Echoes of Schleiermacher

I receive monthly greetings from a Benedictine abbot, Abbot Philip. He’s the Abbot of Christ in the Desert in New Mexico. They were the site of a Discovery Channel show in 2006.

I wrote and asked his permission to quote his recent letter. He said yes! I explained to him that much of his letter reminded me of what we’ve been reading in Schleiermacher’s On Religion. Here’s Abbot Philip’s letter and my comments.