Foundational scripture
I've been largely silent for the past few days because I've spent most of my spare time, which hasn't been much lately, putting together this post.
In a comment on Beliefnet's Progressive Christianity board, user Sparrowhawk mentioned a concept by theologian Walter Bruggemann, that each Christian has about 40 passages which serve as a basis for her faith and actions. Inspired by this, I thought it might be an interesting exercize to see what passages have central importance for me.
This list is not meant to be exhaustive -- and at this point excludes sources outside the regular canon, a shortcoming I will have to rectify at some point -- but it helps put a lot of my ideas into perspective. I found the exercize very helpful.
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In a comment on Beliefnet's Progressive Christianity board, user Sparrowhawk mentioned a concept by theologian Walter Bruggemann, that each Christian has about 40 passages which serve as a basis for her faith and actions. Inspired by this, I thought it might be an interesting exercize to see what passages have central importance for me.
This list is not meant to be exhaustive -- and at this point excludes sources outside the regular canon, a shortcoming I will have to rectify at some point -- but it helps put a lot of my ideas into perspective. I found the exercize very helpful.
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