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Reflections on Inconceivability and Humility
The question put was: “Are Coptic Christians orthodox or monophysite?” Few would be concerned with the arcane query. Was Jesus, the Christ of God, one person with two distinct natures, human and divine, or, to put it inelegantly, one person … Continue reading
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Attempts and Temptations
Attempts The unconscious is a reservoir of the experiences of terrestrial life. It, in a sense, remembers everything from the dawn of life to the present. In it resonates all that was and, as the power of life, all that … Continue reading
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Imagination and Communication
Several years ago the latest work from a contemporary philosopher was recommended to me. As the request came from someone I hold dear, I obliged. While the arguments were being celebrated for their prescient insight, from the start I could … Continue reading
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God save the King: reflections on an incarnation of symbol
With the accession of Charles III there has been, in some corners, those questioning the role of constitutional monarchy in this nation. The questions concern either the cost or the relevance of the institution as now constituted. They that decry … Continue reading
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Pastor or Ritualist
a summation of arguments past in part excerpted from a letter to JT, October 2022 Regarding the distinction between being a pastor and being a ritualist, my lucubration on the topic brought forth Psychotherapeutic Drama: rebranding ritual (January 2021). I … Continue reading
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The absence of beauty and social disintegration: reflections
“The world is a beautiful place – to be born into – if you don’t mind happiness – not always being – so very much fun – if you don’t mind a touch of hell – now and then – … Continue reading
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O my soul: an éclaircissement
Despite at least two articles attempting to elucidate the human want for immortality, I have been again quizzed as to exactly what it is I think about “life after death.” If there were a simple answer, it would be I … Continue reading
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