One semester down
Posted by Kristy on January 5, 2010
Although months have passed since my last post, I’m still here! I’ve been sucked into the life of a graduate student–a Master of Divinity student to be exact. After spending a semester studying the intersection of faith and culture, the Pentateuch, and church history, it would seem as though I have tons of writing material for this blog. I’ve had plenty of time for discussions and reflections on the material, yet somehow it doesn’t work out quite that easily, so I’m just going to leave you with a series of questions/statements that sum up my semester.
What does it mean to be a highly trained lay person within the Church?
In Judges, a woman kills a man by pounding a tent peg into his temple. Someone else is left unattended while dying because his servants think he is “relieving himself.” My professor told me that I finally “got” the Old Testament when I came into class laughing about how funny I found these stories.
Could an inter-sexed person be a priest?
If you actually take time to study, think about, pray with, and reflect on the Nicene Creed, it really is quite incredible. Too bad we just won’t make it gender-inclusive.
What does evangelization mean in today’s world? Does evangelization presume superiority not just over another religion, but over another culture?
The Episcopal Church seems really enticing on a regular basis, but the thought of leaving the Catholic Church feels like abandoning a big, wacky, loving, messed-up extended family.
