Praying in Secret
I think Thunder got it right: we shouldn’t be surprised to discover how spiritual dullness continues to oppose the quest for spiritual understanding. When we pray in secret, we hear by thunder.
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2022-09-14T01:56:17-04:00September 14th, 2022|Tags: Gospel of Mary, Prayer, The Thunder Perfect Mind|
I think Thunder got it right: we shouldn’t be surprised to discover how spiritual dullness continues to oppose the quest for spiritual understanding. When we pray in secret, we hear by thunder.
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2022-07-28T06:58:41-04:00August 23rd, 2021|Tags: Extracanonical Texts, Nag Hammadi, The Thunder Perfect Mind|
Although not particularly noticed by scholars or religious groups, The Thunder: Perfect Mind has become one of the most engaging recently discovered early Christ texts. Presenter: Dr. Hal Taussig (with host Shirley Paulson, PhD)
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2020-09-21T06:52:19-04:00September 3rd, 2020|Tags: Extracanonical Texts, Odes of Solomon, The Thunder Perfect Mind, Thecla|
"I saw that I was womanish. I saw myself in it…. In the feminist movement, it was about being a woman. In the womanist tradition, it’s about being a woman in community." An interview with Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant.
By Dr. Hal Taussig|2021-10-07T07:38:08-04:00July 19th, 2020|Tags: Early Christian Texts, The Thunder Perfect Mind|
She has much power, speaks her own truth even when it is not easy, brings different persons and characteristics together in herself, and enacts surprising connections.
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2021-01-25T04:15:35-05:00May 14th, 2020|Tags: COVID-19, Extracanonical Texts, Prayer, The Thunder Perfect Mind|
Somewhere in all this, I rebel. Is God really unwilling or unable to help? Can prayer do something to help the vulnerable during a pandemic?
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2022-07-31T02:22:56-04:00September 23rd, 2019|Tags: The Thunder Perfect Mind|
The recently discovered "The Thunder: Perfect Mind" from the second or third century introduces a full-blown picture of a vulnerable God that for may help make sense of Divinity for 21st century. Presenter: Dr. Hal Taussig (with host Dr. Shirley Paulson)
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2023-02-21T18:57:32-05:00July 22nd, 2019|Tags: The Thunder Perfect Mind|
University of Pennsylvania professor Andrew Lamas calls The Thunder: Perfect Mind “one of the ten most important documents in history.” Dr. Hal Taussig provides an introduction and overview of this text. Participants share observations and questions. Presenter: Dr. Hal Taussig (with host Shirley Paulson, PhD) Includes transcript!