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Elliot RavenwoodembodimentAnthropology
You’re late for work, but you can’t find your car keys. You walk down the street and suddenly trip over nothing. You turn to sit in your chair, only to fall flat on your bum. Your printer jams minutes before […]
Matthew Lee AndersonAnthropologyembodimentTheology and Practice
Holy affections are not heat without light; but evermore arise from some information of the understanding, or some spiritual instruction that the mind receives, some light or actual knowledge. From
Matthew Lee AndersonembodimentAnthropology
In the last couple of days I have read Augustine’s De Magistro or The Teacher, which concerns the nature of true learning. To give a clumsy paraphrase of the subtle dialogue with his son, Adeodatus, he argues that learning (all […]
Keith E. BuhlerPoliticsembodimentAnthropology
Steven Speilburg didn’t win the Oscar for Best Picture of the Year with his wonderful film, Munich, but this latest in his series of tragedies is assuredly a personal best.For those who have not seen it, I give it a […]
Matthew Lee AndersonembodimentAnthropology
Lately, I’ve blogged about big business and some potential problems including the way people misplace their desire for fulfillment into corporate success and the cultural problems caused by large organizations. Now, I want to focus on the overwhelming busyness of […]
Matthew Lee AndersonAnthropologyembodimentTheology and Practice
One of the key modern texts on spiritual formation is Dallas Willard's Renovation of the Heart. The first half of the book contains a meta-discussion of the
Keith E. BuhlerAnthropologyPhilosophyembodimentLiberal ArtsTheology and Practice
A friend of mine once remarked that a certain paster at the Anaheim Vineyard is a very "responsible" man. I agreed, and thought nothing of it at the
TexembodimentAnthropology
Diets. Self-help books. Gym memberships. Book lists. Vitamins. Miracle pills. To modify an aphorism: “The road to depression (as well as bankruptcy and guilt) is paved with good intentions. We’ve all been subjected to the litany of horrible infomercials, the […]
TexembodimentAnthropology
Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said,’Why could we not cast him out?’ And Jesus said unto them, ‘Because of your unbelief…howbeit this kind goeth not out except by prayer and fasting.” Matthew 17:19–21 The thirteenth lesson in […]
Keith E. BuhlerAnthropologyDemographicsembodimentSocial TrendsTheology and PracticeSociety
"Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven,
Andrew SelbyAnthropologyembodimentTheology and Practice
My wife, Malea, is an excellent writer and thinker. She has spent much time contemplating and practicing the disciplines and here is what she thinks about them: Spiritual Disciplines: Described
Matthew Lee AndersonembodimentAnthropology
Eastern Orthodox theologian David Hart on the Christian view of the soul: This is not to deny that, for Christian tradition, the soul transcends and survives the earthly life of the body. It is only to say that the soul, […]