Modernist theologian- "A plethora of absurd stories" in the Bible. All time favourite song, "Mary Did you know?"
Delphine Conzelmann: The Virgin Birth of Mary as an "Intellectual Challenge"
What on earth was the point of converting?
The Virgin Birth for Catholics is not an intellectual challenge. It is a reality and the truth
Roman Catholic theologian Delphine Conzelmann doesn't take "absurd stories" in the Bible literally. She embraces the intellectual challenge, full of "freedom in faith." At Christmas, she appreciates the "indestructible, positive power."
A year ago, Basel theologian Delphine Conzelmann converted from the Reformed Church to the Roman Catholic Church. She told kath.ch that her reasons for the change were "primarily spiritual." She said she had developed a new understanding of the Last Supper and the Eucharist.
Now, the theologian is pushing back against the tendency to view faith and reason as opposites. That's a misunderstanding, she says in an interview with NZZ am Sonntag.
"A woman who claims she became pregnant by a ghost—of course, that sounds totally bizarre!"
She takes …