AJC,

Rev. Dr. Matthew Fox who was expelled from the Holy See by Ratzinger says that Augustine's idea of original sin was no more than and administrative move and that original beauty is what is true. Fox went as far as to prepare a 95 thesis (new one) in 2005 and put it up in the same place Luther had, but this paper calls for a New Reformation. I listened to and interview where he discusses His ideas and if I was not open minded (not vacant minded) I might have shut of the audio and disregarded what he was talking about.

There seems to be an overlap with what is happening in other branches of denominationalism. It is as if there is something of a very mystical nature going on, and more like a synergy of spirituality, where the Mystic has come of age. I mean what did Christians think of Luther when he stapled his thesis up on the CHURCH DOOR... What worries me about our scripturalist dogmatic tradition, is that if we are frozen in time and there is a New Reformation coming will we not be dangerously close to being the frozen edge that never saw a valid overlap and a chance for a genuine reformation of the Spirit?

Excuse me, while I touch the sky. <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/bigglasses.gif" alt="" />

(...become as one of us...)