Fr Christopher Poore
@christopherpoore.bsky.social
Episcopal priest. PhD student in theology at UChicago Divinity School. Bringing Anglican texts back to life: editor of Seminary Street Press and VTS Press.
We need this back in print. So glad you got a copy!
November 16, 2025 at 2:46 AM
We need this back in print. So glad you got a copy!
Right! It's clear how much he sees Jesus identifying not just with suffering in general but with his (Congar's) own particular suffering. This line especially made me think about that: "he knew what it was ... to be put on the index by the most sacred authorities." Ofc Congar was on the index!
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From 1947 to 1956 Congar's controversial writing was restricted by the Vatican. One of his most important books True and False Reform in the Church (1950) and all of its translations were forbidden by Rome in 1952. Congar was prevented from teaching or publishing after 1954, during the pontificate of Pope Pius XII, following publication of an article in support of the worker-priest movement started by Jacques Loew in France. He was subsequently assigned to minor posts in Jerusalem, Rome, Cambridge and Strasbourg. Eventually, in 1956, Archbishop Jean Julien Weber of Strasbourg assisted Congar in returning to France.[8]
Congar's reputation recovered in 1960 when Pope John XXIII invited him to serve on the preparatory theological commission of the Second Vatican Council.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:inhlv4lrctnb6mbhuoqb5r42/bafkreidboafqwfwgugrdyxqqkdpppyanrngfr73ra7idi5umuipo4fndee@jpeg)
November 13, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Right! It's clear how much he sees Jesus identifying not just with suffering in general but with his (Congar's) own particular suffering. This line especially made me think about that: "he knew what it was ... to be put on the index by the most sacred authorities." Ofc Congar was on the index!
Oh that sort of thing is the best. Love it.
November 13, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Oh that sort of thing is the best. Love it.
Yeah, me too. And also: so many chalices and flagons ciboria!
November 13, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Yeah, me too. And also: so many chalices and flagons ciboria!
From the chapter "God Reveals Himself in Poverty," in Congar's book, Jesus Christ (1966), pgs. 80-82. ⚓
November 13, 2025 at 12:01 AM
From the chapter "God Reveals Himself in Poverty," in Congar's book, Jesus Christ (1966), pgs. 80-82. ⚓
Not a bad exploration of Jesus as Logos. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xgsl...
What It Means for Jesus to Be the "Word of God"
YouTube video by BibleProject
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November 12, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Not a bad exploration of Jesus as Logos. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xgsl...
See, yes, this is the balance I'm finding tricky. I want an accessible introduction to Jesus Christ that gets people thinking Christologically. I did assign the Sermon on the Mount, and I'll probably also do "A Man for All Seasons" from Rowan Williams's Tokens of Trust.
November 12, 2025 at 10:54 PM
See, yes, this is the balance I'm finding tricky. I want an accessible introduction to Jesus Christ that gets people thinking Christologically. I did assign the Sermon on the Mount, and I'll probably also do "A Man for All Seasons" from Rowan Williams's Tokens of Trust.
I was pleasantly surprised that I was able to read the whole thing this morning on Google Books. It's from a 2013 anthology, "Comfortable Words: Polity, Piety and the Book of Common Prayer." www.google.com/books/editio...
Comfortable Words
Leading historical and liturgical scholars reflect on the history and impact of Book of Common Prayer, the most important liturgical text in English.
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November 11, 2025 at 5:30 PM
I was pleasantly surprised that I was able to read the whole thing this morning on Google Books. It's from a 2013 anthology, "Comfortable Words: Polity, Piety and the Book of Common Prayer." www.google.com/books/editio...
Thank you @mcculloughp.bsky.social!
November 11, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Thank you @mcculloughp.bsky.social!
Many thanks for giving it a listen, and praise be to God!
November 11, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Many thanks for giving it a listen, and praise be to God!
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mdiv enrollment is up! at 58% evangelical schools, 56% mainline schools, 47% catholic + orthodox
November 6, 2025 at 1:54 PM
mdiv enrollment is up! at 58% evangelical schools, 56% mainline schools, 47% catholic + orthodox