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Terry Eagleton: Radical Sacrifice

Posted on July 20, 2018 by admin

A THEOLOGICAL POLITICS Here, then, I thought, is a book that has long been crying out to be written. In Radical Sacrifice Terry Eagleton seeks to package, for the benefit of his friends of the political Left, two truths, drawn … Continue reading →

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Psalm 121

Posted on July 6, 2018 by admin

I lift up my eyes to the hills – from where will my help come? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. He will not let your foot be moved; He who keeps you will not … Continue reading →

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John Gray: 7 Types of Atheism

Posted on June 20, 2018 by admin

JOHN GRAY CONFRONTS A GODLESS WORLD Theisms come in many shapes and sizes, and so, according to John Gray, do atheisms. The title promises a typological classification of the various kinds of atheism.  What the book delivers is an attack … Continue reading →

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Mary Beard: How do we look?

Posted on April 25, 2018 by admin

WHEN ART STOPPED BEING RELIGIOUS: SEEING WITH(OUT) THE EYE OF FAITH This copiously illustrated short volume contains thirty or so loosely connected, and relatively – but not altogether – self-contained, brief chapters on objects from ancient civilizations. All of these … Continue reading →

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Steven Pinker: Enlightenment Now

Posted on March 31, 2018 by admin

TWO KINDS OF HUMANISM Political liberal and internationalist though I am, had I read Pinker’s book the night before the last US election, I would probably have voted for Trump the next day. I don’t suppose there’s any likelihood the … Continue reading →

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Jordan Peterson’s 12 Rules of Life & Other Non-Christian Books

Posted on March 19, 2018 by admin

JORDAN PETERSON: 12 RULES OF LIFE DAVID GRAEBER: THE DAWN OF EVERYTHING YUVAL HARARI: HOMO DEUS MARY BEARD: HOW DO WE LOOK TERRY EAGLETON: RADICAL SACRIFICE JOHN GRAY: SEVEN TYPES OF ATHEISM REZA ASLAN: GOD, A HUMAN HISTORY JONATHAN HAIDT: … Continue reading →

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Yuval Harari: Homo Deus

Posted on February 17, 2018 by admin

CYBORG RELIGION On the final page of his book Harari offers a convenient summary of his message. This captures the controversial futurological aspect of the book that has caught the public imagination, taking us into a ‘science fiction’ world where … Continue reading →

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Psalm 61

Posted on February 17, 2018 by admin

VOTA PUBLICA (Vows of the People) Hear my cry, O God; listen to my prayer. From the end of the earth I call to you, when my heart is faint. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I; … Continue reading →

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