Seeking the Moravian Way Pt.1: Embracing Mystery & the Fight against Certainty
If you call yourself a Moravian I am sure you are familiar with the inquisitive look that you often get when you tell people that fact and it is more than likely going to be followed by the question "What is a Moravian?" If they happen to even know that word at all than usually the response you get is "Oh you are the cookie people!" To which I cannot deny the fact that Moravians hold claim to some delicious treats. The question "what is a Moravian?" tends to have deeper resonance when you ask it in the context of the spiritual landscape of today's world. Church participation continues to drop and more people call themselves "spiritual but not religious" than ever before. This shift in American religion can cause us in the church to ask some healthy questions and perhaps the best question we can ask ourselves is the same one that is most often asked of us "What is a Moravian?" When I turn back to our history to attempt to an