Textweek ATLAS - April 17, 2016 Easter 4C

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Easter 4 - April 17, 2016

Gomes, Peter J., "Good Shepherd, Good Sheep," Currents in Theology and Mission, 2003.
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"For us, where the metaphor ends and the good news begins is that we are gathered and guarded not for the slaughter, and not to be eaten, but for love and redemption. That is where we take leave of the metaphor and embrace reality. What do we do in response to this truth and this reality?"

 

Hays, Richard B., "Shepherded by the Lamb," The Christian Century, 1992.
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"The deepest mystery—at 'the center of the throne'—is that the great shepherd turns out to be a Lamb. Because he is one with the Father, he is able to hold us securely in his hand; because he is one of us, we can recognize his voice and follow."

Kysar, Robert, "Expository Article: John 10:22-30," Interpretation, 1989.
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"'Pastor, how much are the dues to belong . . .?' The question poses two significant features of human nature, or at least of current American mentality. The first is the longing to belong. We need to feel ourselves part of a community of others. There is a compulsion in us to know we are attached to that which gives us significance and meaning. Isolation feels like nothingness. There is strength in numbers, but more importantly there is meaning and identity. If nothing else, we can say we are 'Lutherans,' 'Presbyterians,' 'Lions,' 'Masons,' or at least 'Packers' fans. Belonging wards off the loneliness we so much dread and the void of identity which so much haunts us." 

 

Panikkar, Maimundo, "The Crux of Christian Ecumenism: Can Universality and Chosenness Be Held Simultaneously?" Journal of Ecumenical Studies, 1989.
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"We cannot have it both ways. The Jewish-Christian dialogue, for instance, is all right, provided no Hindu hears the conversation, and vice versa. Each tradition is understandable within its proper background and as a proper language. There is no lingua universalis.Pluralism is at the heart of Reality. This essay shows the particularity of any pretension to universality and the internal dialectic it implies. Only a kenotic Christ and a de-kerygmatized Christianity can face the challenge. What, then, is the identity of Christ and of Christianity? The mystical element, tul now neglected or segregated, reveals itself as essential in any ecumenical - and human - enterprise. "

Troeger, Thomas H., "Resurrection Weavings," Journal for Preachers, 2001.
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