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end/ And where Ernst Bloch identified the functional atheism of dominative Christian culture’s denial of the supernatural immediacy and power of the living God among us, right here, right now, Abd-ul-Jabbar Niffari asked, “Why do you look for God up there? He’s here! Here!"

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Nick Routledge@nick_routledge · 1 Jun 2022

@RichardRohrOFM In reality, it didn't take long at all for 'the Church' to effectively forsake messianic ontology for a religious science of containment. No matter. The involvement of God in history isn't a concept: no religion or system can own the visible and carnal presence of the God-force.

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Quoted by@noonessleep @anamnesiologist In my cosmopolitan experience, it's anathema in 'high-culture' conversation, even religious, to mean the word, 'supernatural', except say, pejoratively, referring to folk culture attitudes. Referring to God reality, just once, will see your word dismissed as idiotic, for life.Quoted byRT @nick_routledge: @MattThiessenNT Same on the streets, never mind in the Academy. Let's be honest. It's time for a fresh start. "From time to time, the image of God has to die so not to become an idol. It has to become transparent to transcendence to be renewed." ~ Joseph CampbellQuoted by@MattThiessenNT Same on the streets, never mind in the Academy. Let's be honest. It's time for a fresh start. "From time to time, the image of God has to die so not to become an idol. It has to become transparent to transcendence to be renewed." ~ Joseph CampbellQuoted byRT @nick_routledge: @SophiaCycles We want a fresh start, not a fresh image once again effectively banishing the Eternal Gospel from reference in concrete reality. "If God has already come to us, what are we waiting for? If God has already become incarnate in Jesus, what are we waiting for?" - @RichardRohrOFMQuoted by@SophiaCycles We want a fresh start, not a fresh image once again effectively banishing the Eternal Gospel from reference in concrete reality. "If God has already come to us, what are we waiting for? If God has already become incarnate in Jesus, what are we waiting for?" - @RichardRohrOFMQuoted byRT @nick_routledge: @matttebbe @stewartdantec Time for a fresh start, yes. And this time, in the model and image of the Planetary, as distinct from Nordic, Christ.Quoted by@matttebbe @stewartdantec Time for a fresh start, yes. And this time, in the model and image of the Planetary, as distinct from Nordic, Christ.