Territorial Bloggings

A Cogent Mélange of Lutheran & Pop-Culture Punditry
July 18, 2005

God of the Ordinary

Posted by : ghp
Filed under : theology

The Triune God is hardly “ordinary” — however, as a great posting by Wildboar (aka Vicar Parks) over at Sceleratissimus Lutheranus shows, He is most definitely (and comfortingly) “The God of the Ordinary.”
As with much (most?) good theology, this is a disarmingly simple, but undeniably powerful, observation. It is also immensely comforting. Much of contemporary [...]


May 22, 2005

Holy Trinity Sunday

Posted by : ghp
Filed under : theology

In honor of today being Holy Trinity Sunday, let’s all take some time to read & contemplate the Athanasian Creed.
The Athanasian Creed - Background
Christianity constantly struggles to keep the Faith free from false
philosophies.
In the fourth-century culture of Alexandria, Egypt, a persuasive preacher with a logical mind used a philosophical concept foreign to the Scriptures in [...]


November 22, 2004

Invalid Baptisms

Posted by : ghp
Filed under : theology

Interesting new topic over at Worldmagblog.com, regarding a controversy in Australia over Baptism. More specifically, here’s the entry by the Worldmagblog.com editor:
Archbishop John Bathersby has accused St. Mary’s Church in Brisbane Australia of performing invalid baptisms. Fathers Peter Kennedy and Terry Fitzpatrick have baptized infants for several years in the name of the “Creator, Liberator [...]


November 12, 2004

Syncretism-a-No-No

Posted by : ghp
Filed under : theology

A great blog entry by Rob over at Beggar’s All, in which Rob ruminates on the question surrounding the current & oft-stated contention that the major monotheistic religions (i.e., Christians, Jews, Muslims) all worship the same god, a.k.a., “the God of Abraham” or “the God of the Bible/Book”.
Let me be very clear & up front [...]