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Tag Archives: god
Legacies of Sexual Abuse: My Experience
I. John came into my life when I was around 14. He had been invited to our Church as a guest speaker and had soon moved to our town to start a new life for himself. He was charismatic, friendly … Continue reading
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Tagged addiction, childhood, church, god, healing, recovery, sex abuse, sexual abuse, sexuality, trauma
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On Becoming Who One Is
In 1971 the Who’s Pete Townshend wrote the following lyrics: ‘Please don’t say that you know me Cause I don’t even know myself.’ Known for his turbulent and often troubled life, Townshend’s angst and confusion reflect the difficult journey many … Continue reading
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Tagged augustine, christ, existentialism, faith, god, kierkegaard, life, nietzsche, redemption, sin, theology
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Modern Circles of Hell: Some New Proposals
As Dante’s tour guide through hell, the Roman poet Virgil introduces the former to the nine circles of torment that will face the condemned upon death. These concentric circles roughly correspond to the seven deadly sins, but are extended to … Continue reading
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Tagged circlesofhell, dante, dantesinferno, devil, god, hell, satan, satire
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Teilhard de Chardin and the Unity of Experience and Intellect
In his introductory essay to a collection of works by renowned German theologian Wolfhart Pannenberg, Richard John Neuhaus draws attention to the unity of thought and experience in Pannengerg’s theological corpus. He writes of Pannengerg’s commitment to a ‘comprehensive idea … Continue reading
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Tagged dechardin, god, philosophy, teilharddechardin, theology, war, worldwar1
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Nihilisms New God
I. The meta-narrative of contemporary Western culture is nihilism, and its maxim is this: we come from nothing and are heading towards oblivion. This truism is evident when one reflects on what we pursue as objects of ultimate value. … Continue reading
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Tagged culture, emanueleseverino, evolution, existentialism, god, huxley, internet, kierkegaard, nietzsche, nihilism, philosophy, science, socialmedia, technology, utopia
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Worship Music and the Jesus Fetish
‘I wanna sit at your feet. Drink from the cup in your hand. Lay back against you and breathe, here your heart beat This love is so deep, it’s more than I can stand. I melt in your peace, it’s … Continue reading
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Tagged christianity, church, churchmusic, god, hillsong, music, worship, worshipmusic
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Why You Won’t Catch Me at a Hillsong Event
For my birthday weekend last year I was lucky enough to be in Melbourne visiting my family. They had arranged to fly me down and take me out to dinner at some fancy place in the CBD on the Sunday … Continue reading
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Tagged church, god, hillsong, pentecostalism, prosperity theology, sydney, theology, worship
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The Dangers of Contextualising Theology
In his book Faith Seeking Understanding: An Introduction to Christian Theology, Daniel L. Migliore writes that ‘all theology is contextual.’ (1) By this Migliore refers to the now well-established notion of theological work being the result of an interaction between … Continue reading
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Tagged bonhoeffer, christianity, church, contextual theology, faith, god, nazis, nazism, religion, theology, thirdreich
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The Church: Relinquishing Control
I was recently chatting with a friend of mine who also works as a youth worker in his local Uniting Church. He was regaling me with a story- familiar to many of us- of the opposition he was experiencing whilst … Continue reading
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Tagged australia, christian, christianity, church, faith, god, jesus, religion, unitingchurch
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