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Friday, May 22, 2009
reformed theology and Christian mysticism
I've been doing research on these two topics all day, I am absolutley fascinated by both of them. This is interesting because from what I have gathered most people seem to find them incompatible. I don't think they are though, people just don't understand what is meant by "mysticism" they get scared because its not concrete or analytical. It sounds way too much like this post-modern thing. Once again, I think we are just misunderstanding the mystic's way of describing things. Unity with God is a big thing for them. I think that is a goal of reformed theology as well, we just go about it a different way, or call it different things. What's the difference between "disciplining myself in order to be more Christ like" or "taking off the new flesh and putting on Christ" they mean the same thing don't they? I just think that reformed theology gets too caught up in the definitions sometimes to see the interconnectedness of everything, which perhaps is what the mystic focuses too much on. Anyway, these are just primary thoughts right now. I'm reading the Theologia Germanica that I found for free on the internet right now. I don't see anything heretical in it. I don't see anything wrong in promoting humility and complete subjegation to Christ. Mysticism and Bonhoeffer have a lot in common too. how much more mystical can you get than "only the crucified man is at peace with God"? he certainly doesn't mean that we must be literally crucifed, but at the same time he does mean that for Jesus. The cross is where every paradox you can think of meets. The wrath of God and the peace of God meet at the cross. God can't be ununified (peace) and yet Jesus was seperated (wrath). crazy stuff. He says "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" while at the very same time being God. Paradox. Mystery. Mystic.
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