Musings at the intersection of spirituality, religion, science, and politics…
“These passages teach that God’s acceptance, presence, love, and salvation are openly and freely given to all on a radically equal basis, no exceptions. While our social psychology makes it difficult (if not ultimately impossible) for us to do the same, it seems an ideal worth striving for with all our might as disciples of God.”
“And, notwithstanding we believe in the Universal God incarnated throughout all of Creation, we practice Christianity and tell our Christian stories, looking forward to the ultimate unitive reunification with God that will render human religious forms no long necessary.” #dailyoffice
“My hunch is that when Peter was invited to visit Cornelius, he may have had a strong initial repulsion to the idea, his subconscious brain saying ‘Gentile out-group = bad!’ But to his credit, the account said that he responded to this by remembering ‘God has just shown me that no race is better than any other.'”
ORIGINALLY POSTED AT RATIONALFAITHS.COM ON SEPTEMBER 8, 2016. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the founding of Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought. A conference and galaevent are
ORIGINALLY POSTED AT RATIONALFAITHS.COM ON MARCH 1, 2016. For what could I write more than my fathers have written? For have not they revealed the
ORIGINALLY POSTED AT RATIONALFAITHS.COM ON OCTOBER 6, 2015. I recently had the opportunity to visit the East London Mosque with a group of study abroad students. We
Hazelnut Notes 