tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9130345277808706211.post8391247544433904077..comments2023-11-05T04:37:01.626-05:00Comments on Anglicans Really Alive: More about Bible StudyMichael J. Pittshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00631399114058621905noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9130345277808706211.post-54887402588415207722007-04-17T12:55:00.000-04:002007-04-17T12:55:00.000-04:00I am taking EFM right now. This a wonderful tool t...I am taking EFM right now. This a wonderful tool to avoid falling into the BIBLE SAYS disgrace or syndrome. EFM makes you stop, think and reflect. It should be a indispensable tool to understand to where your rector comes and goes to.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9130345277808706211.post-67676380519775263622007-04-07T02:48:00.000-04:002007-04-07T02:48:00.000-04:00I agree that socially progressive and inclusive Ch...I agree that socially progressive and inclusive Christians should take up serious Bible study, and I am myself an EFM graduate, but I can't agree with the positive evaluation of the Jesus seminar. It's not just conservative evangelicals who have pointed out the faulty assumptions of their method of determining what (very little, according to them) authentic Jesus material the gospels contain. Luke Timothy Johnson and Richard Bauckham, not to mention the late Raymond Brown, are I think more reliable guides. Marcus Borg is fine, aslong as you balance him with Tom Wright (and vice versa!).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9130345277808706211.post-38183188145003834772007-03-24T09:21:00.000-04:002007-03-24T09:21:00.000-04:00"But I think there is also the question of the com..."But I think there is also the question of the commitment required to undertake critical Biblical study. First even the most enthusiastic beginner has to overcome the pain felt when leaving behind a comfortable corner in their lives and moving out in an unknown direction to a strange land. "<BR/>There is much precedent for this experience. Many passages in Scripture tell of individuals or groups going into the desert as part of a journey to a new way of being. The Hebrew exodus from Egypt and the forty days spent by Jesus in the wilderness are but two examples. Examples exist in other spiritual traditions also, such as the vision quests undertaken by native North Americans.<BR/>The challenge is not to flee the darkness, but to meet and engage it, comforted by the knowledge that our God, who has already gone with us into all our darknesses, including death, is there beside us, supporting and sustaining us.dianabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13423673103434384455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9130345277808706211.post-61817744644916072972007-03-23T21:13:00.000-04:002007-03-23T21:13:00.000-04:00Me above is Earl (sorry)Me above is Earl (sorry)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9130345277808706211.post-70087713612577838032007-03-23T21:12:00.000-04:002007-03-23T21:12:00.000-04:00One methodical approach to relatively intensive Bi...One methodical approach to relatively intensive Bible study is to join a local Education for Ministry (EFM) group. Held one morning or evening a week (3.5h)from Sept through June, this four-year course covers the old testament (year 1), the new (year2), church history (3rd) and the philosophers (4). A group led by a mentor usually has students in the four years working together. Although the course is obstensibly to prepare for ministry, I'm taking it as an aid to a thorough, critical study of Christianity. It encourages outside reading, healthy debate with classmates and mentors and often, unexpected results. For more information on EFM contact me or Tim Smart at DIO.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com