Over the last few days, during trips of nostalgia, I have noticed a pattern of increasingly infrequent theologically themed entries on my LJ. Back in the days when my journal had a decent readership, I wrote such entries regularly, but now? I haven't written such an entry in months. Perhaps it has something to do with the fact I now believe in ( Read more... )

In about a week, I'll be catching up with Johnno. Those of you who've been reading my journal since 2004 will remember Johnno - Mr Johnson - as the teacher of my Study Of Religion class at high school, the one class that was actually intellectually stimulating and a ground for considerable debate. I held and still hold Johnno in the highest ( Read more... )

In religious discourse, especially the Christian discourse with which I am quite familiar and shall focus upon in this entry, there is a heavy emphasis on the idea of "sin". It is taken as a given, as a self-evident reality that requires no explanation or justification. We are all sinners; we have all fallen short of the glory of God; we all ( Read more... )

( I ponder theology too much, but it keeps me out of trouble. )

I am currently working on a couple of politically themed entries, but I can't get them to a standard where I'm happy to post them, especially as I feel one is too inflammatory. So, in the meantime ...

( Attack of the theology! Perhaps not what you'd expect from me, though. )

Wow, it's November already. Where does the time go? I'm struggling to keep up with this year. I do recall asking for a fast year back at its start, and I quite delightfully seem to have gotten my wish. This coming month is going to be chaotic. I'm excited and nervous, and I probably won't be on LJ much, so I apologise if I take forever to ( Read more... )

So, I'm finally continuing the theological pondering that I began a month ago. Wow, has it really been that long? University seems to speed up time.

( Contradictions and context. )

Alright, so this is the continuation of late September's theological ponderings, appropriately renamed for the new month. In this issue, I'm going to write about problems with the notion of faith, and then universalism. I also wished to address historical context, metaphors, and Scriptural inerrancy, but I ran out of room and will tackle those ( Read more... )

( We interrupt the lack of programming on Axver's journal to bring you the More Theological Ponderings Show! )

( Some brief recent thoughts on religion. )