On Theology

Abstract

community, in that I can be part of groups that "meet" on the internet—but in reality, they are dependent upon my financial means to secure regular access to a computer. If access to the internet is the new mode of participation in a putative community, it runs the risks of not only the Docetism and Gnosticism to which Baron refers; it also runs the risk of excluding those whom Jesus loved most: namely, the poor, who have only their bodies. A lively discussion followed the papers and response. Such topics as funeral liturgies and cremation surfaced as possibilities for next year's meeting. The possibility of holding a joint session with the Ecclesiology Program Group was also mentioned.