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#57 Did Jesus have to die?

Posted in God, Philosophy of Religion, Religion, Religious Philosophy, Theology, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on March 5, 2012 | 3 Comments »

During this, the 40-day Lenten period leading up to Easter, the inevitable question comes to mind:  why did Jesus—said to be the Son of God—suffer and die on a cross? As.a child, theologian and Methodist minister Rebecca Ann Parker learned that God sacrificed his beloved child for the sake of humanity.  Influenced by this teaching, [...]

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#14 Rescued from the iron cage of guilt

Posted in Ethics, God, Philosophy of Religion, Religion, Religious Philosophy, Theological Ethics, Theology, tagged , , , , , on March 15, 2009 | 2 Comments »

If you don’t have an ear for the music of Christianity, it may be hard to make sense of why the Lenten days tracking the Gospels’ accounts of Jesus’ journey from freedom to arrest, crucifixion, and resurrection are so important to Christians. The answer partly lies in the doctrine that Christ liberates, or saves, human [...]

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#13 Giving up Me-Centrism for Lent

Posted in Ethics, God, Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion, Religion, Religious Philosophy, Spiritual Exercises, Theological Ethics, Theology, tagged , , on March 5, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Think you’re number one?  Who doesn’t?  Are you a narcissist? Hey, who isn’t? After all, our interior world is most vivid to ourselves.  Who could possibly know and care for our well-being and happiness better than ourselves?  A tidy amount of Me-Centrism is desirable (we Americans prefer to call it self-esteem), but in sloppy-sized doses, it turns [...]

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