by cutsinger | Nov 26, 2010 | Uncategorized
Frankly, I’ve paid almost no attention to the “new atheists”, which is doubtless more than they deserve. The last time I taught my course “Faith, Doubt, and God”, I did assign a couple of short selections by Richard Dawkins, but his...
by cutsinger | Nov 15, 2010 | Uncategorized
Thank you for your comments concerning my post on “Changing Religions vs. Changing Churches”. I agree with much of what you say, and I’m happy to concede a few points—though, as you’ll see, with some important provisos. 1. I’m happy...
by cutsinger | Oct 31, 2010 | Uncategorized
Regarding your question about pride, while I see the distinction you make well enough, I’m not sure one should try to ignore or suppress a feeling of satisfaction at a job well done. It’s one thing to prevent an innocent appreciation of a woman’s...
by cutsinger | Oct 15, 2010 | Uncategorized
“And on the morrow, when they were come from Bethany, He [Jesus] was hungry. And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, He came, if haply He might find anything thereon: and when He came to it, He found nothing but leaves; for the time of figs was not yet....
by cutsinger | Sep 13, 2010 | Uncategorized
Regarding the question you raise concerning my post on “Changing Religions, Changing Churches”, it seems there are two distinct issues at stake: (1) Is there a genuine doctrine of theosis in the Western Church? (2) If so, can one find among Western mystics...
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