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Tag Archives: Sölle
Leggo my ego!
Leloir, Jacob wrestling with the Angel, 1865 (Wikipedia) Ego and egolessness! A hot potato. The more you try to set aside the ego (the executive self), the more the unconscious self (the subversive self) takes over. Paul the neurotic puts … Continue reading
Thunder in the night
The A/C picked tonight to konk out. So we opened windows and the doors leading out on to the deck. I looked up the number of the guys who’ve come over the years to fix the A/C, so that it’ll … Continue reading
Not your gift, but You the giver!
God never gives, nor did he ever give a gift, merely that [humanity] might have it and be content with it. No, all gifts which he ever gave in heaven or on earth, he gave with one sole purpose—to make one … Continue reading
Book Received
Sölle, Dorothee. The Silent Cry: Mysticism and Resistance. 2001. Sölle’s magnum opus. I’m intrigued by her blending mysticism and political social action, usually Martha and Mary—never the twain shall meet. But she mastered and practiced both apparently. I probably fit … Continue reading
Books Received
Dorothee Sölle, Suffering, Fortress, 1973; _____. Stations of the Cross, Fortress, 1993.
What’s left after deletion
I just deleted my latest post, basically an out of control rant. When I get on top of things (a mythical mystical time in the distant future) I’ll tackle what I was writing about. I’m reading Dorothee Sölle, who wrote … Continue reading