11-04-2007, 11:59 PM
This article by Forrest Church in UU World Nov/Dec 01 is worth reading:
Universalism:
N o v e m b e r / D e c e m b e r 2 0 0 1
A Theology for the 21st Century
by F O R R E S T C H U R C H
"A Universalist theology tempers the consequences of our inevitable ignorance while addressing the overarching crisis of our times: dogmatic division in an ever more intimate, fractious, and yet interdependent world. It posits the following fundamental principles:
There is one Power, one Truth, one God, one Light.
This Light shines through every window in the cathedral.
No one can perceive it directly, the mystery being forever veiled.
Yet, on the cathedral floor and in the eyes of each beholder, refracted and reflected through different windows in differing ways, it plays in patterns that suggest meanings, challenging us to interpret and live by these meanings as best we can.
Each window illumines Truth in a unique way, leading to various truths, and these in differing measure according to the insight, receptivity, and behavior of the beholder."
Universalism:
N o v e m b e r / D e c e m b e r 2 0 0 1
A Theology for the 21st Century
by F O R R E S T C H U R C H
"A Universalist theology tempers the consequences of our inevitable ignorance while addressing the overarching crisis of our times: dogmatic division in an ever more intimate, fractious, and yet interdependent world. It posits the following fundamental principles:
There is one Power, one Truth, one God, one Light.
This Light shines through every window in the cathedral.
No one can perceive it directly, the mystery being forever veiled.
Yet, on the cathedral floor and in the eyes of each beholder, refracted and reflected through different windows in differing ways, it plays in patterns that suggest meanings, challenging us to interpret and live by these meanings as best we can.
Each window illumines Truth in a unique way, leading to various truths, and these in differing measure according to the insight, receptivity, and behavior of the beholder."