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Ritual is so habitual3 comments

jkridel wrote 16 hours ago: For those of us coming to Secular Humanistic Judaism from outside that movement (e.g., my own start … more →

Tags: humanism, Judaism, Conservative Judaism, jewish thought, Humanistic Judaism

Mind and Cosmos, Dazed and Confused

jkridel wrote 6 days ago: I’ve been intermittently reading Thomas Nagel’s book, Mind and Cosmos. Intermittently in … more →

Tags: Theology, Philosophy, humanism, humanism, Nägel, Philosophy, Religion and Spirituality, Thomas Nagel

A (not-so-brief) reaction to a Skirball podcast with Neil Gillman

jkridel wrote 1 month ago: On my drive to work one recent morning, I started listening to a series of interviews with Professor … more →

Tags: Theology, Philosophy, humanism, Judaism, Conservative Judaism, jewish thought, revelation, Torah, Jewish thought

Practice Questions A2

doctoroctagon wrote 1 month ago: On a certain other Philosophy and Ethics website they have put their advice about what areas they th … more →

Tags: A2 Level, life after death, religious language a2 level, religious experience, Miracles, OCR A2 Philosophy of Religion, Ottó, Philosophy, A-Level

Analogical Language, Doctrine of God, and the World6 comments

J.W. Wartick wrote 1 month ago: In God’s world, everything is, after all, comparable to everything else. Granted, we tend to w … more →

Tags: Analytic Philosophy and Christian Doctrine, Christian, God, Christianity, Theism, Theology, doctrine, christian doctrine, dogmatics

Aquinas for metaphors

Nathan Lyons wrote 3 months ago: Whether Holy Scripture Should Use Metaphors? Objection 3: Further, the higher creatures are, the nea … more →

Tags: language, Thomas Aquinas, Scripture, Divine names, Metaphor, thomas aquinas

Love wins

arievergreen wrote 3 months ago: Watch what happens when a subway “preacher” tries to spread his heterosexism and homopho … more →

Tags: activism, Stories, theory and philosophy, videos, Courage, Heterosexism, Love, Power, Bravery

The Word of God - Who, not What

Nick Zaccardi wrote 4 months ago: I want to talk about the very foundation of the Word of God. In the beginning was the Word, and the … more →

Tags: word of God, Christ, Bible, Truth, Word, Eternal, Grace, Eternity, Scripture

Aquinas' trinity

Nathan Lyons wrote 4 months ago: Rowan Williams tries to clarify here what Thomas (and the whole tradition which follows Augustine … more →

Tags: Rowan Williams, Thomas Aquinas, God, Trinity, thomas aquinas

What happened to the Christian narrative?

narrativeblog wrote 4 months ago: ☞ The number of Christians in America (and one should add, elsewhere in the western world as well) i … more →

Tags: Religion, Cultural Shift, religious affiliation, static concepts, Self Understanding, narrative identities, narrative framework, False religion, True Christianity?

Exploring the religious language of Barack Obama4 comments

talesbehindtheclassroomdoor wrote 4 months ago: Starter: what is your attitude towards religious faith? Do you ever use religious language? When and … more →

Tags: Religion, Christianity, america, Liberal, Right, Right-wingers

"st paul's 'body as a temple' didn't have today's calorie obsession in mind"

Zhou (Chew) Hong Jie wrote 5 months ago: by Giles Fraser   It was an innocent enough quip, or so I thought. As mass ended, I turned to o … more →

Tags: Popular Culture, Society, Sparrows and Sandcastles blog, Sparrows and Sandcastles, Benjamin Chew blog, Benjamin Chew, Sparrows and Sandcastles blog by Benjamin Chew, popular culture, St. Paul

The Myth of "Religion": Constructing the Other as an enemy40 comments

J.W. Wartick wrote 8 months ago: The myth of religious violence should finally be seen for what it is: an important part of the folkl … more →

Tags: Philosophy, Christian, Christian Apologetics, Christianity, Islam, J. W. Wartick, myth of religion, nation-state, Nationalism

I Haven't Said Enough5 comments

Erin KLG wrote 9 months ago: As a former religious person turned super religious person turned nonreligious person, I feel that I … more →

Tags: New York City, Religion, losing my religion, Secular, nonreligious, Christian, God, Pray

On eliminating religious language2 comments

TCC wrote 1 year ago: A weird thing I’ve noticed since I’ve become an atheist is the occasional self-conscious … more →

Tags: Religion & Faith, The Faithless Life, Interacting with Believers, language, Bless You!, Gesundheit, Salud, goodbye, eliminating religious language

Logical Positivism videos on RSatTeddies YouTube channel

rsmatters wrote 1 year ago: Logical Positivism videos on RSatTeddies YouTube channel Video featuring Freddie himself! … more →

Tags: videos, A2, Philosophy of Religion, Edexcel

Critically assess the claim that the meaning of religious language lies in the context in which it is used.

doctoroctagon wrote 1 year ago: The claim of a language game theorist is that the meaning of a phrase is found in its use or context … more →

Tags: A2 Level, religious language a2 level, Religion, OCR, Philosophy, A2, A-Level, Wittgenstein, Meaning

The problem with the Mass...

lisabewick wrote 1 year ago: I do accept that all of my problems with the Mass are my own. I do not claim that my views are … more →

Tags: Christianity, God, Roman Catholic Church, Mass, God's Power, the problem with the Mass

Review on Common Prayer: A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals

jrmslp wrote 1 year ago: I have to start my review by being honest. When I first saw and heard the author of this book, Shane … more →

Tags: Theology, God Talk, christian speak, "Christian" language, Religious Meaning, interpretation, Meaning, spirituality, navajo indian reservation


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