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Daily Alchemy: a question to think on together
89d ago“Should churches prioritize outreach to God-believing 'nones' reported by EurekAlert! over traditional congregants?”
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- onScriptural Relating: Towards an Interreligious Dialogue Methodology Inspired by Relatefulness and Scriptural Reasoningby
it is relating in the presence of what each tradition considers most sacred, most true, and most in need of defence, and therefore, of what is most prone to inspiring disagreement and much more This is key; have you read Too Like the Lightning by Ada Palmer?... Does the universe have a purpose?: Materialists
The love letter to an empty house In 1977, Voyager 1 launched carrying a golden record with greetings in fifty-five languages, music by Bach and Chuck Berry, and a diagram showing how to find Earth.... Where is religiosity growing, where is it receding, and what does that tell us?: Secularists
Berger’s correction In 1968, Peter Berger predicted religious believers would survive only in small, embattled enclaves. In 1999, he recanted. He said the world was "as furiously religious as it ever was" and that building a universal theory on the behavior of Dutch professors... Where is religiosity growing, where is it receding, and what does that tell us?: The Story
Two Sundays In 2015, the Westerkerk in Amsterdam — the church where Rembrandt was buried — hosted its last regular Sunday service. The building still stands. Tourists photograph it. Occasionally someone rents it for a concert.... What is God?: The Story
The word that shattered In 2023, Pew found that 80 percent of Americans say they believe in God. When asked what they mean, responses fractured so completely the researchers abandoned their coding scheme. Some meant a person who listens. Some meant a force....