by Harry Winter, O.M.I.

Originally published in 2003, Dividing or Strengthening? Five Ways of Christianity now has a second edition, again featuring Father Ron Rolheiser, O.M.I. as one of the leading exponents of the third way,

Reformed Christianity.  The internet edition may be viewed by opening the province supported Mission-Unity-Dialogue website, http://www.harrywinter.org and going to the menu item Five Ways Book at the top of the home page (not at the right side). Hard copies may be obtained by contacting me.

Only three times since Pentecost have all five ways been active at the same time.  Usually, one or two dominated.  Since the end of Vatican II in 1965, all five ways have been very active.  The problem is that one or two of these don’t work well with the others; Liberal Christianity does not like Fundamentalist Christianity, for example. Yet all five try to make Jesus known, and if these five work together, there are great revivals of Christianity.

President Ronald Reagan’s induction speech in the French Academy “If I Had Known Von Balthasar” is still the appendix, pp. 166-72, illustrating a leader who was both Catholic and Liberal, although considered a Conservative.  My thanks to Father Nick Harding O.M.I., who discovered this speech and sent it to me back in 2002.

Please see which of the five you favor.  I welcome insights from members of the Oblate Family.