From: Elizaphanian (Elizaphanian@members.v21.co.uk)
Date: Mon Dec 09 2002 - 09:19:56 GMT
Hi David,
A fuller response will follow in due course, but two things. One, a very
large grin about the pudding, and two, a more serious comment: if Aquinas
really thought all the ritual of the church was straw (rather than what he
had been writing about it) then he would have broken off from participation
in the rituals. He didn't do that. He just stopped writing (stopped writing
the ritual equivalent of philosophology?).
My whole perspective is based on the fact that the Christian mystics -
Eckhart (massively influenced by Aquinas), the Cloud author, Julian of
Norwich, Teresa of Avila, John of the Cross, and so on and so forth - all
maintained their involvement and active participation in the ritual life of
the church. As I am nowhere near as enlightened as them, I think it's OK for
me to still accept rituals. Perhaps there is a point where rituals become
unnecessary - and perhaps you've got there ;-) - but I haven't, and nor had
they.
Your recent posts have been really interesting.
Sam
The actual outlook is very dark, and any serious thought should start from
that fact. (George Orwell)
>
> P.S. In the MOQ, mysticism is far more valuable than ritualistic religion
> and chocolate is the most valuable pudding.
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