The Science of Epistemology (aka Logos Theology)

RAMANAM In the Name of The Father, and of The Son and of The Holy Spirit, Amen. Countrymen, There follow never-untrue statements regarding the phenomenon of cognition, which is the object of the science of epistemology. 1- Every situation comprises a set of facets through one of which are visible all others. 2- The important aspect of a situation is…

The Nature And Origin Of Theology

Chaitanya Jyothi Museum Opening, 2000 RAMANAM In the Name of The Father, and of The Son and of The Holy Spirit, Amen. Countrymen, ORBIS NON SUFFICIT SOLUS DEUS SUFFICIT Theology is a discussion of experience.  It is a work of describing experience.  It is work.  Hard work.  And it describes a definite set of experience: being whole, which means able…

Liberation Theology

Chaitanya Jyothi Museum Opening, 2000 RAMANAM In the Name of The Father, and of The Son and of The Holy Spirit, Amen. Countrymen, ORBIS NON SUFFICIT SOLUS DEUS SUFFICIT Alert: In May of 2015, I became aware of indications (and here, here, and here) that Liberation Theology is a disinformation active measure of the KGB … and, one presumes, its continuation under the…

Classical Idealism, Tillich And Theology

Chaitanya Jyothi Museum Opening, 2000 RAMANAM In the Name of The Father, and of The Son and of The Holy Spirit, Amen. Countrymen, ORBIS NON SUFFICIT SOLUS DEUS SUFFICIT Talking about classical idealism. Is there any specific area of Christianity where this sort of theology is prevalent? Could you also explain the connection of metaphysics to idealism. Tillich himself is…

Implications of Incarnation Theology / A Conversation

Chaitanya Jyothi Museum Opening, 2000 RAMANAM In the Name of The Father, and of The Son and of The Holy Spirit, Amen. Countrymen, ORBIS NON SUFFICIT SOLUS DEUS SUFFICIT A Christian Scientist and I were discussing the sentence, “Reason is the record of our connectivity with God.”  A conflation of my side of the conversation follows. Reason is a word…

Theology of the Mass – A Coup d’œil

Chaitanya Jyothi Museum Opening, 2000 RAMANAM In the Name of The Father, and of The Son and of The Holy Spirit, Amen. Countrymen, ORBIS NON SUFFICIT SOLUS DEUS SUFFICIT Second set of comments on a new Anglican Mass, plus, response to demand for verification of Pythagorean background of Christian theological formation. I am deeply saddened, as you must be also,…

As I See It XXVI: Russia

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. Russia has no global hegemonic intentions. D-R UniParty and CCP do have…

To Restore The Authority Of Theologians

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,…

Sola Scriptura

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. One of my pet literary foils is a poster, a lawyer, at…

A History Of University Of The Professional Guilds

One God – One WorldOne Race – One Caste University Of The Professional Guilds sprang from a Franciscan logos or germ.  It began in the Spring of 1968 with the idea of a family who would live monastically using elements of Columban, Benedictine, Franciscan, and Jesuit pieties.  The purpose was practical: to be a refuge…

The Parable Of The Talents

As Is The Feeling,So Is The Result. The Parable of the Talents is a monitory story, a warning, that describes power, responsibilities appertaining thereunto, and consequences of its employment or unemployment, aka abuse. A talent is a power. In First Century Judea and Samaria it was a denomination of money, one of some size. Money,…

Command Economy Vice Christian Economy

As Is The Feeling,So Is The Result. You can have a Fiat-Command economy, which does not last, and you can have a Hindu-Christian economy, which does last. You cannot have both. One feels good for a time but never makes you happy. The other feels difficult for a time and makes you happy. You cannot…

Essays In New Being

As Is The Feeling,So Is The Result. These essays, in PDF format, date from 2007 through about 2013. 2007 is the year I retired from driving public transit. This collection bears the title Essays In New Being in honor of that development. Some of these essays are blog posts here. Front Cover Apologia Ecclesiae Al Qa’ida, Hamas,…

Reconnecting With Reality

As is the feeling, So is the result. A religion is a set of procedures that can be used to reconnect a personality — body, mind, intellect, spirit — with reality. Saying something is irrational is saying that it is disconnected from reason, where reason is a synonym for reality. Parmenides: Where there is Being…

Improvements Caused By This Pandemic

The One Is Indivisible The Truth Is The Whole Advocate against personal and national sovereign freedom and The dialectics of reality throw you into dramatic irony you find Unbearably bitter and some find deliciously despicable. In that double bind, you have no exit save detachment of ambitions. Thus stand China today . . . and…

Americans

Chaitanya Jyothi Museum Opening, 2000 RAMANAM In nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti.  Amen. Countrymen, ORBIS NON SUFFICIT SOLUS DEUS SUFFICIT This speaks for itself: Baruch Pletner: The Hi-Tech Traditionalist: Judge Sullivan Was Right There is something unseemly, obscene, and yes, treasonous in a three-star general, a senior intelligence officer in the US military, engaging…