The Last Western Heretic - Lloyd Geering part10

A documentary about the New Zealand theologian Lloyd Geering. Broadcast on TVNZ 12 Jan 2008.

Part 10 - The Earth

Watch the whole thing here:
http://nz.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=BA1273B1BAB3B174

Geering is Emeritus Professor of Religious Studies at Victoria University, Wellington. He holds a D.D. from the University of Otago, a Masters Degree in Mathematics and was a minister in the Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand and turned to theological teaching in 1956. He was tried and found not guilty of heresy in 1967 by the PCANZ. Geering is a controversial commentator on theological issues and considers Christian and Muslim fundamentalism to be a social evil.

In 1967 Professor Geering gained a high profile when the Presbyterian Church charged him with heresy for his radical beliefs. During his "trial" he claimed that the remains of Jesus lay somewhere in Palestine, and that the resurrection had been wrongfully interpreted by churches as a resuscitation of the body of Jesus. He also rejects the notion that God is a supernatural being who created and continues to look over the world.

He is a member of the Jesus Seminar and a participant in the program Living the Questions, an alternative to the Evangelical Alpha course; he is also a member of the Sea of Faith Network.

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• lloyd
• geering
• jesus
• theology
• religion
• evolution
• ethic
• ecology
• earth
• conservation

[roscoebrowne2]

He is quite right and we need more people to think like this or our 'civilisations'will be short lived .... the price of oil may be the least of out grandchildrens worries ... wait till the stresses of over population dictate how we deal with each other

[deltaforceairsoft]

A very thorough,interesting presentation which leaves one with much to ponder.

[rockman2561]

Thank you so much for sharing that!

[webtvmaster]

Wow, that was truly inspiring

[BereanRedneck]

This man claiming to be a Christian is like claiming cars are for sitting and not driving.

[suzbailey23]

A fascinating series; thank you so much for posting it, pppz0r.

[wycliffe35]

Lovely, moving and intellectual series. Thank you for the posting.

Regards.