tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post2449870403915397028..comments2024-03-25T13:40:30.747-04:00Comments on Faith and Theology: A boating accidentBen Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03800127501735910966noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-66046208422239219312009-05-19T16:56:00.000-04:002009-05-19T16:56:00.000-04:00Great to finally meet you last week Ben. Thanks fo...Great to finally meet you last week Ben. Thanks for your paper, and by the way...I think you were very gracious as was Paul. Its fine for us to disagree, and then sit down over a wonderful dinner and enjoy being friends with many areas of commonality, both theologically and other (fishing, food etc.)<br />I will be attending Paul's second week of presentation at Laidlaw next week, and I am sure we will not agree on all points :-)I am looking forward to the dialog.<br />I must admit that it was interesting to see Bruce and Paul engaged in discussion at such close quarters...I think they were very both very restrained and gracious!<br /><br />Blessings<br />Antony GAntonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07197317586966793108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-39709058512935275792009-05-18T23:47:07.135-04:002009-05-18T23:47:07.135-04:00"...er i mean here."...er i mean here.roger flyernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-84897677686290807262009-05-17T13:48:00.000-04:002009-05-17T13:48:00.000-04:00I think the caption to the picture should be: "Dam...I think the caption to the picture should be: "Damn it, Myers! You come hear to talk or to fish?"<br /><br />Optional caption:<br />"Bang!"roger flyerhttp://rogerflyer.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-25330188862846231232009-05-17T04:29:00.000-04:002009-05-17T04:29:00.000-04:00This was one of the best conferences I've attended...This was one of the best conferences I've attended on Theology for a while now. Great discussion, great critique, and a great bunch of people.Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15155789202261126090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-67923208837475527002009-05-16T22:53:00.000-04:002009-05-16T22:53:00.000-04:00"Two theologians in deep disagreemnet over Rahner'...<I>"Two theologians in deep disagreemnet over Rahner's rule of the Trinity"</I>John - that is brilliant - I nearly lost my coffee.Fathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10893777139388546286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-3898085427869778762009-05-16T19:33:00.000-04:002009-05-16T19:33:00.000-04:00Ben,
As always, it really was a great pleasure to...Ben,<br /><br />As always, it really was a great pleasure to see you again and to have a chance to chat even about those many things on which disagree, but also about some things we agree on. I do believe we both consider this an essential issue. And explains why we do spend time trying to convince eachother about why we think the other is mistaken. But it is always done in an amicable way which, I think, leaves room for the other. In my view, as you know, any set of presuppositions which leads to the conclusion (however nuanced--if one can even nuance such a statement) that Jesus makes God to be God has completely collapsed the immanent into the economic Trinity. Talk of an immanent Trinity then simply becomes talk about ourselves using theological jargon. But that has to then mean we are really, at least conceptually, alone with ourselves.<br /><br />By the way, you forgot to mention that one of my students actually won the argument with you about the immanent Trinity over lunch!!!<br /><br />Thanks Ben for your wonderful sense of humor.Paul Molnarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-65318232651766055682009-05-16T18:11:00.000-04:002009-05-16T18:11:00.000-04:00Roger: "With a sharp wit like that, he may know mo...Roger: <I>"With a sharp wit like that, he may know more about the immanent Trinity than you think."</I> — Yeah I know, that's exactly what I was worried about...Ben Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03800127501735910966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-47787734723791494862009-05-16T16:39:00.000-04:002009-05-16T16:39:00.000-04:00I can't help but chuckle when I imagine the pictur...I can't help but chuckle when I imagine the picture captioned: "Two theologians in deep disagreemnet over Rahner's rule of the Trinity"John Rasmussennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-65709133798806696462009-05-16T13:26:00.000-04:002009-05-16T13:26:00.000-04:00Actually it's a great encouragement to know that t...Actually it's a great encouragement to know that two Christian men can disagree on a nonessential element of theology and remain amiable. There are too many schisms in the church as it is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-78937036046208095092009-05-16T09:35:00.000-04:002009-05-16T09:35:00.000-04:00I hope Paul would have the Maine'r grace to get yo...I hope Paul would have the Maine'r grace to get you into some walleyes before he pulled the trigger. <br /><br />Boy that was a quick and funny one-liner. With a sharp wit like that, he may know more about the immanent Trinity than you think.roger flyerhttp://rogerlfyer.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-16247349977986081512009-05-16T05:56:00.000-04:002009-05-16T05:56:00.000-04:00Ben, it was a pleasure to meet you this weekend. T...Ben, it was a pleasure to meet you this weekend. That interaction was truly one of the highlights! All my best.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com