Hence, in each of my dissertation chapters, I have looked outside of organized religion to literature to find that spiritual impulse. Building upon the purposes of religion as defined by Sigmund Freud, William James, and Emile Durkheim, I name five concepts central to religious belief that the...
17. As soon as you look at the world through an ideology you are finished. No reality fits an ideology. Life is beyond that. … That is why people are always searching for a meaning to life… Meaning is only found when you go beyond meaning. Life only makes sense when you perceive i...
Virtually no one today could tell you the meaning of this 21st century Parisian street name. In the same burst of online research, I also, quite by coincidence learned more about the order of Benedictine – Cistercian – nuns for whom our street, rue des Feuillantines, is named. They too...
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Faith consists in being vitally concerned with that ultimate reality to which I give the symbolical name of God. Whoever reflects earnestly on the meaning of life is on the verge of an act of faith. —Paul Tillich 36 Short Spiritual Faith Quotes ...
I hope this poem carries meaning and strength for you: Impermanence, transformation, seasonal change, goodbyes. Call it by whatever name, its bound to leave a crusty mark on my reluctant spirit. The time has come to end my light-filled summertime ...
After all, there had been well-meaning family members and friends along my writing journey who cautioned me to abandon my work as a freelance journalist/author and to pursue another path that offered more monetary rewards. As a writer, maybe you can relate to discouraging comments coming from...
Many of our leaders in each order of ministry are struggling to regather a sense of meaning and creative vision amid the pressures of antiquated (even damaging) ways of being Church. Financial concerns, changes in attendance patterns, unrealistic expectations within limited resources, and aging infr...
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Is Song of Solomon a book of wisdom? Compare the meaning of flight from the beginning and the end of the novel Song of Solomon. How does Morrison use historical background information in Beloved? How did Guitar get his name in Song of Solomon? How d...