GLOBAL AND ECUMENICAL IN SCOPE
CANADIAN IN PERSPECTIVE
END OF YEAR SUMMARY EDITION
Wayne A. Holst, Editor
My E-Mail Address: waholst@telus.net
This e-mail is sent only to a voluntary subscriber list.
If you no longer wish to receive these weekly columns,
write to me personally waholst@telus.net
*****
Dear Friends:
This is my final edition of Colleagues List for 2017. I sent you a total of 48 issues this year - a record since I began using this format almost 10 years ago.
In this issue I include my December Anglican Journal column entitled:
"The Man Who Invented Christmas." It is a reflection on how I believe Charles Dickens turned a secular tale - "A Christmas Carol" - into a story with significant spiritual meaning.
Traditionally, I collate all Special Items from the past year for those who may have missed some articles they might still like to read.
These articles have been divided as follows:
Book notices - 19
Anglican Journal columns - 12
Personal reflections - 9
News items - 5
Lectures and letters - 3
Total - 48 Special Items
Please enjoy this summary of a year of hard but enjoyable work. I try to share with you some of the most pertinent information in the field of religion and culture that I have encountered in 2017.
I look forward to our relationship in 2018!
Wayne
*****
SPECIAL ITEM
My Anglican Journal column for December -
"The Man Who Invented Christmas" - Charles Dickens
transforms a secular parable into a sacred story
https://tinyurl.com/y96f98h7
*****
A SUMMARY OF MY SPECIAL ITEM SELECTIONS FOR 2017
48 Entries
January, 2017
AJ January Column: "From Souq to Shopping Mall" https://tinyurl.com/hkkflxq
Pilgrimage: My Search for the Real Pope Francis
https://tinyurl.com/j9mzbsc
February, 2017
Joan Chittister: Her Journey from Certainty to Faith
https://tinyurl.com/zwzhufl
This United Church of Our's (Milton - fourth edition)
https://tinyurl.com/j6tsslk
AJ February Column "Mending Wall -
A Reflection on the Poem by Robert Frost"
https://tinyurl.com/hrj5nk8
Talk Sex Today: What Kids Need to Know
and What Adults Can Teach Them
https://tinyurl.com/ybnyvqya
March, 2017
James Martin - Essential Writings
https://tinyurl.com/jq9pkwk
True North Strong and Free -
New Ways of Looking at Canada
During Our 150th Birthday (Brown)
https://tinyurl.com/z2gaoho
AJ March Column "Changes" -
Four Ways the Churches in Canada
Have Changed in the Past Fifty Years"
https://tinyurl.com/mbe23rx
"Religious Pluralism and Religious Nationalism
and the Culture Wars (in the USA)" A Lecture
by Stephen Prothero of Boston U. at the
University of Calgary, March 17th, 2017
Personal notes and interpretations by Wayne Holst
https://tinyurl.com/l5fdchs
April, 2017
Days of Awe and Wonder (Marcus Borg)
https://tinyurl.com/y8xgtre9
The Souls of China -
The Return of Religion After Mao
https://tinyurl.com/m6qw3ac
AJ April Column "Canadian Churches
Moving from Uniformity to Diversity"
https://tinyurl.com/kflykc6
The Mythic Dimension - Essays by
Joseph Campbell, 1957-89
https://tinyurl.com/m33hrz5
May, 2017
A Short, Personal Reflection on Our St. David's
Spiritual Travelers' Journey to South Africa,
October-November, 2017
https://tinyurl.com/mmyxe3y
The Divine Dance: The Trinity
and Your Transformation (Rohr)
https://tinyurl.com/kn8wcvy
A God that Could be Real: Spirituality,
Science and the Future of Our Planet
https://tinyurl.com/lclkk6r
142 Year Old Historic Alberta Church
Destroyed in Weekend Blaze
https://tinyurl.com/y9b9zpzd
June, 2017
AJ May Column "Living
Faithfully in a Secular Age"
https://tinyurl.com/yapl22nc
Only Leave a Trace:
Meditations by Roger Epp
https://tinyurl.com/y8yr95sh
AJ June Column "Canada's Churches -
A Conscience for Social and Eco-Justice"
https://tinyurl.com/yb4oavlq
Teaching Progressive Christianity
in a Local Mainline Congregation -
Reflections on Our Past Twenty Years,
WISDOM OF THE WEEK
For me Christmas has always been about this: contemplating
the visit of God to his people.
- Pope Francis
--
The Christian challenge of Christmas is this: justice is what
happens when all receive a fair share of God’s world and only
such distributive justice can establish peace on earth.
- John Dominic Crossan
--
God’s peace does not automatically include inner tranquility,
the absence of conflict, or other, worldly estimations of peace.
As we can see from the life of Christ, it was precisely by his
rejection of the world and its peace that his perfect peace was
established. And this peace was rooted in his acceptance of
the most harrowing self-sacrifice imaginable: death on a cross.
- Johann Christoph Arnold
*****
CLOSING THOUGHT - Martin Luther
See to it that you do not treat the gospel only as history,
for that is only transient; neither regard it only as an example,
for it is of no value without faith. Rather, see to it that you make this birth your own and that Christ be born in you.…
Of what benefit would it be to me if Christ had been born a
thousand times, and it would daily be sung into my ears in a
most lovely manner, if I were never to hear that he was born
for me and was to be my very own?
(end)
*****
CANADIAN IN PERSPECTIVE
END OF YEAR SUMMARY EDITION
Wayne A. Holst, Editor
My E-Mail Address: waholst@telus.net
This e-mail is sent only to a voluntary subscriber list.
If you no longer wish to receive these weekly columns,
write to me personally waholst@telus.net
*****
Dear Friends:
This is my final edition of Colleagues List for 2017. I sent you a total of 48 issues this year - a record since I began using this format almost 10 years ago.
In this issue I include my December Anglican Journal column entitled:
"The Man Who Invented Christmas." It is a reflection on how I believe Charles Dickens turned a secular tale - "A Christmas Carol" - into a story with significant spiritual meaning.
Traditionally, I collate all Special Items from the past year for those who may have missed some articles they might still like to read.
These articles have been divided as follows:
Book notices - 19
Anglican Journal columns - 12
Personal reflections - 9
News items - 5
Lectures and letters - 3
Total - 48 Special Items
Please enjoy this summary of a year of hard but enjoyable work. I try to share with you some of the most pertinent information in the field of religion and culture that I have encountered in 2017.
I look forward to our relationship in 2018!
Wayne
*****
SPECIAL ITEM
My Anglican Journal column for December -
"The Man Who Invented Christmas" - Charles Dickens
transforms a secular parable into a sacred story
https://tinyurl.com/y96f98h7
*****
A SUMMARY OF MY SPECIAL ITEM SELECTIONS FOR 2017
48 Entries
January, 2017
AJ January Column: "From Souq to Shopping Mall" https://tinyurl.com/hkkflxq
Pilgrimage: My Search for the Real Pope Francis
https://tinyurl.com/j9mzbsc
February, 2017
Joan Chittister: Her Journey from Certainty to Faith
https://tinyurl.com/zwzhufl
This United Church of Our's (Milton - fourth edition)
https://tinyurl.com/j6tsslk
AJ February Column "Mending Wall -
A Reflection on the Poem by Robert Frost"
https://tinyurl.com/hrj5nk8
Talk Sex Today: What Kids Need to Know
and What Adults Can Teach Them
https://tinyurl.com/ybnyvqya
March, 2017
James Martin - Essential Writings
https://tinyurl.com/jq9pkwk
True North Strong and Free -
New Ways of Looking at Canada
During Our 150th Birthday (Brown)
https://tinyurl.com/z2gaoho
AJ March Column "Changes" -
Four Ways the Churches in Canada
Have Changed in the Past Fifty Years"
https://tinyurl.com/mbe23rx
"Religious Pluralism and Religious Nationalism
and the Culture Wars (in the USA)" A Lecture
by Stephen Prothero of Boston U. at the
University of Calgary, March 17th, 2017
Personal notes and interpretations by Wayne Holst
https://tinyurl.com/l5fdchs
April, 2017
Days of Awe and Wonder (Marcus Borg)
https://tinyurl.com/y8xgtre9
The Souls of China -
The Return of Religion After Mao
https://tinyurl.com/m6qw3ac
AJ April Column "Canadian Churches
Moving from Uniformity to Diversity"
https://tinyurl.com/kflykc6
The Mythic Dimension - Essays by
Joseph Campbell, 1957-89
https://tinyurl.com/m33hrz5
May, 2017
A Short, Personal Reflection on Our St. David's
Spiritual Travelers' Journey to South Africa,
October-November, 2017
https://tinyurl.com/mmyxe3y
The Divine Dance: The Trinity
and Your Transformation (Rohr)
https://tinyurl.com/kn8wcvy
A God that Could be Real: Spirituality,
Science and the Future of Our Planet
https://tinyurl.com/lclkk6r
142 Year Old Historic Alberta Church
Destroyed in Weekend Blaze
https://tinyurl.com/y9b9zpzd
June, 2017
AJ May Column "Living
Faithfully in a Secular Age"
https://tinyurl.com/yapl22nc
Only Leave a Trace:
Meditations by Roger Epp
https://tinyurl.com/y8yr95sh
AJ June Column "Canada's Churches -
A Conscience for Social and Eco-Justice"
https://tinyurl.com/yb4oavlq
Teaching Progressive Christianity
in a Local Mainline Congregation -
Reflections on Our Past Twenty Years,
and Anticipating the Next Twenty at
St. David's United Church Calgary
https://tinyurl.com/yb5ux34a
July, 2017
Canada at 150 -
Canada's Contribution to the World
https://tinyurl.com/y73mjtxf
The Rise and Fall (and Rise?) of
Evangelicalism in Canada
From Confederation to Today
by John G. Stackhouse, Jr.
https://tinyurl.com/ybc3s5x4
Fifty Years an Imam
Interview with the Aga Khan
Poverty, Climate and Demystifying Islam
https://tinyurl.com/y97r82qg
AJ July Column "Enlarging Our Faith Communities -
Ecumenical and Inter-faith Developments
https://tinyurl.com/y85zeq4k
"Marjorie's Maxims" -
How my friend and mentor Marjorie Gibson
reflected progressive Christian principles in the
way she thought, related, and lived her life
https://tinyurl.com/y8289tsj
August, 2017
Some Personal Thoughts on Canada 150
https://tinyurl.com/ydf5yl44
At 92, Jimmy Carter Continues to Lead
Bible Studies - He Draws Many to His
Georgia Church to Join the Experience
https://tinyurl.com/y6vphjo5
AJ August Column - "Honouring Our
Christian Departed and Mourners Alike"
https://tinyurl.com/y88nkvg5
Is God a Scientist? Religious Views of Science
An Inter-faith Approach to the Discussion
https://tinyurl.com/yb8lvsmm
September, 2017
Joyce Ruff - Essential Writings
https://tinyurl.com/y7rk6r9f
Encountering South Africa and the South
African Continent - Spiritual Reflections
to Accompany Us On Our Travels
https://tinyurl.com/yaxfdztq
Gift and Task - A Year of Daily Readings
and Reflections With Walter Brueggemann
https://tinyurl.com/y8ca5rju
The New Map of the Global Church (Jenkins)
https://tinyurl.com/y8zj8g73
AJ September Column - An Amazing Witness
to Gospel Values
https://tinyurl.com/ybkglds2
October, 2017
"Autumn Leaves" A Short Personal
Reflection on the Changing Seasons
St. David's United Church Calgary
https://tinyurl.com/yb5ux34a
July, 2017
Canada at 150 -
Canada's Contribution to the World
https://tinyurl.com/y73mjtxf
The Rise and Fall (and Rise?) of
Evangelicalism in Canada
From Confederation to Today
by John G. Stackhouse, Jr.
https://tinyurl.com/ybc3s5x4
Fifty Years an Imam
Interview with the Aga Khan
Poverty, Climate and Demystifying Islam
https://tinyurl.com/y97r82qg
AJ July Column "Enlarging Our Faith Communities -
Ecumenical and Inter-faith Developments
https://tinyurl.com/y85zeq4k
"Marjorie's Maxims" -
How my friend and mentor Marjorie Gibson
reflected progressive Christian principles in the
way she thought, related, and lived her life
https://tinyurl.com/y8289tsj
August, 2017
Some Personal Thoughts on Canada 150
https://tinyurl.com/ydf5yl44
At 92, Jimmy Carter Continues to Lead
Bible Studies - He Draws Many to His
Georgia Church to Join the Experience
https://tinyurl.com/y6vphjo5
AJ August Column - "Honouring Our
Christian Departed and Mourners Alike"
https://tinyurl.com/y88nkvg5
Is God a Scientist? Religious Views of Science
An Inter-faith Approach to the Discussion
https://tinyurl.com/yb8lvsmm
September, 2017
Joyce Ruff - Essential Writings
https://tinyurl.com/y7rk6r9f
Encountering South Africa and the South
African Continent - Spiritual Reflections
to Accompany Us On Our Travels
https://tinyurl.com/yaxfdztq
Gift and Task - A Year of Daily Readings
and Reflections With Walter Brueggemann
https://tinyurl.com/y8ca5rju
The New Map of the Global Church (Jenkins)
https://tinyurl.com/y8zj8g73
AJ September Column - An Amazing Witness
to Gospel Values
https://tinyurl.com/ybkglds2
October, 2017
"Autumn Leaves" A Short Personal
Reflection on the Changing Seasons
https://tinyurl.com/y7ekwlkt
What the Qur'an Meant and
Why It Matters (Wills)
https://tinyurl.com/y9u3agte
AJ October Column -
Reformation, a Personal Reflection
https://tinyurl.com/yc8cb6uo
November, 2017
An Initial South African Assessment
My First Thoughts After a Recent Trip
https://tinyurl.com/y9fgxo9u
Faith and Religion in the Public Life -
Canadians Deeply Divided Over the
Role of Faith in the Public Square
How do Canadians view religion today?
From the Angus Reid Institute - Nov. 2017
https://tinyurl.com/y9dnk67p
AJ November Column -
The Promise and Challenges of South Africa
https://tinyurl.com/ybbccjoe
December, 2017
Resilient Gods - Being Pro-Religious,
Low Religious, or No Religious in Canada (Bibby)
https://tinyurl.com/ybur2lmm
The First Christmas -
What the Gospels Really Say About Jesus's Birth
(Borg and Crossan)
https://tinyurl.com/ybo4hcv4
Holst Family Christmas Letter, 2017
https://tinyurl.com/y7nrap29
AJ December Column
Summary of Special Item Selections, 2017
https://tinyurl.com/ybxutgpo
What the Qur'an Meant and
Why It Matters (Wills)
https://tinyurl.com/y9u3agte
Reformation, a Personal Reflection
https://tinyurl.com/yc8cb6uo
November, 2017
An Initial South African Assessment
My First Thoughts After a Recent Trip
https://tinyurl.com/y9fgxo9u
Faith and Religion in the Public Life -
Canadians Deeply Divided Over the
Role of Faith in the Public Square
How do Canadians view religion today?
From the Angus Reid Institute - Nov. 2017
https://tinyurl.com/y9dnk67p
AJ November Column -
The Promise and Challenges of South Africa
https://tinyurl.com/ybbccjoe
Resilient Gods - Being Pro-Religious,
Low Religious, or No Religious in Canada (Bibby)
https://tinyurl.com/ybur2lmm
The First Christmas -
What the Gospels Really Say About Jesus's Birth
(Borg and Crossan)
https://tinyurl.com/ybo4hcv4
Holst Family Christmas Letter, 2017
https://tinyurl.com/y7nrap29
AJ December Column
The Man Who Invented Christmas
https://tinyurl.com/ybxutgpohttps://tinyurl.com/ybxutgpo
*****
WISDOM OF THE WEEK
For me Christmas has always been about this: contemplating
the visit of God to his people.
- Pope Francis
--
The Christian challenge of Christmas is this: justice is what
happens when all receive a fair share of God’s world and only
such distributive justice can establish peace on earth.
- John Dominic Crossan
--
God’s peace does not automatically include inner tranquility,
the absence of conflict, or other, worldly estimations of peace.
As we can see from the life of Christ, it was precisely by his
rejection of the world and its peace that his perfect peace was
established. And this peace was rooted in his acceptance of
the most harrowing self-sacrifice imaginable: death on a cross.
- Johann Christoph Arnold
*****
CLOSING THOUGHT - Martin Luther
See to it that you do not treat the gospel only as history,
for that is only transient; neither regard it only as an example,
for it is of no value without faith. Rather, see to it that you make this birth your own and that Christ be born in you.…
Of what benefit would it be to me if Christ had been born a
thousand times, and it would daily be sung into my ears in a
most lovely manner, if I were never to hear that he was born
for me and was to be my very own?
(end)
*****
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