About Peregrinato; or, Who is James Estes?
Preamble. I like weird words. Words like paean and irenicon. I don't have a favorite word, but I am rather fond of defenestrate. You don't get to use a word like that an awful lot. I know a lot of weird shit. I am a walking compendium of trivia.
Beliefs. Hardly complete; quite heterodox. Christian in orientation; Unitarian Universalist in approach and denominational affiliation. I believe in God, I believe in Jesus Christ, I believe in the Holy Spirit. I believe in the final reconciliation of all souls with God. And that's the closest to a confessional statement I'll make right here, right now. (Note, canny reader, that I've only stated belief in, not a doctrinal relationship. My Jesus is prophetic; my Christ is mystical.)
Vocation. I am a minister in formation. I'm not sure what form my ministry will take. Maybe counseling. Maybe spiritual direction. Maybe teaching. It is quite possible that my teaching ministry may be manifested in theological librarianship and bibliography. I do believe in the call to ministry, and I do believe I have been called to ministry, even if I am struggling to discern how my skills best fit that call.
Interests & Activities. I am a geek. I confess that too. I like comic books. I like science fiction. I like computer games. I like reading HP Lovecraft and RE Howard, in spite of their florid prose. I love the writings of Tolkien. They are grand and epic and rich and nuanced. They are not mere fantasy; they are mythopoesis. If you think they're mere fantasy, you're wrong. The are filled with numina and grace. And I heart CS Lewis.
I enjoy the creative endeavor. I dabble in photography and drawing. I enjoy writing, and have written quite a bit. I believe that even academic writing must flow; the quality of one's words are not limited to a particular venue. Choose your words carefully; use them well.
Education. I have an undergraduate degree in Religion from The George Washington Univeristy (GW). I have graduate degrees in Library Science (Catholic University) and Counseling/Human Development (again, GW). I am pursuing a graduate theological degree at Wesley Theological Seminary. I anticipate at one point in the future I may do a doctorate in spirituality or pastoral theology.
Classification. I can be cross-referenced under the following descriptors, if you were so inclined: Christian; Unitarian Universalist; seminarian; XNFX; writer; reader; artist; counselor; teacher; geek; bibliothecary; thanatologist; contemplative; pilgrim; eccentric.
About the Blog
This blog began in August 2003 as "The Aerie" on uuchristian.net, on MovableType. MovableType turned out to be fairly powerful, but a bit more convoluted for my present needs. I moved the blog over (experimentally) to TypePad, but I was not persuaded. I experimented (even more briefly) with iBlog, but I was horrified. The blog continued with Blogger (as "The Aerie", with marginal activity) on my occasional domain, lookingeagle.org. In March 2005 I moved it off my domain to blogger, and changed the name to Peregrinato.
Why Peregrinato? I am entranced with pilgrimage--as activity, as spiritual act, as metaphor.
Beliefs. Hardly complete; quite heterodox. Christian in orientation; Unitarian Universalist in approach and denominational affiliation. I believe in God, I believe in Jesus Christ, I believe in the Holy Spirit. I believe in the final reconciliation of all souls with God. And that's the closest to a confessional statement I'll make right here, right now. (Note, canny reader, that I've only stated belief in, not a doctrinal relationship. My Jesus is prophetic; my Christ is mystical.)
Vocation. I am a minister in formation. I'm not sure what form my ministry will take. Maybe counseling. Maybe spiritual direction. Maybe teaching. It is quite possible that my teaching ministry may be manifested in theological librarianship and bibliography. I do believe in the call to ministry, and I do believe I have been called to ministry, even if I am struggling to discern how my skills best fit that call.
Interests & Activities. I am a geek. I confess that too. I like comic books. I like science fiction. I like computer games. I like reading HP Lovecraft and RE Howard, in spite of their florid prose. I love the writings of Tolkien. They are grand and epic and rich and nuanced. They are not mere fantasy; they are mythopoesis. If you think they're mere fantasy, you're wrong. The are filled with numina and grace. And I heart CS Lewis.
I enjoy the creative endeavor. I dabble in photography and drawing. I enjoy writing, and have written quite a bit. I believe that even academic writing must flow; the quality of one's words are not limited to a particular venue. Choose your words carefully; use them well.
Education. I have an undergraduate degree in Religion from The George Washington Univeristy (GW). I have graduate degrees in Library Science (Catholic University) and Counseling/Human Development (again, GW). I am pursuing a graduate theological degree at Wesley Theological Seminary. I anticipate at one point in the future I may do a doctorate in spirituality or pastoral theology.
Classification. I can be cross-referenced under the following descriptors, if you were so inclined: Christian; Unitarian Universalist; seminarian; XNFX; writer; reader; artist; counselor; teacher; geek; bibliothecary; thanatologist; contemplative; pilgrim; eccentric.
About the Blog
This blog began in August 2003 as "The Aerie" on uuchristian.net, on MovableType. MovableType turned out to be fairly powerful, but a bit more convoluted for my present needs. I moved the blog over (experimentally) to TypePad, but I was not persuaded. I experimented (even more briefly) with iBlog, but I was horrified. The blog continued with Blogger (as "The Aerie", with marginal activity) on my occasional domain, lookingeagle.org. In March 2005 I moved it off my domain to blogger, and changed the name to Peregrinato.
Why Peregrinato? I am entranced with pilgrimage--as activity, as spiritual act, as metaphor.
posted by Peregrinato at 8/01/2003 01:28:00 am
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