July 27, 2008
Mark McCleary of the Moot Community, who assisted me on the last speaking tour in Vancouver and Seattle, completed this interesting little report on New Monasticism for Radio Ulster. It includes interviews with Karen Ward, myself and other members of the Church of the Apostles Community in Seattle. Moot and Church of the Apostles are [...]
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July 26, 2008
One of the most important books I have read this year, is Barry Taylor’s “Entertainment Theology”. This book really engages with context, exploring the developing new forms of mysticism. I like what he says a great deal. One of the key ideas, is the re-sacralisation of culture. That religious symbolism has been reapprproated into culture, [...]
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July 18, 2008
Over the last week, I have encountered a number of people exploring spirituality, who have used that well known mantra, “I am spiritual, not religious”. I have had some quite profound conversations with a number of people that had relgious experience in their youth. Words that keep appearing in these conversations are GUILT and SHAMING. [...]
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July 18, 2008
One of the reflections that keeps going round in my head since returning from the book tour, is the fixation in the Anglican Church in England concerning who is in and who is out. I have been really concerned how people are currently more concerned with continuing traditions v new traditions, rather than thinking about [...]
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July 18, 2008
Hi Ian – you are now live!
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