Comments on: Theology and Mysticism

By: judith collier

judith collier — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 04:16:55 +0000

Who said “east is east and west is west and never the twain shall meet?” I don’t believe this is an absolute, but difficult for some.

By: Jacquelyn Judd

Jacquelyn Judd — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 21:38:13 +0000

My opinion is that the answer to getting the head and heart on the same page is a third element: action. Seeking knowledge about God and spiritually seeking God propels one toward loving and serving God and one another.

By: Peter

Peter — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 01:07:14 +0000

I find myself a lot like Tom here. I have gone from majoring on theology to nearly tossing it out in a radical search for authentic spiritual experience.

I have come back to a bit of a renewed interest in theology, too, but only in service to the spiritual realities of which it is at best only a commentary anyway. One way to sum up the conclusion to this is to say that theology can make a great servant of the life of prayer (experiential knowledge of God), but it makes a terrible and oppressive master–even “good” theology!

Blessings to all,
Peter

By: Tom

Tom — Sat, 31 May 2008 22:35:19 +0000

I’ve known people who can argue theology all day long and seldom pray. Heck, I used to be one! I am now learning to shut up and get on my knees (at least figuratively). Still interested in theology, but not the kind that isn’t rooted in experience of faith.