Hopefully someone can pull the actual quote from "Dissenters in a Great Society," but this is from the transcript, making an educated guess where the actual quote begins and ends: “such idolatry is regularly dramatized in the offertory where it is regarded as the ‘collection’ and as an intermission in the worship of the congregation. Actually, the offertory is integral to the sacramental existence of the church, a way of representing the oblation of the totality of life to God. No more fitting symbol of the involvement of Christians in the everyday life of the world could be imagined, in American society at least, than money, for nearly every relationship in personal and public life is characterized by the obtaining or spending or exchange of money. If then, in worship, human beings offer themselves in all of their decisions, actions, and words to God, it is well that they use money as the witness to that offering. Money is thus used sacramentally within the church and not contributed as to some charity or given because the church as such has any need of money.”
I’d love to get that quote about money needing to be sacramental if someone is able to share it?
Hopefully someone can pull the actual quote from "Dissenters in a Great Society," but this is from the transcript, making an educated guess where the actual quote begins and ends: “such idolatry is regularly dramatized in the offertory where it is regarded as the ‘collection’ and as an intermission in the worship of the congregation. Actually, the offertory is integral to the sacramental existence of the church, a way of representing the oblation of the totality of life to God. No more fitting symbol of the involvement of Christians in the everyday life of the world could be imagined, in American society at least, than money, for nearly every relationship in personal and public life is characterized by the obtaining or spending or exchange of money. If then, in worship, human beings offer themselves in all of their decisions, actions, and words to God, it is well that they use money as the witness to that offering. Money is thus used sacramentally within the church and not contributed as to some charity or given because the church as such has any need of money.”
Brilliant! Thank you