Scimus autem quoniam diligentibus Deum omnia cooperantur in bonum, iis qui secundum propositum vocati sunt sancti. And we know that to them that love God, all things work together unto good, to such as, according to his purpose, are called to be saints. There is an ancient theological lesson at illustration again, sadly, in this…
Scimus autem quoniam diligentibus Deum omnia cooperantur in bonum, iis qui secundum propositum vocati sunt sancti. And we know that to them that love God, all things work together unto good, to such as, according to his purpose, are called to be saints. Authority must be restored to all five professional guilds: Theology, Medicine, War-Fighting,…
As Is The Feeling,So Is The Result. Between February and April 2019, I produced a five-part series of posts entitled A Theology Of The Army. These are they: Introduction Liberation Perfection Absolution Conclusion The mind is made of the warp and woof of wishes. So the first thing to be conquered is the demon of…
As Is The Feeling,So Is The Result. From October 1995, excerpt of a discussiononline with a Christian Scientist. I was comparing Tillich as a theologian with Niebuhr as an ethicist. The main thing that keeps coming back to me about this distinction — which I feel is a real and useful one — is that…
The One Is Indivisible The Truth Is The Whole From now on, it is impossible to do either Christian Theology or Christian Biblical Exegesis outside appreciative familiarity with Indian Theology and Indian Scriptural Exegesis. From now on, one cannot preach the Christian Gospel unless one also is able to preach the Ramayana, Gita, and Bhagavatha.…
AUM NAMAH SHIVAYA A Soldier wants freedom from oppression, tyranny. A Theologian wants freedom from the world, attachment. Freedom from tyranny is the rind. Freedom from attachment is the fruit within. Both provide personal, communal, national, and civilizational nourishment. God is the sweetness of the juice of the fruit that is freedom. We begin with…
Chaitanya Jyothi Museum Opening, 2000 RAMANAM In nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti. Amen. Countrymen, ORBIS NON SUFFICIT SOLUS DEUS SUFFICIT Christian seminary president doesn’t believe in Resurrection, Virgin Birth, Heaven, or Miracles Back in the day, what a Union President had to say would be front page NYT, not level 3 blog. Still,…
Chaitanya Jyothi Museum Opening, 2000 RAMANAM In nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti. Amen. Countrymen, ORBIS NON SUFFICIT SOLUS DEUS SUFFICIT All problems are susceptible to theological analysis, and all analyses are theological in nature. The Army is a theological enterprise. Every activity, from thinking to kinetics, is a theological enterprise. Everything an Army…
Chaitanya Jyothi Museum Opening, 2000 RAMANAM In nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti. Amen. Countrymen, ORBIS NON SUFFICIT SOLUS DEUS SUFFICIT I have noted before this that The Maid of Orleans led her Soldiers into the Confessional before she led them onto the Battlefield. Augustine remarks that the greatest of saints dies a penitent.…
Chaitanya Jyothi Museum Opening, 2000 RAMANAM In nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti. Amen. Countrymen, ORBIS NON SUFFICIT SOLUS DEUS SUFFICIT A liberated person is justified freely to perfect their liberation, to make it ever more secure against loss, and to discover, flourish, and proliferate their intentions and skills. In theology this is called…
Chaitanya Jyothi Museum Opening, 2000 RAMANAM In nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti. Amen. Countrymen, ORBIS NON SUFFICIT SOLUS DEUS SUFFICIT In 1969, I graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Divinity at The Union Theological Seminary In The City Of New York. 2019 is the 50th anniversary of that occasion. Last week I…
Chaitanya Jyothi Museum Opening, 2000 RAMANAM In nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti. Amen. Countrymen, ORBIS NON SUFFICIT SOLUS DEUS SUFFICIT For centuries, The Christian Liturgical Year as practiced in The Latin [Western] Church has followed the phenomenology of battle: 1- Into the Confessional (Advent) 2- Battle Preparation (Christmas) 3- Appearance of Battle Commander…
Chaitanya Jyothi Museum Opening, 2000 RAMANAM In nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti. Amen. Countrymen, ORBIS NON SUFFICIT SOLUS DEUS SUFFICIT Purpose My purpose, duty, desire is to support, foster, honor the U.S. Army by bringing, moving, pivoting the theological content, component, spirit of civilization, history, country to support the U. S. Army’s existence…
Chaitanya Jyothi Museum Opening, 2000 RAMANAM In nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti. Amen. Countrymen, ORBIS NON SUFFICIT SOLUS DEUS SUFFICIT In the mid-1980s, I saw the need to preserve and revive the theological arts. Living in Seattle at the time, I put a name to it: Seattle Society of Orthodox Theologians. My wife…
Chaitanya Jyothi Museum Opening, 2000 RAMANAM In nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti. Amen. Countrymen, ORBIS NON SUFFICIT SOLUS DEUS SUFFICIT Until lately, Socialism has been beating Christianity over the question of who controls Christian Civilization through nations created by the Greek and Latin Churches. Until lately, Socialists have won every war they engaged…
Chaitanya Jyothi Museum Opening, 2000 RAMANAM In nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti. Amen. Countrymen, ORBIS NON SUFFICIT SOLUS DEUS SUFFICIT I signed this: The Statement On Social Justice & The Gospel Its framers claim the statement is not a creedal statement, and that is true in the sense that the whole church has…
