The Land of Unlikeness

Catholic Anglican Reflections on Theology and Culture

Christian theology is not only a detached exercise of the Christian intellect; it is the life of the on Body in which Truth is both thought out and lived out.
A. Michael Ramsey, The Gospel and the Catholic Church (1936)

Experience teaches us that leading a Catholic life today is only possible where the mystery has retained its complete depth, where dogmas are not perceived as problems, are curtailed in their essential dimensions and reduced to purely human understanding, or where secondary forms of tradition are not selected as criteria for affiliation with the Church… Only by assuming a non-polemic role of tranquility in the center will it be possible to assume genuine responsibility for the while.
Here tensions can be addressed that are characteristic if all living things - including the Church of Christ - which are not necessarily cause for alarm: tensions between the spirit of Pentecost and the institution, between personal and ecclesial conscience, and the like…
[We wish] to help clarify the issues that confront the contemporary Christian by utilizing the shining depths of our common faith and, in so doing, to counteract the widespread feelings of uncertainty.
Hans Urs von Balthasar, “The Mission of Communio” (1978-1979)

Welcome to The Land of Unlikeness. We are a group of Catholic Anglicans and Catholics working together to explore and illuminate the cultural issues that challenge unity and peace in the world. We understand culture holistically, and thus focus not only on religion, but also art, politics, science, law, and language, among others.

We have been formed by sacramental and daily worship. We are orthodox and catholic in our outlook, and we tread boldly into politics, psychoanalysis, theater, film, science, literature, pop culture, and (especially) theology. We welcome your comments, criticism and praise.