So I, like many people, was woken up this morning by what I thought was a story from the Onion – that Benedict XVI was resigning effective at the end of the month. Here, in […]
Author: Brian Flanagan
Brian Flanagan, Ph.D. is Associate Professor of Theology at Marymount University in Arlington, Virginia. He pursues research on ecclesiology, ecumenism, and theological method, and most recently published his book _Communion, Diversity, and Salvation: The Contribution of Jean-Marie Tillard to Systematic Ecclesiology_ (T&T Clark/Continuum, 2011). He thinks theology is best accompanied by a cup of coffee, a nice craft brewed beer, or one of his dachshunds, not necessarily in that order.
Little Second Coming
Today is the Feast of the Epiphany, the “manifestation,” or, in a looser translation, the “coming out” of the newborn Christ in the world. In the Christian West, over a very complicated history, we focused […]
Catholic Conversation Project and Theological Mood
What do you expect when you walk outside in the morning and encounter “the world”? (For the purposes of this thought experiment, assume full caffeination.) The grace of God leaping up to meet you in […]
Why I Am Fasting From Facebook
Lent started yesterday with Ash Wednesday – famously described on Saturday Night Live’s Weekend Update as “the day Catholics freak out their co-workers.” The topic at many a cafeteria table, CCD class, or living room […]
Staying in one’s cell
This is my first post for Daily Theology, and I’m very excited to be joining the virtual ranks. But the proposed topic for Theological Shark Week is, to put it mildly, a doozy. Personally, professionally, […]
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