Posted by johnboy on August 11, 1999 at 08:28:54:
In Reply to: Re: Formative Spirituality-a maslovian revolution in theology? posted by april on August 10, 1999 at 08:02:35:
: John, would you clarify? Are you talking about the Kingdom and Gehenna as states of consciousness or places? I've heard Gehenna described as an alienation of self....From the context, I tend to think you mean the traditional idea of places, correct?
April, that is the point---this is an example of that which is heavily nuanced---and at different points i was using those terms "both" ways ;>)
: John, I'd like to interject something here...
: Wm Johnston in "Mystical Theology,"says, "Peter Abelard ... ...
nice interjection
: John, does this imply that one only enters the Kingdom by living what some would call the moral life
the moral life, to me, is an existential and fundamental orientation and can not be measured by objective behaviors
thanks for your reflections.