Unfortunately, I cannot think of a better proposal to put forward to amend or replace it!
Perhaps silence is best. Or is that, too, avoidant?
Friday, March 13, 2009
NH: Thesis 21: Strikethrough
In the sidebar at right (scroll down), I have decided to put Thesis 21 in strikethrough text. This is not because I wish to remove it entirely, but to denote that I now find the methodology enshrined in Thesis 21 to be provisional at best, and counterproductive to the aim of Conflict Ecclesiology at worst. It now strikes me that Thesis 21 is too conflict avoidant to address adequately the situation of a church in conflict.
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Hmmm....the text in question always struck me as so fundamental -- and so difficult to figure out (and even moreso, to do)....I'm not sure Thesis 21 is conflict-avoidant - as much as it is a bit mushy in its language...or at least I am too dense to know what 'edifying' is or is not...
21. The primary task of the Church in conflict is to discern that which is edifying to the Church, and to engage in that; likewise, the Church must discern what is unedifying to the Church, and however good or true such a thing may be in and of itself, must be refrained from unless (or until) it can become edifying to the Church. [NH: Awaiting Adequate Revision or Reformulation 03/13/2009]
...oops, I think I was supposed to put this as a POST, and not as a comment --- probably should not be multi-tasking when doing discernment!...
...I'm going to think and pray on this one, NM!
PC
(Peter Carey, that is)
No, no, commenting is fine. Only post if you have a counter-proposal to make.
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