[Oe List ...] so i turn again to this wisdom pool

[Don Bushman]

Well Jim-breathe-deep inhale twice as long exhale, 10 times. I have
participated in his zooming and found it worth the effort. Unless you are
going really far down hill, it is good stuff you can manage.

I found the following likely sources. I suspect it was our Pierce,
Matthews, Marshall, and the other creators of RS1 fascination with
Kierkegaard-and several of these other sources could play into the
statement:

1. *Viktor Frankl – "Man's Search for Meaning"*

   - *Why it's useful*: This book provides insight into how suffering can
   lead individuals to confront questions about meaning, purpose, and
   spirituality. Frankl, a Holocaust survivor, explores how the human spirit
   searches for meaning even in the most difficult circumstances.
   - *Key themes*: Existential crisis, suffering, and the search for
   purpose.

2. *Søren Kierkegaard – "The Sickness Unto Death"*

   - *Why it's useful*: Kierkegaard, considered the father of
   existentialism, deals with despair and how it leads to self-awareness and
   the need for reconciliation with the concept of God.
   - *Key themes*: Despair, faith, the self, and the relationship with God
   in existential crises.

3. *C.S. Lewis – "The Problem of Pain"*

   - *Why it's useful*: C.S. Lewis explores the problem of human suffering
   from a Christian theological perspective, addressing how pain forces
   individuals to turn toward God for answers.
   - *Key themes*: Suffering, divine purpose, and spiritual transformation.

4. *Paul Tillich – "The Courage to Be"*

   - *Why it's useful*: Tillich examines existential anxiety and the role
   of faith in overcoming the crises of meaninglessness. He addresses how
   individuals turn to spirituality when confronted with the anxiety of
   existence.
   - *Key themes*: Existential anxiety, courage, and the divine.

5. *Thomas Merton – "No Man Is an Island"*

   - *Why it's useful*: Merton, a Trappist monk, reflects on the importance
   of contemplation and how internal crises often direct us to seek answers in
   God and spiritual truths.
   - *Key themes*: Spiritual life, contemplation, and God’s role in
   personal crises.

6. *Simone Weil – "Waiting for God"*

   - *Why it's useful*: Weil’s writings emphasize how suffering and
   affliction lead individuals to spiritual growth and a deeper understanding
   of God’s presence.
   - *Key themes*: Suffering, spiritual growth, and divine presence.

7. *St. Augustine – "Confessions"*

   - *Why it's useful*: This autobiographical work shows St. Augustine’s
   own spiritual crisis and his journey toward understanding God’s role in his
   life. His reflections are a profound exploration of human restlessness and
   the search for divine truth.
   - *Key themes*: Sin, grace, spiritual crisis, and divine revelation.



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On Tue, Oct 8, 2024 at 7:39 PM James Wiegel via OE <oe at lists.wedgeblade.net>
wrote:

> The statement, "When the external situation creates an internal crisis
> from which we seek to escape, it is at that point that the question of God
> is raised" -- or something like that, was used to give a framework to the
> Question of God lecture in the Ecumenical Institute's "Question of God"
> lecture.
>
> What was the source of this statement?  Something in Kierkegaard?
> Thanks for any help.  I am frantically trying to swim in the deep waters
> of Gene Marshall's Zoom Symposium on a new Christian theology.
>
> Jim Wiegel
>
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