Just kidding! Recently, I was teaching my eighth graders at All Saints Episcopal School in our Comparative Religion class about the distinctives of Christianity. Number one on that list is the doctrine of the Trinity. We puzzled around with it a bit. We talked about the term “modified monotheism” (as opposed to the “absolute monotheism” Read More …
Currently, I am teaching a university course on the mystical experience, and one of the major issues that we confront is: What does a mystical experience look like? There are many answers to this question, but I would like to offer two pictures today: one from Buddhism and one from Christianity. Let’s begin with Buddhism. Read More …
This book is a masterful introduction to the practice of mindfulness. It also includes oodles of research and case study information on how mindfulness has been successfully implemented in clinical situations to reduce stress and promote well-being. Mindfulness itself is another way of speaking about the practice of becoming aware of where you are right Read More …
Let me start off by saying, “I love religion.” I love to think about religion, talk about it, study it, and write about it. Also, I think the variety of religion in the world is beautiful and wonderful. Such diversity and wonder… I could sit and talk for hours (and I have) with individual persons Read More …
No, not that Thomas More. As a change of pace, I thought that I would offer a few comments about a recent book. In A Religion of One’s Own, Thomas Moore speaks to the needs of spirituality within our very secularized world — and also about the need of secularity in our overly ossified religious Read More …
