At last, on vacation! Beatrix and I enjoyed an-almost five day workshop/retreat at the Juniper Hotel in Banff this past week. It was a spiritual under with the leadership of John Philip Newell, former head of the Iona Community in Scotland. It was entitled Rebirthing God. I found it a refreshing alternative to the Progressive Christianity movement as a way of moving forward in theological thinking as well as spiritual practice in the 21st century.
Newell blends very progressive, reflection based theology with prayer times and Meditation styles Of
sorts to give participants a new angle on understanding God language, as well as grasping the notion of "God" in and under everything in the created order - a new way of expanding Paul Tillich's "God as ground-of-Being" approach. Newell has written a number of books on Celtic Spirituality, a refreshing change from traditional catholic-based spiritual practice, as well as from narrow and juvenile concepts of God as a Being up above controlling everything below.
The setting was delightful, on the edge of bustling (at least!) Banff, in the heart of the Rockies, with companiable people. Something I noticed in comparing the "workshop attendance crowd," is that thge particpants have beckome more upscale financially and more open to sptiritual/r,eligioud practice than in the old days
But now we are in Medicine Hat, on vacation! Today is - literally - the first day of t.ghe rest of this life! After breakfast, we are off to the Tourist Centre, for pointers on what to do first, second and so on. Talk to you more later! दिस्कोवेरेड ठाट
Newell blends very progressive, reflection based theology with prayer times and Meditation styles Of
sorts to give participants a new angle on understanding God language, as well as grasping the notion of "God" in and under everything in the created order - a new way of expanding Paul Tillich's "God as ground-of-Being" approach. Newell has written a number of books on Celtic Spirituality, a refreshing change from traditional catholic-based spiritual practice, as well as from narrow and juvenile concepts of God as a Being up above controlling everything below.
The setting was delightful, on the edge of bustling (at least!) Banff, in the heart of the Rockies, with companiable people. Something I noticed in comparing the "workshop attendance crowd," is that thge particpants have beckome more upscale financially and more open to sptiritual/r,eligioud practice than in the old days
But now we are in Medicine Hat, on vacation! Today is - literally - the first day of t.ghe rest of this life! After breakfast, we are off to the Tourist Centre, for pointers on what to do first, second and so on. Talk to you more later! दिस्कोवेरेड ठाट
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