Tag: J R Blanchard

MY VISION FOR ALL CREATURES

As a human being, I believe we all need to hold and respect the diversity of many theological positions that are “both/and” in nature.

And we cannot assume that our spirituality is separate from or superior to the spirituality or other beings in God’s creation.

  • In the Christian faith of both my theologian grandfathers, J.R. Blanchard and A.C. Fox, Jesus is both fully God and fully man.
  • God is both transcendent and immanent.
  • God is both merciful and just.
  • We can know God both through faith and reason.
  • Churches and temples and mosques are not only divine mysteries but also human institutions.
  • Human nature (a highly evolved subset of animal nature) is both good (made in the image of God) and sinful (in need of forgiveness).
  • Religious ceremony requires both sacrifice of selfishness and community sharing. (Often the same thing.)

Geoff Fox, January 4, 2025, Melbourne, Australia

(Apologies to Father Jim Crisman of Colorado for using his words and changing them to suit me better. The above word art by me uses a painting of Saint Francis of Assisi by Francisco Fernández of Madrid – born 1606, died 1646.)