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Feb. 23rd, 2004
Catching Up
Feb. 23rd, 2004 06:47 pmThis past weekend was a wonderful time -- although only a career student with a ministerial vocation would probably agree with me. I spent fifteen hours in Christology class, studying theologies relating to the nature, identity, and mission of Jesus. (Part 2 of two long weekends.)
Did you know there are three primary theological "paths" in christology?
1. Through Jesus' ministry -- this covers what he preached and all the material relating to "the search for the historical historical Jesus."
2. Through the Cross -- the meaning of Jesus' death and resurrection, what salvation is and how we are saved. I've been amazed at the variety of doctrines there are under this heading that are all considered orthodox, even by the Catholic church.
3. The Incarnation -- Christian doctrine says that Jesus was both human and divine. What does this mean? How do we understand the terms "human" and "divine"? What do the creeds of Nicea and Chalcedon have to say on the subject, why are they important, and what does it matter on a day-to-day pastoral level? Is it a big deal that the Council of Nicea declared that Jesus is "eternally begotten" but that Swedenborg says that the second person of the trinity did not come fully into being until the incarnation? Is it important to me? I'm still working that one out.
Coming back to work was difficult, especially because the more I work with the admin who is my sort-of supervisor, the less I like her. She treats me like a minion rather than a colleague, despite the fact that I have been at this company longer than she has.
( Petty Office Stuff )
My actual supervisor, the new VP, is out of town all week, so I have very little to do (and Miss Snob doesn't inspire me to go out of my way to offer to help her). (I know: it's not at all a Christian attitude.) I wish I could use the time to study, but reading textbooks at one's desk is a Poor Career Move for a temp. It kills me to be wasting my time sitting at this desk when I could be doing real work. I'm going to start emailing myself some of my own in-progress fiction, so at least I can do some of that. I'm happy to work hard when there's work to do -- but an admin with a brand-new, out-of-the office manager doesn't have that much to do but unlock the supply cabinet for people.
And did I mention that this gal is too cheap to stock kleenex?
Yes, condescending to me gets me mad fast, and I hold a real grudge, especially when the condescension is ongoing.
I should probably work on that.
In my own defense, there are a lot of things I do forgive and forget quickly.
Did you know there are three primary theological "paths" in christology?
1. Through Jesus' ministry -- this covers what he preached and all the material relating to "the search for the historical historical Jesus."
2. Through the Cross -- the meaning of Jesus' death and resurrection, what salvation is and how we are saved. I've been amazed at the variety of doctrines there are under this heading that are all considered orthodox, even by the Catholic church.
3. The Incarnation -- Christian doctrine says that Jesus was both human and divine. What does this mean? How do we understand the terms "human" and "divine"? What do the creeds of Nicea and Chalcedon have to say on the subject, why are they important, and what does it matter on a day-to-day pastoral level? Is it a big deal that the Council of Nicea declared that Jesus is "eternally begotten" but that Swedenborg says that the second person of the trinity did not come fully into being until the incarnation? Is it important to me? I'm still working that one out.
Coming back to work was difficult, especially because the more I work with the admin who is my sort-of supervisor, the less I like her. She treats me like a minion rather than a colleague, despite the fact that I have been at this company longer than she has.
( Petty Office Stuff )
My actual supervisor, the new VP, is out of town all week, so I have very little to do (and Miss Snob doesn't inspire me to go out of my way to offer to help her). (I know: it's not at all a Christian attitude.) I wish I could use the time to study, but reading textbooks at one's desk is a Poor Career Move for a temp. It kills me to be wasting my time sitting at this desk when I could be doing real work. I'm going to start emailing myself some of my own in-progress fiction, so at least I can do some of that. I'm happy to work hard when there's work to do -- but an admin with a brand-new, out-of-the office manager doesn't have that much to do but unlock the supply cabinet for people.
And did I mention that this gal is too cheap to stock kleenex?
Yes, condescending to me gets me mad fast, and I hold a real grudge, especially when the condescension is ongoing.
I should probably work on that.
In my own defense, there are a lot of things I do forgive and forget quickly.
