Theology
Developing Theology
From a clergy net-friend: one of the strengths of the Uniting Church [is its openness to question tradition doctrines]. Not that say, all ministers, are turning away from traditional doctrines, but that there are at least some who are questioning where we are now and suggesting new ways forward. One thing that I am extremely […]
Center Of The Bible ?
I occasionally get emails correcting this matter. I’ll leave you all to judge! (In my view it’s not the most vital matter to be studying in terms of the Bible and our daily lives :-)! Shalom! Rowland Croucher ~~~ [From a netfriend]: Hi ! Are you responsible for one of those pages : http://www.bibleplace.com/trivia/t_center_of_the_bible.htm http://marciesalaskaweb.com/biblecenter.htm […]
Evangelicals
From a friend: Check out http://www.urbaneyes.com.au HOW DO YOU POST AN EVANGELICAL? We never cease to categorise ages, stages, people and movements. So we call a once normal family event a “Quiet Party” and decide we are living in the post modern age and that some ex evangelicals are in fact post evangelicals. Dave Tomlinson’s […]
Humanism
There has been some confusion in the use of the word ‘humanism’ as though it included an essential atheistic belief. This is wrong! Humanitarianism is being kind and helpful to people, treating people humanly. The humanities are studies or literature, art, music, etc – those things that are the products of human creativity. Humanism is […]
Secular Humanism (A Conservative View)
Many Americans are concerned and perplexed about the all events that are taking place in our country. The conditions the that brought about the fall of the Roman Empire are being reenacted. The goals that the Communists have set for our destruction are being fulfilled. We witness in dismay the decline in moral values. Corruption […]
Two Quotes From Jung
The foundation of all mental illness is the unwillingness to experience legitimate suffering.- Carl Jung Religion is a defense against the experience of God. (Carl Jung)
Learning To See The Obvious
© By the Rev. Edward Chinn, D.Min. Jack Eckerd is the founder and former CEO of the Eckerd drugstore chain. Jack spent nearly half his time visiting stores, both his own and those of competitors. He talked with employees and watched what happened. One day he noticed a display of bright-red rubber balls that were […]
Fundamentalist Literalism
How are my jibes at illogical irrational rabid fundamentalism “blasphemy”? Pentecostals and fundamentalists like you pick and choose which of the bible verses they will or will not act on despite telling everyone else that ALL of the bible must be obeyed! That is HYPOCRISY! Have you sinned by wearing clothes made of two types […]
Areopagitica – Against Censorship
From John Milton’s “Areopagitica” (1644) [Appleton- Century Crofts; New York:1951] … a work against censorship. ********************* p. 6 ” … as good almost kill a good man as kill a good book: who kills a man kills a reasonable creature, God’s image; but he who destroys a good book, kills reason itself, kills the image […]
‘A History Of God’ – Tillich
From Karen Armstrong’s ‘A History of God’ ( Vintage; London:1993) pp. 438 – 439 ******************* Paul Tilich (1868 -1965) was convinced that the personal God of traditional Western theism must go but he also believed that religion was necessary for humankind. A deep-rooted anxiety is part of the human condition: this is not neurotic, because […]
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