tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post113451418429951548..comments2024-03-25T13:40:30.747-04:00Comments on Faith and Theology: A Rahner jokeBen Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03800127501735910966noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-20428313985946965092016-09-16T11:04:58.617-04:002016-09-16T11:04:58.617-04:00Augustine dies and in heaven he gets some time to ...Augustine dies and in heaven he gets some time to talk with God. When he comes out he says “Now I understand the beauty of the Trinity!”<br />*<br />John Calvin dies and goes in to see God. When he comes out he says “Now I understand predestination!”<br />*<br />Karl Barth dies and goes in to see God. Some time later God comes out and says “I have no idea what he is talking about!”Jonathan McCormackhttp://jonathanmccormack.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-1134524531049375712005-12-13T20:42:00.000-05:002005-12-13T20:42:00.000-05:00:-D:-Dgraham oldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02516464862589120674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-1134522703613092182005-12-13T20:11:00.000-05:002005-12-13T20:11:00.000-05:00Great idea, R. Mansfield. Indeed, perhaps someone...Great idea, R. Mansfield. Indeed, perhaps someone should write a whole theology as a collection of jokes (as Wittgenstein said one should be able to do for philosophy).<BR/><BR/>The Rahner joke reminded me about "Loving the Lord thy Dodd and thy Niebuhr as thyself."<BR/><BR/>And how about this one, addressed to a leader of the Religious Right:<BR/>"Which of the following is the odd one out: greed, envy, malice, anger, kindness."<BR/>[Pause] "And?"<BR/><BR/>But don't get me started. Isaac should be my middle name!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-1134516711578454482005-12-13T18:31:00.000-05:002005-12-13T18:31:00.000-05:00Someone somewhere should start a collection of the...Someone somewhere should start a collection of theological jokes (I don't think they're many, and my wife thinks none of them are funny).<BR/><BR/>Here's a classic you've surely heard:<BR/><BR/>Two premillennialists walk into an amillennialist bar. The bartender looks up and says, "You guys still here?"R. Mansfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12333586197235312918noreply@blogger.com