“To start with, these studies suggest that there may be something slightly misleading in talking about a person’s God concept. Rather, in each individual we may have multiple concepts of God or a very flexible concept of God that adapts to particular contexts. We may use one concept when reflecting on what God’s properties are…
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Gelezen: Freire over dialoog
“Dialogue does not impose, does not manipulate, does not domesticate, does not “sloganize.” This does not mean, however, that the theory of dialogical action leads nowhere; nor does it mean that the dialogical human does not have a clear idea of what she wants, or of the objectives to which she is committed.” — Pedagogy…
Gelezen: Betekenis alleen te vinden in onze evolutionaire geschiedenis
Gelezen: pluralisme als deel schepping
“Religious pluralism can be seen as part of God’s single, rich, intricate design for the salvation of the human race, one divine love working itself out through a multifaceted plan. This positive assessment of pluralism is profoundly theological. It rests not on the value of diversity in general as seen in biology and culture, but…
Gelezen: interpreteren is ervaren is interpreteren
Gelezen: geschiedenis als verhaal van 1001 verbindingen
Gelezen: wetenschap en verwondering
“No scientist had referred to nature like this before. ‘What speaks to the soul,’ Humboldt said, ‘escapes our measurements.’ This was not nature as a mechanistic system but a thrilling new world filled with wonder.” — The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt’s New World door Andrea Wulf http://a.co/a0BIssJ
Gelezen: kennis = interpretatie?
Gelezen: Schepping is (veel) meer dan de mens
“Seeing the living God as Creator not just of human beings but of the whole world in which we humans are embedded, ecological theology finds warrant to cross the species line and extend this divine solidarity to all creatures. It proposes that the Creator Spirit dwells in compassionate solidarity with every living being that suffers,…
Gelezen: we vertellen de wereld.
“For most of our history, we have been occupied with the cracking of codes—from deciphering patterns in the weather, the water, the land, and the stars, to parsing the nuanced behaviors of friend and foe, predator and prey. Furthermore, we are compelled to share our discoveries in the form of stories. Much is made of…