The shape of our ignorance: Catherine Keller on life’s contradictions
Catherine Keller. Image source: Vancouver School of Theology A couple of days ago there appeared, at Religion Dispatches, an interview with theologian Catherine Keller. I read some of Keller’s stuff as a seminary student and found her to be extremely challenging. She reads not unlike poetry. Over time, though, I began (I like to think) [...]
The path of disbelief
Thomas Struth, Rothko Chapel, Houston, 2007. Look here for a nice retrospective of Struth’s works; here for an overview of Mark Rothko‘s career; and here for information about the Rothko Chapel In the end, all of us are looking for God. Jesuit priest James Martin has a wonderful little piece in yesterday’s Huffington Post. It [...]
Hidden in plain sight
And they stood still, looking sad. Daniel Bonnell, The Road to Emmaus, oil on canvas, 48”x32”. Mr. Bonnell’s work is among the most moving biblical art we here at psnt.net have ever seen. We encourage you to peruse his paintings and drawings here, and, if you have the love, to join his Community of Patrons [...]
There is no security
It should be obvious from the previous two posts that this website is very much about ignorance of a certain kind. Even the wisest and most learned of us is radically ignorant in the way I’m talking about. Now, this may be misunderstood to mean that anything should be allowed. As an example: If we [...]
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(Learned) ignorance is bliss
Nicholas of Cusa, by the Master of the Life of the Virgin “If we can fully attain unto [knowledge of our ignorance], we will attain unto learned ignorance. For a man — even one very well versed in learning — will attain unto nothing more perfect than to be found to be most learned in [...]
Step 1: Forget what you know
It is difficult to forget what you know. Yet often we are asked to let go of our handles, our assumptions, our frames of reference. All hope of finding new life is lost if we cling. Our presumptions about what we know, even our understanding, whether or not consciously held, can be stumbling blocks to [...]
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