Okay. So. I’ve been thinking about our rapid and unsavory judgments of other people, especially in the area of spirituality. [It spills over into the political realm, and so many others as well, but for now, I want to deal with the “religious” aspect.] As you may already know, I come from an extremely conservative […]
A Long Way From Tipperary
Although not all of Crossan’s book A Long Way From Tipperary was riveting to me (I skimmed the personal parts, devoured the spiritual thoughts), I found a few nuggets that meant something to me. [Crossan is an ex-monk, ex-priest who’s written myriads of books on the historical Jesus.] If you, dear reader, have followed my […]
In Praise of Doubt
The second book I’ve read recently is Peter Berger and Anton Zijderveld’s In Praise of Doubt: How to Have Convictions Without Becoming a Fanatic. Both authors are sociologists; Zijderveld holds an additional doctorate in philosophy. There are a plethora of great thoughts in the book; however, in this small space, I’ll highlight only a few […]
Two Books
Two books that are on my radar currently–aside from the novels I need to read–are In Praise of Doubt: How to Have Convictions Without Becoming a Fanatic by Peter Berger and Anton Zijderveld…and Pagan Christianity: Exploring the Roots of Our Church Practices by Frank Viola and George Barna. I’ll let you know how it goes. […]
Fundamentalism
Dictionary.com defines fundamentalism as many things, but here’s the one I’m referring to in today’s post: “a strict adherence to any set of basic ideas or principles.” This is not necessarily a bad thing, in my opinion, if you don’t foist any of those responsibilities or expectations on anyone else. I think I’ve discussed this […]