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.
The Thunder: Perfect Mind: One of the Most Heralded Nag Hammadi Documents
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)
A Womanist Preacher Inspires Her Congregations with Extracanonical Texts
"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.
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.
Praying While Vulnerable During Coronavirus
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?
The Thunder Perfect Mind II
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)
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!