Our hope is that the Spirit
of Life will rekindle a Theology of Hope,
affirming and celebrating God in Creation,
so
that as the Church in the Power of the Spirit,
we may follow the
Way of Jesus Christ,
The Crucified God,
celebrating and living in the
Trinity and the Kingdom of God
as we await the Coming of God.
A prayer and confession of faith knitting together the 8 Moltmann
primary titles from his Contributions to Theology Series.
Works, I think!
works indeed, and reminds me that my autumn reading commitment is to re-engage with Moltmann - last seriously read two sabbaticals ago. When does autumn begin?
Posted by: Ruth Gouldbourne | August 17, 2009 at 10:35 AM
Definitely works - and serves as a timely reminder that most of these sit, unread, on my bookshelves, shame on me.
Posted by: Catriona | August 17, 2009 at 11:02 AM
This works really well for me. And the smug bit of me wants to say that I have read some of most of the moltmann titles but as with Ruth, it's a while ago except the Coming of God which I used as the basis for a preaching series last year on Christian hope (along with other books). The prayer I need to pray is how do I allow Moltmann's insights to shape my discipleship.
Posted by: Simon Jones | August 17, 2009 at 01:48 PM
You didn't leave me too much to work with but I like a challenge!
We come to you ‘God in Creation’ as ‘The Open Church,’ give us a ‘Passion for God's Reign’ seeking to make ‘The Gospel of Liberation’ the ‘The Source of Life,’ that is ‘Jesus Christ for Today's World,’ the ‘Power of the Powerless;’’ ‘The Experiment Hope’ for ‘The Future of Creation.’ Amen
Posted by: Graeme Clark | August 17, 2009 at 08:28 PM