tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118688459222979984.post5106762973789850727..comments2023-08-25T16:10:39.880+01:00Comments on the dance of the elements: Where does your theology come from?Yewtreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02028699564003381058noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118688459222979984.post-88583337008868897942011-06-11T21:22:48.434+01:002011-06-11T21:22:48.434+01:00My theology is from all over the place. Tolkien. P...My theology is from all over the place. Tolkien. Pullman. Auel. CS Lewis. Brian Swimme. The Tao Te Ching. Perennial philosophy. Process philosophy. Vedanta philosophy. Carl Sagan.<br /><br />I haven't read LeGuinn. Must rectify that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118688459222979984.post-16198184529626636072011-06-01T10:27:51.718+01:002011-06-01T10:27:51.718+01:00Of course these are only ideas and attempts to mak...Of course these are only ideas and attempts to make sense of what is happening around us and beyond our senses...the seat of authortiy for me is always personal experience...i have come to understand theology as an attempt to make some sense of these expereinces and articulate them for others to possiblyunderstand too...that said I'm not convinced I am capapble of making sense ofit all...doesn't stop me enjoying the wideRevDanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13569349958868233578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118688459222979984.post-33806362962564890192011-05-31T09:24:05.464+01:002011-05-31T09:24:05.464+01:00Tolkien & Pullman are a good mix because they ...Tolkien & Pullman are a good mix because they balance each other.Yewtreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02028699564003381058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118688459222979984.post-63371136245771311042011-05-31T07:28:53.470+01:002011-05-31T07:28:53.470+01:00What Daniel said. I have also got significant part...What Daniel said. I have also got significant parts of my theology from rock music lyrics and fantasy - notably Tolkien and PullmanSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16524515731574941354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118688459222979984.post-3180178853864184432011-05-31T07:28:01.037+01:002011-05-31T07:28:01.037+01:00What Daniel said. I have also got much of my theol...What Daniel said. I have also got much of my theology from fantasy, notably Tolkien and Philip PullmanSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16524515731574941354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118688459222979984.post-2584554313592003202011-05-30T17:23:48.696+01:002011-05-30T17:23:48.696+01:00Your theology can and, I believe, should come from...Your theology can and, I believe, should come from as wide a range of sources as possible. From 1980s pop, to science fiction, to the Book of Revelation. The problems come only when you allow yourself to be straight-jacketed into one area alone. Roll out the rich tapestry of diverse and divine inspiration!Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17363923560801218733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118688459222979984.post-28899790383378991932011-05-30T16:47:43.333+01:002011-05-30T16:47:43.333+01:00It figures that you'd like it too :) I love th...It figures that you'd like it too :) I love the bit about the Blue Clay and Red Clay, and the different layers of reality, and the heyiya-if.Yewtreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02028699564003381058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118688459222979984.post-27069360274660692382011-05-30T16:44:32.891+01:002011-05-30T16:44:32.891+01:00Ha! It figures you liked Always Coming Home. It is...Ha! It figures you liked <i>Always Coming Home</i>. It is still on my bookshelf. I sent in a quote to Radio 4's Thinking Allowed not long ago, vis a vis the previous week's discussion. So it has been read out, and maybe more people will find LeGuin's wonderful, fully imagined world.Roberta Wedgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13619847452197496153noreply@blogger.com