So Rowan Williams talks about the Pullman book's plays in the Guardian. The play versions of the books, which are incredibly anti God, are praised by Rowan and he says they should be on the R.S. syllabus. He manages to word this in a way that will annoy nearly every Christian, yet his underlying reasons for praising it are actually quite good. Basically he goes on to say, in his characteristically fuzzy style, that the plays depict a world with a God who is human, and if God is human then it's no wonder the church is in such a mess. He also says that the Dark Materials' worlds are devoid of a Saviour like we have in Christ. He recommends it as good study in R.S. of why God has to be greater than humanity, and without it's flaws, and why there needs to be salvation. At least, I think that is what he is saying.
This then, is the reason he annoys me, because it seems that whenever he makes a good, valid, biblical point he says it so obtusely and unhelpfully that no-one can be blamed for taking it the wrong way.
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(e) Pete
You totally copied and pasted the top part.
Hey Mark, I tried to 'contact' you, but the form didn't work. Anyway, I finally got my website up and running. Thought you might want to check it out. I've got my wedding pictures up, and hopefully I will get around to getting the pictures up from 2001 when me, Liz, Kristi, and Joe were over in Wales. It's near the top of my list.
I did get that e-mail! It was very exciting, and I will e-mail you back at some point.
As for Seb, I resent all allegations of plagarism. How dare you sully my name?
Y'know, I think you're being unfair to the Archbish. The guy writes with nuance, good grammatical form, and a old-school grace. It's not obtuse - it's simply not noddy simple. But then, the guy has complicated things to say.
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There is a certain sort of Anglicanism that feels clarity is a vice and that obscurity shows you are great and/or godly. They have always been embarrased that the Saviour was a Jewish labourer rather than Socrates.