- Wonders for Oyarsa: The God Who...
...Takes Sides - The comment from the angel of the Lord is interesting, of course. Especially in the case of Joshua where the Lord is definately fighting on the side of the rag tag band of Israelites against the mighty cities of Canaan. I take it to mean that God has his purposes, and that we can't ever just assume that he will endorse and support our own ambitions. Witness Israel losing his support at Ai after Achan's sin. Or the exile. Or Jesus' critiques of the nationalistic ambitions of the Israel of his day... posted Jan 09, 01:52pm
- Wonders for Oyarsa: The God Who...
...Takes Sides - On the first point, I'll add a "many" qualifier to make it all better. ;-) I daresay that's a "nuance" rather than a disagreement. If you're suggesting we can't talk in general about cultural differences between the American Indians and the Europeon Settlers (especially as they are representitive in contemporary films), because there were both Hurons and Mowhawks and Puritains and Catholics and Irish and English - well - you're quite simply wrong. My point is that Cameron seems to be dra... posted Jan 04, 02:36pm
- Catherine: The God Who Takes Sides
Another thought - what Cameron believes I have no idea. But as you may know, I study World Religions as a hobby and in the past several months have been enjoying looking at what primitive religions looked/looks like. Though it wasn't a perfect portrayal, he did a better job than I would have expected him to especially on a few very nuanced points, indicating to me that he took the time to find out what this tribe might have believed and what rituals might have been linked to those beliefs, and what kind... posted Jan 04, 11:53am
- Catherine: The God Who Takes Sides
I agree with you on some levels, not on others - but as always with us its so nuanced that I can't find the right words. Overall, agreed. Though I will point out two bits of low hanging fruit: First, I disagree with your chracterization of the natives as being the "beliefs, values, and culture" of Native American tribes. This statement suggests that there is such a thing, when of course there were and are hundreds. It also leaves out indigenous tribes from other parts of the world who share much in ... posted Jan 04, 11:50am
- aaronandbrighid: Dante's Inferno and...
...the Justice of God - I thought St Chrysostom's homily an apt response to Aquinas. I would also emphasise Steve's point, and, finally, point out this wonderful article by Bishop (now Archbishop) Hilarion of the Moscow Patriarchate. I too am very interested in Esolen's Dante. I did a little post on the translator here . posted Jan 01, 10:51pm
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