IV. Theology
A. Christianity: A New Faith Arises in a Historical Context https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/02/11/a-new-faith-arises-in-a-historical-context/
1. Prelude: Christianity’s Greek Inheritance https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/02/13/prelude-christianitys-greek-inheritance/
2. “Paul’s Unconventional Wisdom” by Marcus Borg https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/02/12/pauls-unconventional-wisdom-by-borg-and-crossan/
3. Gospel Stories of Jesus https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/02/14/gospel-stories-of-jesus/
4. Dispersion and Contribution of the Jews https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/02/14/dispersion-of-the-jews-anti-semitism-and-the-rise-of-jewish-theology/
5. Early Christian Growth, Disagreements, and Heresies https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/02/14/early-christian-growth-disagreements-and-heresies/
6. St. Augustine Orthodoxy and more Heresies, https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2011/11/28/scriptural-interpretations-heresies-and-the-seeds-of-orthodoxy/
B. Christianity in a World of Both Spirit and Matter https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/02/11/the-history-of-christian-growth-in-a-world-of-both-spirit-and-matter/
C. Dark and Middle Ages
1. The Rise of Islamic Civilization and the Roots of Mysticism https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/02/15/the-rise-of-islamic-civilization-and-the-roots-of-mysticism/
2. The Church, Judaism and Islam in the Middle Ages https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/02/15/the-church-judaism-and-islam-in-the-middle-ages/
3. The Medieval Labyrinth: Its Pagan Roots, Its Spiritual Uses, And Its Unfortunate Associations https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/02/26/the-medieval-labyrinth-its-pagan-roots-its-spiritual-basis-and-its-unfortunate-associations/
D. Protestation, Reformation, and Humanism https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/02/27/3117/
1. Birth Pangs of Western Science https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/birth-pangs-of-science/
2. Martin Luther’s Protest https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/martin-luthers-protest/
3. The Aftermath of Protest and Humanism https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/the-aftermath-of-protest-and-the-effects-of-humanism/
4. Post Reformation: Dualism, Protestant “Awakenings” and Revivals, Scientific Prowess – and Doubt https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/03/23/post-reformation-dualism-protestant-awakenings-and-revivals-scientific-prowess-and-doubt/
E. Introduction to Modern Theology https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/03/24/introduction-to-20th-century-theology/
1. Abraham Lincoln: Extraordinary but Unorthodox Faith in Action https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/04/05/abraham-lincoln-extraordinary-but-unorthodox-faith-in-action/
2. Tolstoy: Christianity, Not as Right Belief, But as a Way Of Life https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/04/04/tolstoy-christianity-not-as-right-belief-but-as-a-way-of-life/
3. Gandhi: Satyagraha https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/04/05/3189/
4. Jesus in the Light of Satyagraha https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/04/06/jesus-in-the-light-of-satyagraha/
5. Martin Luther King, Jr.: The Law of Love Meets Character Assassination https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/04/06/martin-luther-king-jr-the-law-of-love-meets-character-assassination/
6. Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Sin and Sin Boldly, but Love Christ More Boldly Still https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/04/06/dietrich-bonhoeffer-sin-and-sin-boldly-but-love-christ-more-boldly-still/
5. Dr. Schweitzer’s Commitment to Love and Service Contrary to Social https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/04/07/3224/ Expectations and Pressures https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/04/07/3224/
5. My Own Inquiry into Matters of Justice: Cry, “Justice!” https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/04/10/notions-of-natural-law/
Chapter 1: How Can We Know the Authoritative Commands of Justice? https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/04/10/chapter-1-how-can-we-know-the-authoritative-commands-of-justice/
Chapter 2: What Can We Know of Spirit? https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/04/10/chapter-2-what-can-we-know-of-spirit/
Chapter 3: Justice: Obedience to Rules or Commitment to Right Relationships? https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/04/11/chapter-3-justice-obedience-to-rules-or-commitment-to-right-relationships/
Chapter 4: American Democratic Theory: The Practical Framing of a Constitution Upon Notions of Natural Law https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/04/11/chapter-5-american-democratic-theory-the-practical-framing-of-a-constitution-upon-notions-of-natural-law/
Chapter 5: The Constitution Unfolds: Democracy Struggles with the Practical and the Ideal https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/04/11/chapter-6-the-constitution-unfolds-democracy-struggles-with-the-practical-and-the-ideal/
Chapter 6: Erosion of Natural Law, and Moral Absolutism versus Moral Relativism https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/04/11/chapter-6-erosion-of-natural-law-and-moral-absolutism-versus-moral-relativism/
Chapter 7: American Legal Practice in the Early Twentieth Century: Retreat from Idealism to Pragmatism https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/04/11/chapter-7-american-legal-practice-in-the-early-twentieth-century-retreat-from-idealism-to-pragmatism/
Chapter 8: Contemporary Justice at the State and Local Levels: The Reign of Pragmatism and the Erosion of Vital Principles https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/04/11/chapter-8-contemporary-justice-at-the-state-and-local-levels-the-reign-of-pragmatism-and-the-erosion-of-vital-principles/
Chapter 9: Cry, “Justice!” https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/04/11/chapter-9-cry-justice/
F. Dramatic Scientific, Technological and Social Changes in the Modern Era https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/04/18/dramatic-scientific-technological-and-social-changes-in-the-20th-century/
G. Experiences of Change in the Modern Era https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/04/18/experiences-of-changes-in-the-modern-era/
Memories of Rev. Edgar F. Wheeler
Table of Contents: https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/11/03/memoires-of-rev-edgar-f-wheeler-table-of-contents/
1 Earliest Youth https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/04/19/rev-edgar-f-wheeler-1-earliest-youth/
2 Early Years https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/04/19/rev-edgar-f-wheeler-4-early-years/
3 This Old House https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/04/19/rev-edgar-f-wheeler-3-this-old-house/
4 Home and Farm Days https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/04/19/rev-edgar-f-wheeler-4-home-and-farm-days/
5 Carefree School Days https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/04/19/rev-edgar-f-wheeler-5-carefree-school-days/
6 The Fun We Had https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/04/19/rev-edgar-f-wheeler-6-the-fun-we-had/
7 Games and More Fun https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/04/19/rev-edgar-f-wheeler-7-games-and-more-fun/
8 The Working Farm Buildings https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/04/19/rev-edgar-f-wheeler-8-the-working-farm-buildings/
9 Doing Chores https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/04/19/rev-edgar-f-wheeler-9-doing-chores/
10 Cutting Firewood https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/04/19/rev-edgar-f-wheeler-10-cutting-firewood/
11 “The Forty” https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/04/19/rev-edgar-f-wheeler/
12 Crops and Fields https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/04/19/rev-edgar-f-wheeler-12-crops-and-fields/
13 Sheep Shearing https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/04/19/rev-edgar-f-wheeler-13-sheep-shearing/
14 We Moved Up In The World https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/04/19/rev-edgar-f-wheeler-14-we-moved-up-in-the-world/
15 Rainy Day Memories https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/04/19/rev-edgar-f-wheeler-15-rainy-day-memories/
16 St. Joe Days (St. Joseph, Missouri) https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/04/19/rev-edgar-f-wheeler-16-st-joe-days-st-joseph-missouri/
17 We Get A Modern Road, A Life-Changing Event https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/04/19/rev-edgar-f-wheeler-17-we-get-a-modern-road-a-life-changing-event/
18 Neighbors https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/04/19/rev-edgar-f-wheeler-18-neighbors/
19 Characters https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/04/19/rev-edgar-f-wheeler-19-characters/
20 Things We Feared https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/04/19/rev-edgar-f-wheeler-20-things-we-feared/
21 Chicken Thieves https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/04/19/21-chicken-thieves/
22 A Sleuth In The Family https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/04/19/rev-edgar-f-wheeler-22-a-sleuth-in-the-family/
23 I Remember! https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/04/19/rev-edgar-f-wheeler-23-i-remember/
24 Dad Knew https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/04/19/rev-edgar-f-wheeler-24-dad-knew/
25 Religious Faith https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/04/19/rev-edgar-f-wheeler-25-religious-faith/
26 Christian Endeavor https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/04/19/rev-edgar-f-wheeler-26-christian-endeavor/
27 High School Days – 1934-1938 https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/04/19/rev-edgar-f-wheeler-27-high-school-days-1934-1938/
28 “1938” https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/04/19/rev-edgar-f-wheeler-28-1938/
29 Transition https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/04/19/rev-edgar-f-wheeler-29-transition/
30 Farm Experiences https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/04/19/rev-edgar-f-wheeler-30-farm-experiences/
31 Husking Corn – 1939 https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/04/19/rev-edgar-f-wheeler-31-husking-corn-1939/
32 Wheaton College “Fresh from the Farm” https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/04/19/rev-edgar-f-wheeler-32-wheaton-college-fresh-from-the-farm/
33 Milton College https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/04/19/rev-edgar-f-wheeler-33-milton-college/
34 Salem College (1941 – 1947) https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/04/19/rev-edgar-f-wheeler-34-salem-college-1941-1947/
35 Our Courtship https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/04/19/rev-edgar-f-wheeler-35-our-courtship/
36 Memoirs of Our Marriage https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/04/19/rev-edgar-f-wheeler-36-memoirs-of-our-marriage/
37 Our Honeymoon https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/04/19/rev-edgar-f-wheeler-37-our-honeymoon/
38 Our Honeymoon Route – August 1945 https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/04/19/rev-edgar-f-wheeler-38-our-honeymoon-route-august-1945/
39 From Salem College to a Start at Seminary and Return to Salem https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/04/20/39-from-salem-college-to-a-start-at-seminary-and-return-to-salem/
40 From DeRuyter Pastorate to West Virgina, to Plainfield, New Jersey, to Hammond, Louisianna https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/04/20/rev-edgar-f-wheeler-40-from-deruyter-pastorate-to-west-virgina-to-plainfield-new-jersey-to-hammond-louisianna/
41 My Call to the Ministry https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/04/20/rev-edgar-f-wheeler-41-my-pastoral-experience/
42 My Pastoral Experience https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/04/20/rev-edgar-f-wheeler-41-my-pastoral-experience/
43 Who Am I? https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/04/20/rev-edgar-f-wheeler-45-who-am-i/
44 An Inner Look At Myself https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/04/20/rev-edgar-f-wheeler-44-an-inner-look-at-myself/
45 Know Your Dad/Grandpa/Friend https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/04/20/rev-edgar-f-wheeler-46-know-your-dadgrandpafriend/
46 A Mountain In Kansas https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/04/20/rev-edgar-f-wheeler-48-a-mountain-in-kansas/
47 Wheels https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/04/20/rev-edgar-f-wheeler-47-wheels/
48 Affection For A Car – About That 1936 Ford https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/04/20/rev-edgar-f-wheeler-48-affection-for-a-car-about-that-1936-ford/
49 What My In-Laws Gave Me https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/04/20/rev-edgar-f-wheeler-49-what-my-in-laws-gave-me/
50 Some Life-Changing Experiences https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/04/20/rev-edgar-f-wheeler-52-some-life-changing-experiences
Memories of Xenia Lee Wheeler
Table of Contents https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/11/03/memories-of-xenia-lee-wheeler-table-of-contents/
1 REMINISCENCES: AUNT DOC MAKES A DELIVERY TO THE FITZ RANDOLPH FAMILY https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/04/20/xenia-lee-1-reminiscences-aunt-doc-delivers/
2 EARLIEST MEMORIES https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/04/20/xenia-lee-2-earliest-memories/
3 DAD IS VERY SICK https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/04/20/xenia-lee-3-dad-is-very-sick/
4 OUR TURN TO HELP OTHERS https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/04/20/xenia-lee-4-our-turn-to-help-others/
5 SOPHOMORE, JUNIOR AND SENIOR YEARS OF HIGH SCHOOL https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/04/20/xenia-lee-5-sophomore-junior-and-senior-years-of-high-school/
6 NEWLYWEDS https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/04/20/xenia-lee-6-newlyweds/
7 SEMINARY AND THE MINISTRY: I LEARN AGAIN TO PRAY WITHOUT CEASING https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/04/20/xenia-lee-7-seminary-and-the-ministry-i-learn-again-to-pray-without-ceasing/
8 DERUYTER AND ORDINATION, SALEMVILLE https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/04/20/xenia-lee-8-deruyter-and-ordination-salemville/
9 RHODE ISLAND https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/04/20/xenia-lee-9-rhode-island/
10 DENVER AND FULL CIRCLE TO NORTONVILLE https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/04/20/xenia-lee-10-denver-and-full-circle-to-nortonville/
11 RETIREMENT AND MORE FULL CIRCLES – https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/04/26/xenia-lee-11-retirement-and-more-full-circles/
H. Modern Philosophy
- Confession https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=3483&action=edit
- Baruch Spinoza: If Triangles and Circles Could Speak https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/05/13/baruch-spinoza-if-a-triangle-could-speak/
- Markers: Nietzsche and Darwin https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/04/27/markers-nietzsche-and-darwin/
- Henri Bergson: Creative Evolution https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/04/28/henri-bergson/
- Bergson Quotes https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/04/28/bergson-quotes/
- Alfred North Whitehead: The World and God in Process https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/04/30/alfred-north-whitehead-the-world-and-god-in-process/
- Whitehead Quotes https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/04/30/whitehead-quotes/
- Bertrand Russell Quotes https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/05/01/bertrand-russell-quotes/
- William James’ Pragmatism https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/05/01/william-james-pragmatism/
- Existentialism https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/existentialism/
- “Extrasensory” and Out-of-Body Experiences https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/05/20/extrasensory-and-out-of-body-experiences/
I. Scientists on Religion
- Charles Darwin on Faith and Chance https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/charles-darwin-on-faith-and-chance/
- Einstein on God and Dice https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/05/22/einstein-on-god-and-dice/
- Famous Scientists in Our Modern Era on Spirituality https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/05/23/famous-scientists-in-our-modern-era-on-spirituality/
J. Religious Leaders on Science https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/05/24/religious-leaders-on-science/
- Religion, Science and the Attack of the Angry Atheists https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/religion-science-and-the-attack-of-the-angry-atheists/
- Introduction to Theology of the Modern Era That Has Had Great Meaning to Me https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/05/27/introduction-to-theologians-and-ideas-of-the-modern-era-that-have-had-great-meaning-to-me/
K. Modern Theology
- Albert Schweitzer’s The Quest of the Historical Jesus https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/06/11/albert-schweitzers-review-of-the-modern-quest-of-the-historical-jesus/
- Results of the Quest of the Historical Jesus https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/06/11/results-of-the-quest-of-the-historical-jesus/
- Albert Schweitzer’s The Mystery of the Kingdom of God https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/06/19/the-mystery-of-the-kingdom-of-god/
- Eric Fromm’s The Dogma of Christ and Other Essays on Religion, Psychology and Culture https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/06/20/eric-fromms-the-dogma-of-christ-and-other-essays-on-religion-psychology-and-culture/
- Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/06/23/dietrich-bonhoeffer-quotes/
- Quotes from two books of Teilhard de Chardin https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/06/23/quotes-from-two-books-of-teilhard-de-chardin/
- Schillebeeckx’s Christology Reviewed by John C. Haughey https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/06/23/schillebeeckxs-christology-reviewed-by-john-c-haughey/
- Edvard Schillebeeckx: All Humanity is the Elect People of God https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/06/23/schillebeeckxs-christology-reviewed-by-john-c-haughey/
- Teilhard de Chardin: The Phenomenon of Man https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/06/23/teilhard-de-chardin-the-phenomenon-of-man/
- Deepak Chopra: A New Creation Story: Beyond Religion and Science https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/06/23/deepak-chopra-a-new-creation-story-beyond-religion-and-science/
- Body and Soul https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/08/16/body-and-soul
- More Conversation with My Sister https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/08/28/more-conversation-with-my-sister/
My Own Spiritual Journey: If With All Your Hearts https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/10/18/if-with-all-your-hearts-preface/
60th Anniversary Conversations with Mom and Dad (Edgar and Xenia Wheeler) https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/11/01/60th-anniversary-conversations-with-mom-and-dad-edgar-and-xenia-wheeler/