[Dialogue] Secondary Ethics

[Thomas Morrison]

Hi everybody,

Goodness, our conversation over primary/seconday integrity (PSI) is most interesting, expressing in many ways musings I have had, but forgotten or pushed aside.
I should be more careful for what I pray, that is, my e-mail request--my sermon prep just became much more complicated and deep.

If I have read well our respones, I think the following notions pop out either in the words or between them concerning PSI:

1) Behind PSI lurks PIlate's questions: What is truth? What should I do w/ Jesus (I add: and the "little christs")?
2) If we are to work through these questions in an interesting way, at least two realizations-ah ha's--must occur . . .
    a) Everyone is a nobody when it comes to God. ( I am using God here in the fullness of RS-1, as best as I understand it).
    b) Nobody has integrity compared to God. (possible signs: feeling fated or guilty).
3) There are two ways of working w/ these two facts . . .
    a) primary integrity
    b) secondary integrity.
4) There is no escape for anyone when it comes to using PSI; the lack of escape is also a fact of life and is required for living together to happen.
5) Unfortunately, either primary integrity or secondary integrity have lurking monsters hovering near.  They are substantial and worthy opponents.
6) Knowing that, we proceed as did Bonhoeffer and Gandhi in dramatic form.

Everyday examples are easy enough to identify, I think.

Tom

----- Original Message ----- 
From: thomas morrison 
To: Colleague Dialogue
Sent: 8/22/2007 4:38:47 PM 
Subject: Re: [Dialogue] Secondary Ethics


Hi Everybody,
I recall a Movement/Order conversation in the late 1960s or early 1970s concerning the topic: Primary Ethics and Secondary Ethics.
Looked through my papers, notes and scribbles and came up w/ empty hands.  Information on the topic would be appreciated.  TKU.
Tom
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