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Pathways to Joy: Notable Atheists and Their Search for Truth,
by Frank Lunn. Xulon Press, 2017.
I was delighted to discover recently this book written by a boyhood friend, Frank (aka “Chip” or “Papa Joe”) Lunn. His own journey to renewed Christian faith opened his heart to family members and others who struggle with religious questions, and this book is his gift to them and to us as well. In it, he shares the faith journeys of a number of well-known atheists and agnostics, including C. S. Lewis, Malcolm Muggeridge, Augustine of
Hippo, Soren Kierkegaard, Andrew Klavan, Sally Read and others.
Far from suggesting that faith is
simply the outcome of a process of intellectual investigation, Lunn recognizes the importance of a quality of Presence that touched the hearts of these seekers (and his own) as well. It is especially joy, for him, that speaks most compellingly of not only a reason to believe, but a summons to belong to the One who knows and loves
us.
The book is written in a lively, conversational style that is engaging and informative. Chapters are
short — more like summaries of the seekers’ lives and journeys rather than in-depth spiritual autobiographies. This will leave some readers who are unfamiliar with these people wanting to learn more about them, and that’s a good thing. The book will also influence each of us to do a spiritual checkup on our own faith:
- why do we believe?
- where do we find joy?
- who are the people who have given witness to the love and joy of God in our
lives?
Highly
recommended!
- Phil St. Romain
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St. Cyril of
Alexandris: June 27. 378-444. Cyril’s importance for theology and Church history lies in his championing the cause of orthodoxy against the heresy of Nestorius, who taught
that in Christ there were two persons, one human and one divine.
The controversy centered around the two natures in Christ. Nestorius would not agree to the title
“God-bearer” for Mary. He preferred “Christ-bearer,” saying there are two distinct persons in Christ—divine and human—joined only by a moral union. He said Mary was not the mother of God but only of the man Christ, whose humanity was only a temple of God. Nestorianism implied that the humanity of Christ was a mere disguise.
Presiding as the pope’s representative at the Council of Ephesus in 431, Cyril condemned Nestorianism and proclaimed Mary truly the “God-bearer”—the mother of the one Person who is truly God and truly human. In the confusion that followed, Cyril was deposed and imprisoned for three months, after which he was welcomed back to
Alexandria.
Besides needing to soften some of his opposition to those who had sided with Nestorius, Cyril had difficulties with some of his own allies, who thought he had
gone too far, sacrificing not only language but orthodoxy. Until his death, his policy of moderation kept his extreme partisans under control. On his deathbed, despite pressure, he refused to condemn the teacher of Nestorius.
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