On the other hand, I could see the perspective that Christians shouldn’t fit right in with secular culture because we’re not supposed to be “of the world”, that amidst our decadent society you’d just kind of expect followers of Christ to stand out like sore thumbs more than they do, that true dedication to Christ would naturally result in more external signs of devotion than you currently see.
But I guess trying to live life godly will always make believers stick out a little. Most people who call themselves Muslims do this (at least where I was in AD).
Austerity provides a sense of purpose, of striving for achievement, and of self-control. Benedict describes the poor in spirit: “These are people who do not flaunt their achievements before God.
[In Muslim countries] people stop what they are doing five times a day and cleanse themselves and get on the floor to pray, and that first prayer is before sunrise.
I have to say there is something wrong when your outward manifestation of religiosity is intended to impress others. Any number of converts talk about being attracted to Catholicism by the quiet and reverent way that regular people attended daily Mass (see Thomas Merton and Dorothy Day). That in terms of daily lifestyle Christians blend right in with secular society? It is part of an ongoing narrative about how restraint and self-denial are good for you. That’s from Luke; Matthew’s account says “Blessed are the poor in spirit”. Finding something non-material to contribute significantly to a person’s happiness can break that cycle of being dependent on wealth and buying things to achieve emotional well-being. If you were living in a muslim country, you would stand out by any number of your outrageous Christian practices, such as worshiping on Sunday, or treating all people as equals, as God intended. The THIS IS JEN podcast is on Youtube and all podcast apps. And so on.
For now, I wonder if there isn’t a lot of conformity because of the lack of freedom to not conform. I want that too!’. Today it does the same for economic hardship. Even if the externals, the way we dressed, our material possessions, etc.
When he arrived in the area of France where this belief system had taken over, he saw that one of the things that had converted so many people was the extreme austerity with which the Albigensians lived.
Asceticism has many definitions, usually equating a simple life to a moral one. 3. His emergency budget valorised austerity as moral: It pays for the past.
I do not feel comfortable praying visibly in public places (except religious places), and I have several interests I talk about. Hmmm.
If you don’t have to put anything into the religion (i.e. I have often felt the same way seeing Muslims or Jews who are visibly religious. There you go. What makes them saints is their love of God. But Weber extends the religious and philosophical dimensions of asceticism to economics when he argues that capitalism is inherently ascetic, suggesting that it thrives through self-restraint and hard work.
Real meaning, virtue, peace, etc. We had the little mosque outside our office and I would see flip flops and Guccis at the door.
This is more or less the old adage that you get what you pay for.
In Christianity the word (from Greek erēmitēs, “living in the desert”) is used interchangeably with anchorite, although the two were originally distinguished on the basis of location: an anchorite s
I do think that if we want to grow spiritually, we need to make sure we don’t get too comfortable. It is difficult to not be influenced by that attitude: those who are “on fire” for God might supress their excitement just a tad, and those who are lukewarm might hide in the closet, and those who are unsure might completely lose the faith and the traditions. But it would seem to be a compelling data point in its favor, one that resonates to outsiders on some deep level. I think the assumption may be that, if you’re following Christ, you will be blessed. Shouldn’t we also?). 4. The world, . Christ said that it’s easier for a Camel to go through the eye of the needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom.
You’ve all really helped me understand this issue better. As much as I lament the seeming lack of faith in America, I’m not sure I want an opposite extreme where someone is ready to condemn me if I accidentally put bacon bits on my salad on Friday.
1 However, this austerity, also know as the 8 precepts, is usually applied during retreats and Uposatha days.
(One of the reasons I fit in better at the Catholic Church.) In Jesus of Nazareth, Pope Benedict, in examining the Beatitudes, meditates on the verse “Blessed are the poor”.
There is no way we can make it without leaning on each other.
It rewards work … Yes, it is tough; but it is also fair. Presumably, if the next life is so great and it lasts for eternity, people who have figured out how to get there would not feel attachment to the things of this life such as status, luxury, surface-level pleasures, etc.
In the middle of their meal, they got up, went to their car, took out their prayer mats, and knelt down right there in the middle of the parking lot to pray.
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