MERCY IS NOT MERELY FEELING SYMPATHY. Mercy is extended by one who has the power to condemn or punish but chooses not to. We choose not to criticize, not to say, “I told you so,” not to exact our “pound of flesh” – not to avenge. As Jesus shows us in his interaction with the…
Day: May 4, 2009
Random Links #329 on Theology
Egoism versus Pluralism: The Crucifix Decision He’s not as well known as Jürgen Moltmann, and Wolfhart Pannenberg in the English speaking world, but Eberhard Jüngel is always worth conversing with. How can the Christian church represent this universal claim of the gospel which in truth is a universal consolation without problematicing its capacity for pluralism?…