Thanks for this, great read. I still attend a very open minded Christian church (Uniting Church here in Australia), when we get the chance to. I think it's just about wanting to surround yourself with good people, or at least people who want to do good. But I think it is a Utopian idea. Unachievable. It's a goal though.
I'll have a look at those books you mentioned. Passed a church the other day and did notice a little twang of sadness and a question not so much for me but for my daughter who is not being raised in any particular faith. If I could find a community as you describe, I would love that for her and myself.
Thanks, Bodhi...When I abandoned the Anglican tradition for 80 years of my life, which I’d served, where I worshiped, and in former days felt fed by...I already had plenty thoughtful secular friends, and I feel wonderfully free outside the church’s bubble. While many Anglicans the world around are living lives of gospel values, working for justice, with compassion...so are plenty others. I can no longer say I believe in the tenets of faith in the historical creeds, nor do I need to praise, thank, petition the “God” who apparently is waiting to listen to us talk, talk, talk! Seems to me, WE are the ones, who if paying attention to what’s happening, & listening to what our minds, hearts, intuition reveal...our thanks will be shown in the world where the Divine is disguised as life...and as Sally McFague suggested is “God’s Body”.
I think if I lived in a city, as you may discover, I’d find a community home of soul companions with Unitarians; and I appreciate the wise leadership of Matthew Fox, who has taught “deep ecumenism” for decades, (i.e. interfaith, not just interchurch), and encouraged Creation Spirituality as well. Check out this which shows some of us are ready for a hopeful dialogue between Buddhism & Christianityhttps://convergencecolab.org/p/liberationsalvation
Celebrating the Sacred Presence to be found everywhere,
Karen Pidcock in western Canada (southeastern BC village of 1000)
You might try Unitarian Universalism. They try and be that community of seekers that you seem to be looking for. As all religious communities do, they fall short. However there are some great UU congregations out there.
Thanks for this, great read. I still attend a very open minded Christian church (Uniting Church here in Australia), when we get the chance to. I think it's just about wanting to surround yourself with good people, or at least people who want to do good. But I think it is a Utopian idea. Unachievable. It's a goal though.
I'll have a look at those books you mentioned. Passed a church the other day and did notice a little twang of sadness and a question not so much for me but for my daughter who is not being raised in any particular faith. If I could find a community as you describe, I would love that for her and myself.
Thanks, Bodhi...When I abandoned the Anglican tradition for 80 years of my life, which I’d served, where I worshiped, and in former days felt fed by...I already had plenty thoughtful secular friends, and I feel wonderfully free outside the church’s bubble. While many Anglicans the world around are living lives of gospel values, working for justice, with compassion...so are plenty others. I can no longer say I believe in the tenets of faith in the historical creeds, nor do I need to praise, thank, petition the “God” who apparently is waiting to listen to us talk, talk, talk! Seems to me, WE are the ones, who if paying attention to what’s happening, & listening to what our minds, hearts, intuition reveal...our thanks will be shown in the world where the Divine is disguised as life...and as Sally McFague suggested is “God’s Body”.
I think if I lived in a city, as you may discover, I’d find a community home of soul companions with Unitarians; and I appreciate the wise leadership of Matthew Fox, who has taught “deep ecumenism” for decades, (i.e. interfaith, not just interchurch), and encouraged Creation Spirituality as well. Check out this which shows some of us are ready for a hopeful dialogue between Buddhism & Christianityhttps://convergencecolab.org/p/liberationsalvation
Celebrating the Sacred Presence to be found everywhere,
Karen Pidcock in western Canada (southeastern BC village of 1000)
By the way, I am a Zen Buddhist now (as well as a Unitarian Universalist). I invite you to explore that also.
You might try Unitarian Universalism. They try and be that community of seekers that you seem to be looking for. As all religious communities do, they fall short. However there are some great UU congregations out there.