Tag: religious practice
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Questions for Reflection and Discussion – 1 Kings 8 54-66
We are studying 1 Kings 8:54-66 for Sunday, January 26; this is the finale of Solomon’s dedication of the [first] Temple in Jerusalem. [Some notes on the text are here.] Here are a few questions we might be able to think about, or discuss in class: We seem to be forced to conclude that some […]
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Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
For some reason, this weekend turned out to be particularly challenging for my awkward gentile Christian’s crush on Judaism. Maybe because yesterday was Shabbat Shuvah, the shabbat between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, the shabbat when the Jewish people are specially reminded to turn back towards God and make amends (which is the governing theme […]
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Religion Question
Everyone knows that religion has no satisfactory definition. Nevertheless, most people know what they recognize as religion, know what they mean by “a religious person,” etc. What people typically recognize includes “official” religiosity – ritual practice, sacred texts, ordained positions, etc. If that were all there was to religion, though, religion would look a lot […]
Matters of Interpretation 