We have been discussing what “sangha” means to each of us within our Amida Sheffield congregation. I am interested in what we can learn from other spiritual or faith communities. Faithworks’ Steve Chalke has written a book called Intelligent Church in which he argues that the task of the Church is to be the irrefutable [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Faith and Spirituality’
messy sangha
Posted in Sangha, tagged Christian, Faith and Spirituality, Sangha on August 22, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Speaking of Faith II
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Books, Faith and Spirituality on July 6, 2007 | 4 Comments »
When I first interviewed people across the Christian world, I began to imagine religious truth as something splintered and far-flung for good reason, too vast for one tradition to encompass. I saw reformers, across time, as people who noticed a scattered piece of the Christian truth that the Church itself was neglecting. They picked it [...]
Speaking of Faith I
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Books, Buddhism, Faith and Spirituality on July 6, 2007 | 3 Comments »
With a few days off I have had plenty of time to read and have thoroughly enjoyed reading Krista Tippett’s Speaking of Faith – part gentle memoir and reflection on her own journey of faith; part the story of the development of her wonderful radio show.
You can hear and see Krista reading from her book, [...]
