Flesh made Word
Can we truly claim the profound dignity of the baptized, of personhood? How do we live into this awesome mystery as the Church, through her liturgy, the Eucharist, prayer, metanoia, tradition, community and mission? What is the kenotic posture, the antinomy we are to embrace if we are to travel where reason and the god made in our own image is finally left behind?
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Gregor Sneddon
Gregor Sneddon serves is a Presbyter in the Diocese of Ottawa serving as Rector of St Matthew’s, Ottawa. He is a graduate of the Andrey Sheptytsky Institute of Eastern Christian Studies and is the Coordinator for Contemplative Outreach of Eastern Ontario. Gregor is a council member with Associated Parishes for Liturgy and Mission and serves on the International Anglican Liturgical Consultation. He is a husband, a dad, and enjoys being in the woods, a good dinner party and swinging the blues.
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- Susan K. on Who is Lord? Vigil, personhood, renunciation and baptismal identity, part 2reading these posts on a Good Friday morning brings home and settles in deeper the awareness that Yes ‘ A…
- Susan K. on Spring decoratingre: ‘everything else is decoration’ cuts to the heart of the matter in the line’ ‘How do we create space…
- Steve Schuh on Who is Lord? Vigil, personhood, renunciation and baptismal identity, part 2It seems I misread you, Gregor. Your last comment suggests â not that the traditional metaphors are still helpful tools…
- Gregor Sneddon on Who is Lord? Vigil, personhood, renunciation and baptismal identity, part 2Hey Steve – you note that personifying God reduces God to a human scale, but I would argue the opposite,…
- Steve Schuh on Who is Lord? Vigil, personhood, renunciation and baptismal identity, part 2Thanks, Gregor. I share your aim of using âconcepts or words that keep us at that threshold of mystery,â exploring…
- Gregor Sneddon on Spring decoratingThe Church exists for nothing else but to draw [people] into Christ, to make them little Christs. If they are…
- Gregor Sneddon on Spring decoratingHave a holy Holy Week and jof-filled resurrection feast Maureen!
- Gregor Sneddon on Who is Lord? Vigil, personhood, renunciation and baptismal identity, part 2I like your observation Steve. Of course, the Hebrew Scriptures also did not have a concept of âpersonâ, but more…
- Tony Houghton on Who is Lord? Vigil, personhood, renunciation and baptismal identity, part 2there is only confustion when you don’t like where it is going.
- Steve Schuh on Who is Lord? Vigil, personhood, renunciation and baptismal identity, part 2If concepts of âpersonâ and âpersonhoodâ date from 4th century CE theological debates â and I agree with Gregor that…