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I need to remember to leave my office during the day. I am right across the street from UC Berkeley, one of the loveliest campuses I have ever been to. Winter here is extended autumn, so the trees are all orange and yellow, when they're not pine trees or eucalypti. There is one circle of pine trees near a fountain, with one large eucalyptus standing center. No pavement underfoot. A wooden bench sits in the middle. It is a delightful place to sit. I used to eat lunch out there, but have forgotten to get up and leave these last few months. Eating at my desk is rather unsatisfying.
In other news, I am so excited about upcoming nerdy things. I just today asked to audit a course at my old graduate school. It's taught through the Orthodox Institute there (they've been good to me). The course is called Trinity: East and West. The description is as follows:
This course will explore the origins, development, and contemporary philosophical and theological expressions of the doctrine of the Trinity as articulated from both eastern and western perspectives. Topics will include: questions about the nature of God, the limitations of language, the development of the Creeds, the Cappadocian Fathers in comparison to Augustine, the Filioque, the "immanent" vs. "economic" views of the Trinity, and divine Personhood or "being as communion" as a model for human personhood. The approach will be primarily historical and systematic, viewed through the work of selected contemporary theologians in both Orthodox and western Christian traditions.
Oh my goodness, I'm giddy at the thought of taking this course. This is yet another reminder that my priorities do not involve admin, but rather are theology, singing and yoga. Probably in that order, with singing and theology occasionally fighting it out for first place, and yoga a distant third.
In other news, I am so excited about upcoming nerdy things. I just today asked to audit a course at my old graduate school. It's taught through the Orthodox Institute there (they've been good to me). The course is called Trinity: East and West. The description is as follows:
This course will explore the origins, development, and contemporary philosophical and theological expressions of the doctrine of the Trinity as articulated from both eastern and western perspectives. Topics will include: questions about the nature of God, the limitations of language, the development of the Creeds, the Cappadocian Fathers in comparison to Augustine, the Filioque, the "immanent" vs. "economic" views of the Trinity, and divine Personhood or "being as communion" as a model for human personhood. The approach will be primarily historical and systematic, viewed through the work of selected contemporary theologians in both Orthodox and western Christian traditions.
Oh my goodness, I'm giddy at the thought of taking this course. This is yet another reminder that my priorities do not involve admin, but rather are theology, singing and yoga. Probably in that order, with singing and theology occasionally fighting it out for first place, and yoga a distant third.