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Radical Faith Exploring fundamentals of faith in a changed world
A theme
of the 20th century is that of "angst" or existential
anxiety. A number of thinkers suggest that as humanity adjusts
to The Absence of God,
so does their background anxiety rise - sometimes to intolerable
heights. The debate over God is increasing in tempo as
non-theists and theists jockey for the best position.
It is
often difficult to work out from the gospels what Jesus most
likely actually said. In some cases The
Helping Hand of Thomas can make all the difference. The
Gospel of Thomas contains some material which is earlier and
more accurate than the approved texts.
Beyond
the Fringe For
those who are open to venturing beyond traditional Christian
teaching, some challenging viewpoints are presented here.
u When
it comes to choosing between right and wrong, Christians look to Jesus
of Nazareth and the Church for the rules. The theory is that morality
has been revealed to us by God through various people. But what if
this doctrine is misguided? The Moral
Naturalists, writes David Brooks, may have a better case. It
could be that we are all to some degree equipped by evolution to
recognise basic morality, which is then elaborated by each society in
its own unique way.
26/07/2010
Church
Watch
Sister
Milindia, a bogus Anglican nun in New York, has
begged money unhindered for a decade [More]
Velasia De Paolis,
the Papal delegate appointed to reform the Legionaries of
Christ, has been given sweeping powers over the entire
organisation [More]
Hugo Chavez,
President of Venezuela, has initiated the takeover by the
State of the Catholic Church's TV station in the Diocese
of Caracas [More]
An Anglican priest in Toronto, Canada, is
embarrassed after giving a Eucharist wafer of unleavened
bread to a dog [More]
An enclosed order of Catholic nuns has signed a contract to
make and market recordings of their Gregorian chant [More]
The London Metropolitan Police in the UK say that some
Christian preachers are using witch scares to abuse or even
murder children [More]
Egyptian Copts in Cairo are protesting after the unexplained
disappearance of a priest's wife, rumoured to have been
abducted by Muslims [More]
Obiter
Dictum Catholic Archbishop Richard Smith thinks that
coverage of priestly sexual abuse has been less than sober
and often based on conjecture and speculation.
