Lisa has responded at length to my post on sentimentalism and prayer at her theology blog. (Not to be confused with her poetry blog, which I highly recommend.) In her thoughtful response, she offers a further (and much better) critique of sentimentalism through the works of C.S. Lewis and P.T. Forsyth. She begins with a [...]
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Sentimentalism and Honest Prayer
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j.j. “The great enemy of the church today is not atheism but sentimentality…” – Stanley Hauerwas I am a bad prayer (pray-er). There are probably a good number of reasons for this which can be easily diagnosed. First off, I am a huge sinner. If the option to open myself up to God, confess my [...]
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