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Bonhoeffer: Religionless Christianity

I read a post today about Deitrich Bonhoeffer and his thoughts on "religionless christianity". I had never heard of such a topic, so I looked it up. Towards the end of his life, while in a German prison, Bonhoeffer wrote a series of letters to a friend on his ponderings of what it meant to be a Christian in a day when absolutes could not be expressed absolutely (post-modernism anyone??). When a man has no choice but to life a secular life. But how would such a man consider himself a Christian? Does God require...

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November, 27 2009 • 1 Comment • 0 Faves
The Religious Wars

Nicholas Kristof had an intersting op-ed in the NY Times yesterday on the religious wars. Traditionally, these wars have been fought with swords, but in the past few years they have been fought with the pen. I've found that the pen has a greater power to inflict pain than the sword would. The sword inflicts a temporary pain, while the pen harms feelings - and relationships - for a long time. I don't know if I think that things are calming down. Being involved with many conversations on spirituality (emergent...

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November, 27 2009 • 0 Comments • 0 Faves

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My name is Joshua Seek. I am pursuing a degree in sustainable business management and I'm interested in urban development. I also am a part of the emerging conversations on spirituality. I'll be writing on these conversations, as well as urban development and transportation issues, and random things that interest me.
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