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. 828-292-9696 On Tue, Oct 8, 2024 at 7:39 PM James Wiegel via OE <oe@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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