I have a few more words to say about the doctrine of the Trinity… Now, that’s dangerous territory. It is an unwritten rule of Christian theology that you say as little as possible about the Trinity. Just show pictures of kittens instead. Well, I’m joking about the kitten part. Actually, it has been so tempting Read More …
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 …
Here is the third installment in my series on the metaphysical foundation for mystical experiences. In this series, I am investigating some of the inherent issues and biases in the current methods of the social scientific study of religion (i.e., the field of “religious studies”). Do you think that mystical experiences are rare aberrations which diverge from “normal” life? Read More …
