“Christianity can be described as a theological materialism: It is that which transforms our material existence. If our faith does not throw us into the arms of the world, if it does not lead to our experience of responsibility, love, celebration, and our commitment to transformation, then, whatever we call it, we have nothing but an empty shell.” IfsWorldDoeExistenceResponsibilityChristianityMaterialsArmsCommitmentEmptyTransformationMaterialismCelebrationShellsTheologicalEmpty Shell Author:Peter Rollins
“The argument is made that naming God is never really naming God but only naming our understanding of God. To take our ideas of the divine and hold them as if they correspond to the reality of God is thus to construct a conceptual idol built from the materials of our mind.” IfsMindMadeIdeasGodRealityNamesUnderstandingReligiousDivineMaterialsBuiltArgumentIdolsConstructsTheologian Book:How (Not) to Speak of God: Marks of the Emerging Church Source: How (Not) to Speak of God: Marks of the Emerging Church
