IV. Theology

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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

  1. Confession https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=3483&action=edit
  2. Baruch Spinoza: If Triangles and Circles Could Speak https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/05/13/baruch-spinoza-if-a-triangle-could-speak/
  3. Markers: Nietzsche and Darwin https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/04/27/markers-nietzsche-and-darwin/
  4. Henri Bergson: Creative Evolution https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/04/28/henri-bergson/
  5. Bergson Quotes https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/04/28/bergson-quotes/
  6. 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/
  7. Whitehead Quotes https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/04/30/whitehead-quotes/
  8. Bertrand Russell Quotes https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/05/01/bertrand-russell-quotes/
  9. William James’ Pragmatism https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/05/01/william-james-pragmatism/
  10. Existentialism https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/existentialism/
  11. “Extrasensory” and Out-of-Body Experiences https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/05/20/extrasensory-and-out-of-body-experiences/

        I.    Scientists on Religion

  1. Charles Darwin on Faith and Chance https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/charles-darwin-on-faith-and-chance/
  2. Einstein on God and Dice https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/05/22/einstein-on-god-and-dice/
  3. 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/

  1. 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/
  2. 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

  1. 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/
  2. Results of the Quest of the Historical Jesus https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/06/11/results-of-the-quest-of-the-historical-jesus/
  3. Albert Schweitzer’s The Mystery of the Kingdom of God https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/06/19/the-mystery-of-the-kingdom-of-god/
  4. 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/
  5. Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/06/23/dietrich-bonhoeffer-quotes/
  6. Quotes from two books of Teilhard de Chardin https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/06/23/quotes-from-two-books-of-teilhard-de-chardin/
  7. Schillebeeckx’s Christology Reviewed by John C. Haughey https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/06/23/schillebeeckxs-christology-reviewed-by-john-c-haughey/
  8. Edvard Schillebeeckx: All Humanity is the Elect People of God  https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/06/23/schillebeeckxs-christology-reviewed-by-john-c-haughey/
  9. Teilhard de Chardin: The Phenomenon of Man  https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/06/23/teilhard-de-chardin-the-phenomenon-of-man/
  10. 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/
  11.  Body and Soul https://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2013/08/16/body-and-soul
  12. 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/

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