For the monk, everything, all things, if beautiful were worthy of sculpting into something praiseworthy for God, and as a means to draw ever deeper into God’s mysteries. But we may also take something from scholastic theology, because we seek not only to communicate to each other, we seek to communicate with the wide world, to open eyes to the glorious revelations of God all around us.
“Decoding the Divine,” by Leonard Sweet
Control the story, control reality itself. Control the story, and you hold the master key to all forms of power Leonard Sweet, Decoding the Divine: Unveiling the Sacred Through Semiotics, 181
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“AI and the Church,” by Jason Moore
Will AI be a shortcut that sidesteps hope in becoming ever more like Christ, mastering the ability God gives us? Or is AI an electronic messiah which will do our hard work for us?
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“Between Cross and Resurrection,” by Alan E. Lewis
Lewis goes deep with such heady scholars as Karl Barth (1886–1968), Jürgen Moltmann (1926–2024), and Eberhard Jüngel (1934–2021). Now, disclaimer here, in the spirit of full disclosure. I have read very little of these theologians, just enough to get by, because as a rule, I find theoretical theology too … theoretical. I have always preferred Biblical theology over systematic theology. Lewis talks about the idolatry of doctrine—as opposed to dogma, I am sure (p. 140). But, as I read more of their ideas, I found myself drawn in.
