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Sep 8, 2017

What is a Soul?

I’ve always found it interesting that Aristotle believed plants have souls. It’s difficult for me to imagine that there is some part of a plant that is immaterial. On the other hand, if plants don’t have souls, what is it that makes them grow and flower and express such beautiful complexity? I believe the being… Continue reading

Doctrine, Panentheism

Christianity, Essay, God, Mental Health, metaphysics, Philosophy, Plato, religion, soul, Spirituality, Theology, truth
Sep 4, 2017

Is Everything Subjective?

When I was studying for my undergraduate degree I remember writing a dissertation on the subjectivity of musical meaning. My argument was that the meaning of a piece of music is encapsulated not so much in the sounds we hear, but in the context in which we listen. My argument located musical meaning in the… Continue reading

Christianity, Philosophical Dialogue

Bible, God, hermeneutics, objectivity, Philosophy, Scripture, subjectivity, Theology, truth, university
Sep 3, 2017

Three Views of Hell

In this post I will give a brief overview of three different positions that theologians take concerning the doctrine of hell. My discussion will merely offer brief definitions and a few key scriptures with the aim of encouraging readers toward further study on this subject. Perhaps my key point is that the Christian view of… Continue reading

Life After Death, Suffering

afterlife, Bible, Christianity, Conditionalism, Doctrine, heaven, hell, religion, Theology, Traditionalism, Universalism
Sep 1, 2017

The Flexibility of God

In my studies in recent years I’ve focused a great deal of energy and attention on trying to understand the nature of God. This is not a purely intellectual pursuit, as the way we see God has huge implications in terms of how we view different religions, and their doctrines. Our view of God affects… Continue reading

God

Christianity, David Pawson, Doctrine, flexibility, Free Will, Panentheism, Philosophy, Spirituality, Theology
Aug 27, 2017

Creation and Creator

I found this diagram really useful in depicting the different ways people see the relationship between God and the universe: In theism, God and the universe are separate, but God can intervene in creation. In deism, God and the universe are separate and distinct from one other, with no interaction between the two. In pantheism,… Continue reading

Panentheism, Reflections

atheism, Christianity, deism, God, pantheism, Philosophy, religion, theism, Theology
Aug 25, 2017

Some Truths About God

There is only one God, who is omnipresent, and therefore all that exists. The entirety of creation is God’s self-expression, and there is nothing that exists that is not a part of God. Every created thing is sustained by God, and under His direct control. All creatures are like puppets in the metaphorical hands of… Continue reading

God, Reflections

divinity, existence, God’s attributes, God’s nature, mind, omnipresence, Philosophy, Theology, thoughts, truth

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