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

[Mari Crocker]

Thank you Don for grounding, and Jim for inviting, these references to the “Saints” (secular and religious, who informed our work as EI/OE/ICA,). And are still here with us …...

> On Oct 8, 2024, at 11:14 PM, Don Bushman via OE <oe at lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:
> 
> 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 <mailto: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
>> “We are all time travelers journeying into the future. But let us make that future a place we want to visit. “       Stephen Hawking
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