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“Negative” theology
God is whatever is left when you eliminate everything with a name.
Dr. Steven Shaffer
May 30
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Are you a heretic?
In general, people are pack animals; sometimes like sheep, sometimes like wolves. But, in general, you have to watch out for the vagaries of the mob. We…
Dr. Steven Shaffer
May 23
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Why God necessarily exists
Michelangelo, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons “I have explained the nature and properties of God. I have shown that he necessarily exists, that he…
Dr. Steven Shaffer
May 25
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Christian history, Truth, and mysticism
The history of Christian thought is quite varied, especially the early history. Until the First Council of Nicaea in 325, Christian thought was not…
Dr. Steven Shaffer
May 12
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The true aim of our Christian life
My purpose in writing these posts is to help people to realize that there is a whole history of thoughtful, relevant, and God-inspired works that are…
Dr. Steven Shaffer
May 12
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Deeper Christianity: On not being absurd
“All this, if taken literally, is absurd. If it is taken symbolically, it is a profound expression, the ultimate Christian expression, of the…
Dr. Steven Shaffer
May 17
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“God” is not God
Entification, reification, and existence
Dr. Steven Shaffer
Jun 6
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The kingdom of God is within you
Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you. Luke 17:21 What is the “Kingdom of God”? Some newer…
Dr. Steven Shaffer
Jun 21
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Why I believe that Christianity must be protected
Isn’t Christianity that terrible religion that oppressed the world for so long? Well, yes and no. Certainly there were a lot of people who did bad…
Dr. Steven Shaffer
May 13
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In my own way
Alan Watts, of whom I am a big fan, wrote an autobiography entitled In My Own Way. In it he discusses how he both did things his own way and also got in…
Dr. Steven Shaffer
May 18
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What is “God's will”?
Someone recently asked me if I ever thought that saying “it's God's will” at a funeral was rude. It seemed rude to her, as though it's perfectly okay to…
Dr. Steven Shaffer
Jun 1
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God is ineffable
ineffable – in·ef·fa·ble – /in'ef?b(?)l/ adjective: too great or extreme to be expressed or described in words. – Google dictionary There is a long, but…
Dr. Steven Shaffer
Jun 4
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