Jul 07
Posted by: Meta4Life in: Current Events, Religion, Religious Fundamentalism
Via the New York Times, a fine article by
John. F. Burns:
LONDON — The governing body of the Anglican Church in Britain voted on Monday to approve the appointment of women as bishops, a step that appeared to risk a schism in the church in its historic homeland as the Anglican church worldwide faces one […]
Oct 18
Posted by: Meta4Life in: Literature, Modern Religion, Politics, Religion, Religious Fundamentalism, Review, Thought
Humans, thinking, and consciousness all evolve — and our religion and politics must evolve with it. Time to examine the other side of the “political theology” debate and check in with Rousseau and The Savoyard Vicar.
Section III: The Inner Light.
My favorite quote from this section of Professor Lilla’s essay goes like this:
“There is much we […]
I finished Neil Gaiman’s American Gods at about 1:30 this morning. I adore “page turners” like this, though I have to say this is the most singular “page turner” I’ve ever encountered.
As readers of this blog will probably know, all meaning is context bound, and contexts are endless. Here’s mine:
When this book was originally released […]