tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7907752.post111902238180371171..comments2024-03-27T07:18:39.229-05:00Comments on In Medias Res: More MilbankUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7907752.post-1119039190019459432005-06-17T15:13:00.000-05:002005-06-17T15:13:00.000-05:00Whoops. That second paragraph was supposed to rea...Whoops. That second paragraph was supposed to read: "I know your read the comments over at T&S. <I>So I don't want to bore you repeating my comments there.</I>" <BR/><BR/>I accidentally left that sentence off somehow and it came across as accusatory. (Unintentionally so)Clark Goblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03876620613578404474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7907752.post-1119039127497867972005-06-17T15:12:00.000-05:002005-06-17T15:12:00.000-05:00For Milbank, the rites of the church, in making a ...<I>For Milbank, the rites of the church, in making a context of giving and receiving central (through the taking of communion, the singing of hymns, the participation in church work, and so forth) to our lives, teaches and unifies us around principles of the gift which can guide our political determinations. </I> <BR/><BR/>Russell, Jim responded with a fairly similar answer. I know your read the comments over at T&S. My problem is that Milbank (and many others) seem to think that ritual learning somehow has a better chance of success than "propositional success." I just don't see any evidence for this. <BR/><BR/>I don't deny in the least the power of ritual. Indeed I think to privilege propositional teaching above ritual (or vice versa as Milbank does) is doomed to failure. In each case something essential is left out.<BR/><BR/>What I deny is Milbank's basic return to Iamblicus' view of religious ritual in the early days of neoPlatonism. There just is no evidence that there is this essential and <I>consistent</I> relationship between ritual, meaning, and most importantly agreement.<BR/><BR/> <BR/><BR/><A></A><A></A>Posted by<A><B> </B></A><A HREF="www.libertypages.com/clark" REL="nofollow" TITLE="clark at lextek dot com">Clark</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com