Season 3, Episode 9 - This season, Eric and Joel bring one (fairly) current topic each and wonder together what our response to these issues might be from our perspectives of faith. Joel's issue - Is the task of clergy, religion, theology to make the universal specific, or to stretch the specific toward the universal? If religion stays close to the context of the people, it will be comfortable but not point to a universal God. If religion doesn't fully enter the specific context of people, they will never sense the relevance that can invite them toward the universal. Is the point of religious community to "bind" us together, or to "bridge" us toward the wider mysteries of God and God's creation? Faith Seeking Understanding: An Introduction to Christian Theology - Daniel L. Migliore - Google Books Chapter 9: “Confessing Jesus Christ in Context” « Project Augustine Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community: Robert D. Putnam: 9780684832838: Amazon.com: Books Richard Rohr: The Cosmic Christ - Bing video Eric's issue - How can someone do religion well? Is the role of clergy or congregation to help people do religion well? What does participation or membership in a religious community require of us, and what does it give back to us, or to the world through us? What's the connection between the practices of our religion and our religious identity? Is there a way to measure a person's religious conviction? __________ Send feedback, show ideas, comments, and suggestions to: [email protected] __________ How to follow Rabbi Eric Twitter @geekyrabbi Blog Geeky Rabbi | Theology, Technology and a bit of Music Home - Congregation Children of Israel, Athens Georgia (ccisrael.org) __________ How to follow Rev. Joel Twitter @treblotj Blog Cross Purposes | Blog of Rev. Joel Tolbert Presbyterian Church of Chestertown – Planted Deep. Growing Strong. Reaching Wide. (presbyterianchestertown.org) __________ Music "Modulation in the Spirit" by Little Glass Men, Composer Ryan Claus (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)