For the past couple weeks I’ve had this concept in my head that originated from a term I coined: Faitheist (and Faitheism by extension). Apparently this is a thing. Over at the Philosophy Portal there is a course offered on the topic of Christian Atheism which features lectures by Slavoj Žižek, Peter Rollins, and others. […]
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“Faitheism” and Exile
In my last post I coined the term “faitheism” which, if I do say so myself, is quite clever. The combining of concepts that at first glance appear contradictory is a pretty Christian thing to do (at least if the union of divinity and humanity in the person of Christ has anything to say about […]
A Theopoetics of Exile: Quantum? I Barely Knew Him!
In my last two posts I have discussed the lack, or void, that seems to be intrinsic to the human experience. As I have suggested, the way we often deal with this sense of emptiness is to insist that it is an unnatural intruder that must be overcome, and further, the Christian solution is to […]
Science, Patriarchy, and Christian Dominionism
There was a time during the early twentieth century when Albert Einstein was a virtual celebrity. His work created buzz, his public appearances were characterized by mobs of adoring fans — he was like a rock star before rock stars were even a thing. Those days have seen something of a resurgence. Neil deGrasse Tyson […]
VATICAN’T (Catholicism Without All the Uplifting Parts): Week 3 — Quantum? I Barely Knew Him!
As I have stated, the purpose of this series is to integrate some of the spiritual and theological ideas I have been engaging with over the past several years with my own Cathol(ish)ism. In addition to things like religionless Christianity and radical theology I am also drawing from a rather unlikely source of inspiration: quantum […]
The “What” Vs. the “How” of Belief
In my last post I sort of set the stage for a kind of Christian agnosticism, a way of doing faith without swallowing the jagged little pill of feeling like you have to be an asshole about it. Allow me to elaborate. Christianity is often rather gnostic as opposed to agnostic — conservative believers operate […]