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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 again plunges his main characters into an extensive theological discussion. At least they don't end up alienating each other this time.
What do you make of Phyllis Tickle's idea about the church having a rummage sale on its doctrines every 500 years or so? (see Footnote 9 on Page 45.) If it's true, should it happen at all? Should it happen more often? Are we living in such a time today? If so, what do you think the church needs to get rid of?
Q introduces us to Sister Mary Agatha in this delightfully improbable Dialogue. There are no new theological issues here . . . not yet! But we do learn some interesting material about the 18th century Anglican clergyman, John Wesley, the founder of Methodism.
This Dialogue is, throughout, simply playful.
Do you associate playfulness with Christianity and the Christian lifestyle?
Why would Q, who seems seriously intent on putting forth a rather different version of Christianity, spend an entire chapter on what seems like such a frivolous behaviors?
Try singing the grape stomping song yourself. Out loud. Especially if you're discussing this with others. What happens when you do? (It's not likely that you'll yawn . . . or even pandiculate!)
