Posted on 07/23/2016 4:16:43 PM PDT by NRx
Episcopal Divinity School will cease to grant degrees at the end of the upcoming academic year, the seminarys board of trustees decided July 21 on a 11-4 vote. During the next year, the board will explore options for EDSs future, some of which were suggested by a specially convened Futures Task Force to make plans for EDSs future.
A school that has taken on racism, sexism, heterosexism, and multiple interlocking oppressions is now called to rethink its delivery of theological education in a new and changing world, said the Very Rev. Gary Hall 76, chairman of the board, in introducing the resolution. Ending unsustainable spending is a matter of social justice.
Translation: Having abandoned anything to do with orthodox Christianity, we find that we have made ourselves completely irrelevant. If we spin our theological and financial bankruptcy as a sign of our virtue, maybe we wont look so bad.
A sampling of courses from the current EDS catalogue:
HB CS 4152 Liberating Bible Interpretations, Antiracist, and White Identity: Approaches to Reading Scripture
What makes an interpretation of the Bible liberating? For whom? When? Where? We will explore how various stages of racial identity development and awareness present challenges to our reading of the texts and each other, in order to develop antiracist and other anti-oppression strategies for preaching and teaching from scripture. Critical Race Theory and Critical White Studies shall inform our primary focus on racial identity of white readers while also looking at other culturally dominant features of identity in the interpretive process of biblical texts. G
PT L 1420 Unleashing Our Voices: Voice, Identity, and Leadership
A course for the courageous, who wish to explore first-hand the liberatory [sic] and transformative power of their voices in community. Using the classroom community as a laboratory, the course will combine: (1) practical work on voice production and the body/mind/soul as human instrument with (2) in-class discussion and small team exploration of readings on voice, identity/community membership, and leadership. Voice work will include group exercises for freeing the body and voice, as well as individual work in front of the group using prepared spoken texts and/or sung pieces. Readings will be drawn from writings on the physical voice and voice as an element of social location from womanist, feminist, anti-white supremacist, and other anti-oppression perspectives. Participants will engage questions of voice and power in pastoral, liturgical, theological, educational, and spiritual contexts.
L 3020 Challenging the Liturgical Traditions, Postcolonial, and Queer Perspectives
A critical exploration of intersections between a cluster of contemporary theologiesfor example, feminist, queer, postcolonial, child theologyand liturgical theology and practice.
T PT 2165 Mission, Ministry, and Sacraments: Re-visioning the Church Inside-Out
This course seeks to construct a theology of the church the essential nature of which is its inside-turned-outness for the life of the world. In the light of this basic stance of a church as a peopleexternally focused and Gods- Reign orienteda theological re-visioning of the central elements of the churchs sacramental life, worship, wit- ness, and ministry is undertaken. A central question is how we can recover the basic calling of the church to be a sign and instrument of a God-intended alternative humanity and an agent of transformation in a world characterized by oppressive, exclusivist, and fragmenting forces. Faith-filled resistance, compassionate solidarity, and creative hope shall serve as significant categories in such a re-visioning. Participants will explore the practical and pastoral implications of such a re-visioning for the empowerment of local congregations as change agents.
T CS 1710 Feminist Theories and Theologizing
This course introduces the student to varieties of feminist and gender theories and theorists, e.g., liberal feminism, radical feminism, Marxist feminism, post-colonial feminism, womanist theorists, and Asian American feminism, in order to provide a theoretical foundation for theologizing on behalf of women. is course fulfills the feminist theory requirement for the MATS student concentrating in FLT. G
T 2010 Contemporary Christologies
Who is Jesus Christ for us today? is course will explore a number of contextual christologies, including the Black Christ, the feminist Christ, the womanist Christ, the Asian Christ, the Asian feminist Christ, the Latina Christ, the queer Christ, and the disabled Christ. is course will also explore the intersections of postcolonial and queer theory with contemporary christological reflection.
T 2160 Third World Feminist Theology
A critical study of the challenges and the contributions of ird World feminist theology to the theological discipline. The works of Mercy Amba Oduyoye, Elsa Tamez, Ivone Gebara, Chung Hyun Kyung, and Mary John Mananzan will be studied. G
T PT 2323 Spirituality of Healing
This course explores the spiritual foundations of healing, including mind and body connections, breaking the cycle of violence, and developing life-affirming spiritual practices. Particular emphasis will be on healing from internalized racism, homophobia, and other forms of structural oppression. There will be opportunities to study Chinese approaches to healing.
Gosh, I cannot imagine why they cant sustain enough interest among the faithful to stay open. Last year, EDSs president, an abortion rights activist and lesbian who married her partner at Bostons Episcopal cathedral, resigned. She once stood outside an abortion clinic and saying that abortion is a blessing.
If I were a billionaire, I would buy the EDS buildings in Cambridge, Mass., and turn them over to the Anglican Archbishop of Nigeria. After an exorcism, naturellement.
Most of the beautiful Gothic buildings are already used by Lesley University. I would think Lesley University wouldn’t mind taking over the rest. This is good news for them.
That is quite a stretch going from Luther to this heresy.
Don’t be blind to your own.
I find it in here...
Eph 1:13 In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise...
Catholicism teaches Mary is our advocate though it is no where supported in Scripture.
In the Glories of Mary by Alphonsus de Liguor, a catholic bishop, (page 129) we have this:
Hence St. Ephrem says: Thou art the only advocate of sinners, and of those who are deprived of every help; and he thus salutes her: Hail! refuge and retreat of sinners, to whom alone they can flee with confidence.
http://www.themostholyrosary.com/the-glories-of-mary.pdf
The Bible teaches we have the Holy Spirit and Christ as our Advocate in refutation of the false catholic writing above.
1 Peter 5:6-7 tells us: Humble yourselves, therefore, under Gods mighty hand, so that in due time He may exalt you. 7Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you. (NASB)
This again refutes the false roman catholic doctrine that it is ONLY mary to whom we can flee to with confidence.
Roman catholicism is slowly replacing Christ as our only Savior and Redeemer with a false one in Mary.
The reliance of the roman catholic on Mary for their salvation, answered prayers, etc, is a rejection of Christ as our ONLY Savior and the only One to Whom we are to address our prayers, concerns, etc.
We won't even get into the false promise of the scapulars catholics claim can keep you from the hell fire if you are wearing one when you die.
See post 24 and tell me where I'm wrong. And as you know, there is a whole bunch more that can be written on the false roman catholic doctrine regarding "Mary".
He is the God of the Living, Do you think God ignores his children in Heaven? Yes, Mary and ALL the Saints are in Heaven and they do Live with our Lord, some seated near him and Yes I do Pray for their Intersession for Your Soul, others like you Soul’s and even My own Soul.
You are in Error and there is Nothing I can say that can help you for others here with much better talents in communication have tried. So All I can do for your Soul is to Pray.
God Bless
“heterosexism”????
What was it Martin Luther said about Mary 500 years ago?
“The veneration of Mary is inscribed in the very depths of the human heart.”
“[She is the] highest woman and the noblest gem in Christianity after Christ . . . She is nobility, wisdom, and holiness personified. We can never honor her enough. Still honor and praise must be given to her in such a way as to injure neither Christ nor the Scriptures.”
“No woman is like you. You are more than Eve or Sarah, blessed above all nobility, wisdom, and sanctity.”
“One should honor Mary as she herself wished and as she expressed it in the Magnificat. She praised God for his deeds. How then can we praise her? The true honor of Mary is the honor of God, the praise of God’s grace . . . Mary is nothing for the sake of herself, but for the sake of Christ . . . Mary does not wish that we come to her, but through her to God.”
http://catholicbridge.com/catholic/martin_luther_on_mary.php
God Bless
Sadly, all that’s left for the American Episcopal church as it crashes and burns is a dirty and corrupt fight over the property - huge churches and plots of land in the very expensive centers of large cities.
Luther’s back on the good list today I see!
Do you wear the scapular as these apparitions noted to do?
In a matter of minutes!
“Luthers back on the good list today I see!”
No, it was to point out Who Mary was and is, Martin Luther was not Catholic was he when he excommunicated himself and became a “Protester” of Truth, Yet in his Protest of the Truth he held Mary in Honor and with powers of Intersession.
“Catholicism teaches Mary is our advocate though it is no where supported in Scripture.”
Here is a good link with good info for others that still have a Mind seeking Truth on Devotion. Specifically the section starting on page 10 “What is Devotion to Mary”
http://www.chnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/mary.pdf
God Bless
I see you avoided the question on the scapular. I can understand why.
http://www.themostholyrosary.com/the-glories-of-mary.pdf
that's way beyond devotion.
“As a catholic....do you believe the apparitions who claimed to be Mary?”
Is there hate in your heart? or do you Truly wish to Learn and save your Soul?
miracle of Fatima witness by thousands Faithful and Skeptics alike. A Warning from God Why do we not Listen?
https://www.ewtn.com/fatima/sixth-apparition-of-our-lady.asp
Yes, Our Mother Mary has appeared and She has Warned us what the Errors Satan convinced many of will produce and Your living with those Fruits now, however when You see a Unification of the One Holy Apostolic Catholic Church, Know that the end of Darkness is close at hand, until then Pray for All the Lost Souls.
God Bless
“Hence St. Ephrem says: Thou art the only advocate of sinners, and of those who are deprived of every help; and he thus salutes her: Hail! refuge and retreat of sinners, to whom alone they can flee with confidence. “
Go read, Educate yourself. Learn what Devotion really is instead of continuing in error.
Here is a good link with good info for others that still have a Mind seeking Truth on Devotion. Specifically the section starting on page 10 What is Devotion to Mary
http://www.chnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/mary.pdf
God Bless
It's a simple yes or no question. Do you wear the scapular as noted by the apparition claiming to be Mary?
As a catholic who relies upon Mary it should be an easy one for you.
I suggest you might read all of the details on Fatima.
Mary is not our mother.
You have consistently ignored the doctrines of the Catholic Church as summarized in the Catechism and rejected the true interpretation of mystical, devotional, and “private revelation” literature which do not constitute doctrine. I and others have offered explanations of what *does* constitute doctrine in the FR Religion Forum over a period of years, now—— but you manifest an odd uninterest in what Catholicism actually is, preferring to run your own unbalanced, verbally “photoshopped” narrative over and over.
Discussion of your “Funhouse Mirror” picture has proven futile and tiresome.
Why don’t you spend your bandwidth explaining your own religion, rather than misrepresenting mine?
The first sentence of your post is a falsehood, since nowhere does the Church teach that Mary us to be worshipped.
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