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Welcome to LAST SUPPER RED!!
What if laughter and hilarity are sacred? Might prayer be less about words and more about how we position ourselves before Mystery? What if God is less like Santa Claus and more like air? What if we are defined more by "Original Blessing" than "Original Sin?" Would Christianity flourish if we followed Jesus instead of worshipping him? What if "the Kingdom of God" has much less to do with the hereafter and is instead a here-and-now countercultural idea and reality with political and economic consequences?
What if laughter and hilarity are sacred? Might prayer be less about words and more about how we position ourselves before Mystery? What if God is less like Santa Claus and more like air? What if we are defined more by "Original Blessing" than "Original Sin?" Would Christianity flourish if we followed Jesus instead of worshipping him? What if "the Kingdom of God" has much less to do with the hereafter and is instead a here-and-now countercultural idea and reality with political and economic consequences?
Q has some fun in this chapter with appearances . . . a theme he will develop in greater detail later on.
We instinctively form opinions of others based on their outward appearance. What's your history with doing so? How has it helped you? Has it sometimes led you to be surprised . . . or embarassed . . . or relieved?
Q plunges us into some meaty issues in this chapter, although some will find something fishy with its ideas. Yes . . . that's a groaner. Sorry. Mea culpa.
According to Snark, "resurrection" seems to have something to do with the followers of Jesus. It almost sounds as though "resurrection" merges with "incarnation." What do you make of all this?
Snark seems to approach resurrection from a psychological direction as well. How?
Snark isn't much for creeds, is he? What do you make of his take on creeds? Is he overstating his case? On target? Explain.
Q introduces a topic to which he'll later return: the meaning of Jesus' death on the cross.
One of the more surprising things Snark says is that Jesus should not be worshipped, but followed instead. He gives some reasons for this. What do you make of his point of view? Is he tugging on a keystone without which Christianity cannot be Christianity? Why or why not?
Snark continues to put forth a different point of view, saying that humans, just as Jesus, are divine . . . made in the image of God. Is this a dangerous idea? Is it a good one anyhow, or not? Go on and on with your explanations!
