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Jan 17, 2021

Thoughts After Reading the Qur’an

On several occasions in the past I have owned copies of the Qur’an, but read very little of it. This is because the translation from Arabic into English was very poor. Actually, I should note that to use the word “translation” when referring to an English version of the Qur’an is often considered incorrect by… Continue reading

Islam

Bible, Christianity, faith, God, Interfaith, Islam, Judaism, Koran, Philosophy, Qur'an, religion, Scripture, Spirituality, Theology
Jun 18, 2020

Imagining Pluralistic Religion

Imagine how your spiritual life would look if you loved every person (both friend and stranger) unconditionally, rather than with the condition that they must alter their beliefs to accord with your own worldview if they are to meet with acceptance within your community. Imagine a spiritual life where your religious activities are not motivated… Continue reading

Interfaith

Christianity, church, faith, Hinduism, Interfaith, Islam, Judaism, Philosophy, religion, religious pluralism, Scripture, Spirituality, Theology
May 23, 2019

What Are God’s Attributes? (video)

Greetings from London! I hope you’ve been enjoying my Deep Thoughts About God video series so far. Today I’m returning with the third instalment in the series, in which I describe God’s attributes (as far as I feel able to speak about them) and also explain why I believe God doesn’t reveal His nature to… Continue reading

Reflections

Buddhism, Christianity, faith, God’s attributes, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, ontology, Philosophy, religion, Spirituality, the nature of God, Theology
Feb 27, 2019

Defining the Being of God

There is a branch of philosophy called ontology, which looks at the nature of being. Today, I’d like to ask you to consider what you would be comfortable to say constitutes the being of God. I’m not asking you to talk about the things that God can do, although this is of course a related… Continue reading

God, Theology

Christianity, divinity, faith, God’s attributes, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, ontology, Philosophy, religion, Spirituality, the nature of God
Apr 20, 2018

All Things Have Purpose

Welcome to the latest instalment in my Friday Philosophy series. Each week we look at a significant idea from a renowned philosopher from history. In recent posts we covered the presocratics of ancient Greece (like Xenophanes and Heraclitus), then went on to look at the Academics (with Socrates and Plato). This week, we’re covering the… Continue reading

Ancient Greece, Philosophy

Aristotle, catholicism, Christianity, church, faith, Islam, metaphysics, religion, science, teleology, Theology
Mar 29, 2018

Swimming in God

In this week’s Thursday Theology post I want to share with you a video that utilises an excellent metaphor for the omnipresence of God. Many of you will know that I am drawn to the view of God known as panentheism, which means that all of creation exists in God. The idea that God is… Continue reading

God, Panentheism, Theology

Christianity, faith, Islam, Judaism, omnipresence, Philosophy, religion, Spirituality

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