Are you satisfied with a purely secular approach to the Christmas season? If not, you might consider spending some time reading the New Testament gospels and reflecting on the life and teachings of Jesus that they depict. Skeptics will resist this suggestion but could soften their stance when they learn that respected thinkers like Thomas [...]
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#42 Inviting Jesus to his Birthday bash
Posted in Religion, Spiritual Exercises, Spirituality, tagged Advent, Biblical Jesus, Christmas, Gospel of John, Gospel of Luke, I and Thou, Jefferson Bible, Martin Buber, Thomas Jefferson, William Short on December 17, 2009 | 1 Comment »
#34 Blah blah blah: help or hindrance?
Posted in Philosophy of Religions, Religious Philosophy, Theology, tagged commonalities, dialogue, differences, Martin Buber, monologue on September 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It’s common wisdom that religion is NEVER, EVER a topic of polite conversation. Talking about religious views supposedly leads to arguments, so if one wishes to avoid the risk of a friendship-ending conflict, one should keep mum. We are trained at near Pavlovian levels; if our interlocutor has the bad grace to bring up religion, [...]
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