HON301K Class Session 1

Read before coming to class:

HON301K Syllabus
Matthew 14:22-33
Romans 10:5-15
The Elephant's Child (illustrated version)
Chapter 9 in Kellert & Farnham pp 123 - 135: Alma De'atea, "The World That Is Coming": Reflections of Power, Knowledge, Wisdom, and Progress.
Chapter 15 in Kellert & Farnham pp 215 - 229: The Garden of Delights

Everything Is Holy Now
When I was a boy, each week On Sunday, we would go to church And pay attention to the priest As he would read the Holy Word. And consecrate the holy bread And everyone would kneel and bow Today the only difference is Everything is holy now. Everything, everything, Everything is holy now . . .	When I was in Sunday school We would learn about the time Moses split the sea in two Jesus made the water wine And I remember feeling sad that miracles don't happen still But now I can't keep track 'Cause everything's a miracle Everything, everything Everything's a miracle . . .	This morning outside I stood And saw a little red-winged bird Shining like a burning bush Singing like a scripture verse It made me want to bow my head. . . 'Cause everything is holy now Everything, everything Everything is holy now Everything, everything, Everything is holy now . . .
Lyrics by Peter Mayer Copyright 1999 (ASCAP)

Why do our perceptions of the world change as we mature? Does this change also hold for humanity in general? Does the way God both deals and reveals to us change through time? Does something "scientific" like science, or "practical" like technology, or "nebulous" like "truth" influence our perceptions and relationships or inform us about those relationships?