tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717812093743824552.comments2010-09-24T09:28:33.905-07:00Mia Ecclesia Aethiopica አንዲት የኢትዮጵያ ቤተክርስቲያን!Nahudahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00439015680295902125noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717812093743824552.post-32698220042037787012010-09-14T16:39:52.009-07:002010-09-14T16:39:52.009-07:00Wonderful series of responses and articles by Tema...Wonderful series of responses and articles by Temari Fisseha are must read:<br />thank you memhir Fisseha, Egziabher yibarkhhttp://www.ethiomedia.com/absolute/yawdamet_ras.pdfAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717812093743824552.post-77955010820113113592010-02-20T14:17:22.846-08:002010-02-20T14:17:22.846-08:00Thanks dear Yemaleda for your straightforward reac...Thanks dear Yemaleda for your straightforward reactions/questions. <br /><br />You seem to speak out of a memory of growing on an “unfertile ground.” Fertile or not the ground was, I would however like to remind you of the fact that (as an adult) your Lord God has sure put you on the way where you would be able to take (or have already taken) a certain distance from it (that is, from your childhood and youth) so that you may now look back and bestow meaning upon it. When you say “the world… disoriented me,” I see nonetheless that you have once had a sense of orientation and, what is more, you are now longing for re-orientation—which by the way reminds me of my own situation, and the situation of each and every repentant for that matter. Disoriented as you seem to be at the moment, it is no wonder if the world turns out to be senseless to you. I guess this is just the time for you as for anyone in a similar situation to remember as vividly as possible that the world was after all created ex nihilo and, having experienced the nothingness of life that is not cleansed by the creative power of God and not filled with His Holy Spirit, to relentlessly pray: “Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.” When you do so, the world sure make sense again—and this time a genuinely spiritual sense!<br /> <br />I wish I had enough time to answer your last question in detail as it is directly related to this particular post as well as to the aim of the blog. To remain within the context of the colloquy this blog is intending to promote, I would say any idea that has a significant bearing upon the subject matter of the conversation (here, the unity of the Ethiopian Church) may be regarded as fruitful. Not always instantly though. There may be ideas that seem not to be directly concerned with the subject matter but have indeed an effect on it. Some ideas may even serve the purpose by way of negation. At any rate, it is not the conversant that should arbitrarily decide whether an idea is fruitful or not. Rather, it is from the relation of the idea to the subject matter, to the common concern that brings us together that ideas may be judged either fruitful or fruitless…Nahudahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00439015680295902125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717812093743824552.post-8003896157129438532010-02-17T13:09:50.548-08:002010-02-17T13:09:50.548-08:00Dear Nahuda,
I agree with all what you have said....Dear Nahuda,<br /><br />I agree with all what you have said. But what shall I do with my lips if I grow up on unfertile ground and if the trunk of my thought is fruitless? What is wrong if I talk for the sake of talk just to do a physical exercise with my lips to make sure they are actively working? How can I make effective words, if the world I live in has already disoriented me with jerk ideas? Why you preclude me not to interact with my friends who share my senseless world? Who knows our conversation with each other with fruitless words might be fruitful in itself not for you but for us? Would you please tell me which words are fruitful and which are fruitless so that I join your meaningful world?<br /><br />Your fruitless friend,Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04034966898412712081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717812093743824552.post-26235288101106633722010-02-17T13:06:40.023-08:002010-02-17T13:06:40.023-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717812093743824552.post-73402051626532986762010-02-17T13:03:11.597-08:002010-02-17T13:03:11.597-08:00Dear Nahuda,
I agree with all what you have said....Dear Nahuda,<br /><br />I agree with all what you have said. But what shall I do with my lips if I grow up on unfertile ground and if the trunk of my thought is fruitless? What is wrong if I talk for the sake of talk just to do a physical exercise with my lips to make sure they are actively working? How can I make effective words, if the world I live in has already disoriented me with jerk ideas? Why you preclude me not to interact with my friends who share my senseless world? Who knows our conversation with fruitless words might be fruitful in itself not for you but for us? Would you please tell me which ideas are fruitful and which are fruitless so that I join your meaningful world?<br /><br />Your fruitless friend,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717812093743824552.post-60548919788977992672010-02-04T08:44:59.656-08:002010-02-04T08:44:59.656-08:00Thanks dear anonym, following the link you provide...Thanks dear anonym, following the link you provided I found the following description of the book you mentioned :<br /><br />As in the case of the christology of the other non-Chalcedonian Oriental Orthodox Churches, Ethiopian christology is usually nicknamed as monophysite christology - an erroneous christological position which indicates the absorption of the humanity of Christ by its divinity . Disproving such a pejorative designation, this book contends that the christological position of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (EOTC) should correctly be termed as miaphysite christology, which highlights the one-united (tewahedo) nature of the Word of God incarnate. Besides, the book proves the orthodoxy of Ethiopian christology, demonstrating how it is based on the christology of St. Cyril of Alexandria (+ A.D. 444). <br /><br /><br />"The Christology of the Oriental Orthodox Churches has all too often been misunderstood by the various Churches of the Chalcedonian tradition (Catholic, Orthodox, Reformed). Qesis Mebratu Gebru's study of the Christology of the largest of the Oriental Orthodox Churches is thus greatly to be welcomed, for it provides a clear and solidly based presentation of the teaching of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church." - Sebastian P. Brock<br /><br /><br />It is really wonderful. But the price... oh man! Maybe I will have a chance to buy it when it comes out in paperback.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717812093743824552.post-30316443257323833942010-02-02T16:16:19.218-08:002010-02-02T16:16:19.218-08:00Dear Nahuda,
I am really pleased of reading this ...Dear Nahuda,<br /><br />I am really pleased of reading this short article not only for the reason that it gives precisely what Tewahedo means for Western writers and readers who usually confuse our Christological position but also for the reason of its implication that you are determined to throw your compiled knowledge in written form for global readers. I strongly encourage you to continue in bringing into our attention such delicate works. It would be much appreciable if you could provide a link that directs readers to view the work of Mebrie's published master thesis in which he has painstakingly explored and explained the same topic in depth. One can find its short introductory note here. http://www.gorgiaspress.com/bookshop/p-56329-gebru-mebratu-kiros-miaphysite-christology.aspx<br /><br />Deep love and heartfelt respect,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717812093743824552.post-80655345469100868282010-02-02T13:01:26.611-08:002010-02-02T13:01:26.611-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com