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		<title>By: Martijn</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[My answers* to some &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=136623846407154&amp;id=100001075124438&amp;notif_t=share_comment&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;questions&lt;/a&gt; by dr. R. Erwich:

&lt;b&gt;1. I am curious how this theology looks like in reality!&lt;/b&gt;
I guess the reality of this theology would look much like live at one of the homes of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.larchedaybreak.com&quot; title=&quot;L’Arche Daybreak&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt; L’Arche Daybreak&lt;/a&gt; community.
As to how it would look in ordinary life, if everyone would live by this theology I would not have a clue. As for me: I find it easier to focus on what is right and live that way. Also I found the bible actually is a channel for God to communicate through. I find myself living closer to God. 

&lt;b&gt;2. How would you define the relationship between theology and psychology?&lt;/b&gt;
Maybe Henri gives a theological answer to a psychological question. Namely: &quot;You are a child of God&quot; to &quot;Who are we.&quot; Also he fights the thought there could be a social or psychological answer to that question: it will never give a satisfying answer in the end. But in my opinion this psychological question is a result of a spiritual question. You cannot separate the question about your identity from the questions about your origin and destiny. 
To other (real) psychological questions he does give a psychological answer: for instance he tells us to embrace our pain and claim it. 

&lt;b&gt;3. What is the allowed extent of a strong emphasis on the immanence of Christ.&lt;/b&gt;
(Some of my thoughts about that &lt;a href=&quot;http://alblas.be/?p=71&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.)
The allowed extent I guess would be there were it is still real; there where Christ really is present.

&lt;b&gt;4. How do you value the emphasis Nouwen puts on the comfort dimension of the Gospel compared to the challenge dimension?&lt;/b&gt;
If by comfort you mean the thought that you are loved by God,  then I&#039;d wonder: is that really a comforting thought? To me it isn&#039;t. The real comfort comes after becoming silent and listening to His voice.
The challenge I think is entering into a relationship with God. Being willing to surrender yourself, to become fruitful, to receive new life, to be molded. 
So the challenge comes first: &quot;Listening to the voice of God who says: you are my beloved.&quot; the comfort follows by acting upon that voice.

(* Let&#039;s try to keep in mind I was trained to be a technical engineer - not a priest!)]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My answers* to some <a href="http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=136623846407154&amp;id=100001075124438&amp;notif_t=share_comment" rel="nofollow">questions</a> by dr. R. Erwich:</p>
<p><b>1. I am curious how this theology looks like in reality!</b><br />
I guess the reality of this theology would look much like live at one of the homes of the <a href="http://www.larchedaybreak.com" title="L’Arche Daybreak" rel="nofollow"> L’Arche Daybreak</a> community.<br />
As to how it would look in ordinary life, if everyone would live by this theology I would not have a clue. As for me: I find it easier to focus on what is right and live that way. Also I found the bible actually is a channel for God to communicate through. I find myself living closer to God. </p>
<p><b>2. How would you define the relationship between theology and psychology?</b><br />
Maybe Henri gives a theological answer to a psychological question. Namely: &#8220;You are a child of God&#8221; to &#8220;Who are we.&#8221; Also he fights the thought there could be a social or psychological answer to that question: it will never give a satisfying answer in the end. But in my opinion this psychological question is a result of a spiritual question. You cannot separate the question about your identity from the questions about your origin and destiny.<br />
To other (real) psychological questions he does give a psychological answer: for instance he tells us to embrace our pain and claim it. </p>
<p><b>3. What is the allowed extent of a strong emphasis on the immanence of Christ.</b><br />
(Some of my thoughts about that <a href="http://alblas.be/?p=71" rel="nofollow">here</a>.)<br />
The allowed extent I guess would be there were it is still real; there where Christ really is present.</p>
<p><b>4. How do you value the emphasis Nouwen puts on the comfort dimension of the Gospel compared to the challenge dimension?</b><br />
If by comfort you mean the thought that you are loved by God,  then I&#8217;d wonder: is that really a comforting thought? To me it isn&#8217;t. The real comfort comes after becoming silent and listening to His voice.<br />
The challenge I think is entering into a relationship with God. Being willing to surrender yourself, to become fruitful, to receive new life, to be molded.<br />
So the challenge comes first: &#8220;Listening to the voice of God who says: you are my beloved.&#8221; the comfort follows by acting upon that voice.</p>
<p>(* Let&#8217;s try to keep in mind I was trained to be a technical engineer &#8211; not a priest!)</p>
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