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Tao before Te - natural revelation and virtue (chapter 51)

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Episode 36 looks at chapter 51, in which the abstract Tao, the origin and sustainer of all things, points to the more concrete virtue of Te, the selfless and ever-giving behavior of those in touch with the Tao as they emulate it. For Lao Tzu, we can only understand Te/virtue by first observing Tao/the order of all things. For Christians, we should arrive at Christian virtue by first observing God/Christ, rather than using Christian "values" and behaviors to arrive at proper theology.

The episode is divided into two main parts:

  1. "Natural revelation" - The Tao/God as origin and sustainer of all things
    1. Environmentalism among Christians
    2. The natural revelation of the Tao as a basis for understanding ultimate/primal virtue
  2. Three elements of virtue - all centered on "giving"
    1. What we produce / How we create
    2. What we provide / How we contribute
    3. What we preach / How we counsel

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Episode 36 looks at chapter 51, in which the abstract Tao, the origin and sustainer of all things, points to the more concrete virtue of Te, the selfless and ever-giving behavior of those in touch with the Tao as they emulate it. For Lao Tzu, we can only understand Te/virtue by first observing Tao/the order of all things. For Christians, we should arrive at Christian virtue by first observing God/Christ, rather than using Christian "values" and behaviors to arrive at proper theology.

The episode is divided into two main parts:

  1. "Natural revelation" - The Tao/God as origin and sustainer of all things
    1. Environmentalism among Christians
    2. The natural revelation of the Tao as a basis for understanding ultimate/primal virtue
  2. Three elements of virtue - all centered on "giving"
    1. What we produce / How we create
    2. What we provide / How we contribute
    3. What we preach / How we counsel

See more at www.coreyfarr.com

Support the show

  continue reading

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