Evangelical Universalist

Jeff (the agnostic) and I are having a discussion about Gerry Hughe's 'God of Surprises' over on a book thread that Jeff had already started as a result of touching base about it on this thread. I guess it's relevant to Orignial Sin because on of the things Hughes is doing in this book is trying to detoxify our imaginations of the Augustinian legacy by drawing upon a richer, more forgiving, more life affirming, and more humane Catholic tradition (although the exercises are based on Ignatius of Loyola, the sentiments are more those of Thomas Aquinas - who was a very different kettle of fish to Augustine. Thomas wrote that we cannot offend God unless we act against our own best interests).

All the best

Dick