tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23020024246126389.post1430138590538804148..comments2023-10-26T06:25:46.739-05:00Comments on Does Not Wisdom Call?: The importance of mystery in a person's lifeEllie Finlayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05807252889442220449noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23020024246126389.post-24929540007468898132012-02-21T11:22:32.722-06:002012-02-21T11:22:32.722-06:00Just how early was that time? Being okay with par...Just how early was that time? Being okay with paradox seems such a novel idea that it seems hard to imagine the church ever being okay with it. Just remembered the stories of the Desert Fathers and Desert Mothers often dealt with the idea of paradox and not in a scary fashion, but in a "it just is" fashion.<br />Carolyn L.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23020024246126389.post-42458637111274348572012-02-20T22:07:54.077-06:002012-02-20T22:07:54.077-06:00I think that's highly likely, Carolyn.
You kn...I think that's highly likely, Carolyn.<br /><br />You know, in the early Church, an ability to live with paradox was one mark of orthodoxy. Or, perhaps, it is more accurate to say that an INABILITY to handle paradox was one indicator of heresy.Ellie Finlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05807252889442220449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23020024246126389.post-63848144956302069962012-02-20T22:02:44.296-06:002012-02-20T22:02:44.296-06:00Paradox. Label the generalization of man, woman, ...Paradox. Label the generalization of man, woman, ordinary man, common man, it doesn't matter; what matters is that they are at peace living in a world of paradox. Boy are we as a society in a mess. It seems we have gone more and more the other way. Everything must be right or wrong, good or evil--paradoxes are not allowed. Yet, paradoxes exist all around us and with that belief comes awareness. Is that what Chesterton was referring to, paradox?<br />Carolyn L.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23020024246126389.post-320561548656606842012-02-19T05:56:53.788-06:002012-02-19T05:56:53.788-06:00Ok. That explains his perspective anyway.Ok. That explains his perspective anyway.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04473370349253059961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23020024246126389.post-52926665280544208122012-02-18T17:20:28.071-06:002012-02-18T17:20:28.071-06:00I'm glad you like it, Tom.
I'm glad you l...I'm glad you like it, Tom.<br /><br />I'm glad you like it, Annie.<br /><br />Well, Tom. I'm not hugely surprised that you found something with which to take issue. I can't tell you the specific context of this passage but I can tell you that Chesterton was writing during the early part of the last century. He was probably contrasting "the ordinary man" with the academics of the time who thought humans ought to adopt a strictly rationalistic world view.<br /><br />Hope that speaks to the issue somewhat!Ellie Finlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05807252889442220449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23020024246126389.post-31106404766636943502012-02-18T15:27:33.936-06:002012-02-18T15:27:33.936-06:00I love this quote because it says so much that is ...I love this quote because it says so much that is freeing and true. Yet, as is often the case for me, I have found something to question. And the very premise of Chesterton's quote says that's a good thing.<br /><br />What I question is assigning all these qualities to the “ordinary man.” I think such qualities are better assigned to the “wise man or the wise woman.” And there is certainly nothing at all ordinary about being a person of wisdom. <br /><br />To be clear, if we look over the population of the world I am quite certain that we would find many ordinary people who live with one foot on the earth and another in fairy land. But, though there may be many who doubt their gods, I think there are few indeed who 'leave themselves free' to doubt their gods; but also free to believe in them. And those who do 'feel free' to doubt and also believe are far from ordinary.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04473370349253059961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23020024246126389.post-89644948775728949232012-02-18T14:44:10.479-06:002012-02-18T14:44:10.479-06:00I love it too...some wonderful writing Sister. Tha...I love it too...some wonderful writing Sister. Thank you!<br /><br />annie cAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23020024246126389.post-41782058180266539362012-02-18T14:17:37.836-06:002012-02-18T14:17:37.836-06:00This is outstanding. I love it, even if I am some...This is outstanding. I love it, even if I am sometimes a morbid logician. But then, that's my mystery. ;-)<br />I'm going to share this on my blog.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04473370349253059961noreply@blogger.com