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Name that author :)

Feb 17, 2008 01:35

Five gold stars to whomever can name the author of the following quote ( Read more... )

books, christian books and writers, luther, mary

Comments 14

nobleprolet February 17 2008, 06:44:01 UTC

That's really beautiful, Michael.

catholic_heart February 17 2008, 06:47:55 UTC

I thought so, too. It's particularly interesting because of who wrote it, I think.

nobleprolet February 17 2008, 08:16:14 UTC

I like how Mary is honored yet not beyond what she deserves. It's good to recognize what Mary says herself.

I really find this approach useful. I once had lots of problems with Job, what the man experienced and how hard it was for him, but before we develop our attitude towards this story, we must learn what the main person of the story says himself. And Job simply praised God. Which should make us wait for a moment before we fall into scepticism or even accusations against God.

thehonorableryu February 17 2008, 06:45:32 UTC

My first guess is Luther. :) He was pretty much Catholic except in those points of disagreement, and was not intending to "start another church," after all!

catholic_heart February 17 2008, 06:49:31 UTC

I'm just now finally studying Lutheran theology in great depth. I'm taking a class called Augustine and Reformation Theology, where we look at the Catholic, Lutheran, and Calvinist understanding of Augustinian theology. It's quite fascinating!

I'll hold off until I hear more answers before I let you know whether or not you're correct :)

thehonorableryu February 17 2008, 06:54:47 UTC

Sounds fair! :)

Is this the same class that you had mentioned earlier, in which you expected to hear about their different understandings of "grace"?

catholic_heart February 17 2008, 06:56:47 UTC

Oh yes, that's the one :) We just this week began studying Luther a bit. So far mostly just his life and the state of the Church and of Germany in his life, not much of his theology yet. That will be this week coming up.

bus_surfer04 February 17 2008, 06:52:33 UTC

hmmm... A Catholic? ;)

I'm guessing either Augustine or Luther, beyond that, no clue.

neoclover February 17 2008, 07:28:59 UTC

Martin Luther

chaz_lehmann February 17 2008, 14:26:38 UTC

It reminds me of what a friend of mine said in a sermon recently:

"It's not about Mary. Mary is all about Jesus."

catholic_heart February 17 2008, 15:05:32 UTC

That's exactly it. Any true devotion to Mary is entirely all about Jesus.