Archive for October, 2008
Conceptualizing a Spiritual Communion with God
Why have we become “comfortably numb?” One compelling hypothesis posits the spiritual vacuum of the Christian worship of God. The emphasis on the cultural “external” enacts little if any understanding both cognively and spiritually of God. While reviewing the book Enduring Grace: Living Portraits of Seven Women Mystics – written by Carol Lee Flinders — an [...]
Questioning the Linearity of Time
Orthodox Christianity conceptualizes time as linear — passed down from Judiasm — with the establishment of creation as the “starting” point and final redemption by God as the “end” point ; Christians anticipate eschatology in the form of the Parousia as the “end” point of the equation. Yet, the equation seems fallacious. Acknowledging God constitutes both a personal and [...]