Kelly West Figueroa-Ray's Blog – January 2011 Archive (4)
Blessed are…
In a recent post on patheos, To Be Blessed: An Attitude, Pat Gohn describes her struggle with the the Beatitudes. She describes how early on these teachings from Jesus had little to do with her life. She states:
"Their…
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@siemprechipil
By way of introduction, I share a story of my formation. In May of 2001 I began a six month trip to Central America. I wanted to learn Spanish and immerse myself in another culture. I went to learn Liberation Theology and have a chance "be in solidarity with the poor".
For this six month adventure, I refused to be a part of any exchange program. The first two weeks of this trip was…
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CALL For PAPERS: Confessional Commitments in Pluralistic Publics
Virginia GraduateColloquium onTheology, Ethics, and Culture
Universityof Virginia
April15-16, 2011
Questions:…
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Ridiculous Encounters of the Inter-Religious Kind
Well this is my fifth post on this inter-religious site, so I thought I might share some thoughts on the topic. I've intentionally kept my first four posts tradition-specific. I'm a United Methodist Christian and any inter-religious dialogue I enter begins there. So…
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