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A group for Beth Davies-Stofka's undergraduate philosophy of religion students.
Lynn, you might do some research into the early church, say up to the years 200-275 CE. Women were leaders in the early church. Remember that the apostolic church predated the Bible. Just because the Bible closed the door on women doesn't mean that…
Laili, a superb post. One question that has bothered me is why women don't do more to restrain and reduce male power! I'm sure that a good part of that reason lies in language, and especially the language of the Quran and the Hebrew Bible and New Te…
Laili, what a great question! It has some real significance to this project. I'll give you a practical response.
The Bible is in the public domain, meaning no one owns it, or put another way, we all own it. In addition, there are zillions of paraph…
Jeff H,
i would greatly appreciate any help you can offer. While this is an assignment for a class stuffed in to my already packed schedule, i would love to get the most out of it that I can, but I am not really sure how to go about doing it. I usua…
"Abraham's faithfulness is central to these tales. He does not play a passive role in a drama determined by God's will and word. What Abraham does and says has an effect on what happens in the future. This is why the God of the book of Genesis does…
Greg- I really like your question, and I think I certainly fall into that category. I grew up Christian, and was fairly involved in the church until a few years ago. I never felt the completeness that I was told I was supposed to find when I accepte…
Hey Greg,
In response to your post:
Who, like myself among the group does not consider themselves religious, but as a result has found a stream of spirituality that embraces other belief streams that would not be construed as God.
I am at a cross…
I've been on RG for a long time. You can check my bio for the "Full Monte" but basically I came here following Sid from a "Panty Raid" on a Christian Site. I am a 5th a day alcoholic, on parole by the grace of God for about 7 years. I have profound…
A group for Beth Davies-Stofka's undergraduate philosophy of religion students.
Who, like myself among the group does not consider themselves religious, but as a result has found a stream of spirituality that embraces other belief streams that would not be construed as God.
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- What religion, if any, do you adhere to?
- All of them.
- My Mythos -
- I waver, since I tend to pragmatism, meaning a mythos makes sense to me if or when it is useful to me. Right now, I'm really feeling the mythos of Billy Pilgrim.
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- http://twitter.com/eirwenes
- My question for the RG community.
- I teach philosophy of religion. I would love to get my students involved in this project! What would be a good educational project that helps them participate here?
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Here Come the Students
If anyone's interested, I created a group called Philosophy 214 for my students, but it's open and anyone can join. I'm bringing my Philosophy of Religion students into Redefine God this semester. I'm excited about it! And a little nervous. This will be the first time that people were here because they were required to be here, right.
I posted the project rationale/plan on the group's page, for people's reading pleasure. heh
Beth
I posted the project rationale/plan on the group's page, for people's reading pleasure. heh
Beth
Posted on September 7, 2009 at 6:33pm — 7 Comments
The Bible as Reality's Source Code
Media critic Douglas Rushkoff, author of Open Source Democracy and current bestseller Life, Inc.: How the World Became a Corporation and How to Take It Back, also thinks the Bible (or the book of Genesis, at least) is the source code to reality. He worked on a comic for DC's Vertigo line called Testament, that didn't sell well and was canceled before Rushkoff was done. I write about the first volume, Akedah,… Continue
Posted on August 24, 2009 at 5:48am — 13 Comments
Is Superman a Jesus Figure?
I write and blog for Patheos.com, and this week I wrote a review of 2006's Superman Returns, asking the question, is Superman a Jesus figure?
Writing the piece raised all kinds of interesting questions for me about the actual definition of a savior, vs. a messiah, vs. a hero. I'd love to know if others have ideas.
Writing the piece raised all kinds of interesting questions for me about the actual definition of a savior, vs. a messiah, vs. a hero. I'd love to know if others have ideas.
Posted on August 19, 2009 at 7:41pm — 27 Comments
Comment Wall (9 comments)
- At 7:27pm on November 10, 2009,
Roman Kozlowski said…
- Hi Beth, sorry if I seem a little ignorant, but who is this Stewart that so many newbies keep refering to? I just thought you might know.
- At 3:44pm on September 30, 2009,
Roman Kozlowski said…
- Hi Beth,
I think I've hit a raw nerve with my latest topic 'Why Is The Bible God Male?'
Interestingly the bible fraternities are evading answering along with the indecisive ditherers.
Your carefully objective response would be greatly appreciated.
Kind thanks,
Roman
- At 8:11pm on August 28, 2009,
Sidian M.S. Jones said… - Hey, I'm sorry I didn't realize you commented me on the 22nd! I think it would be very interesting if your students proposed their own ideas of how to flesh out the idea of Open Source Religion in the appropriate forum.
Perhaps you could start the discussion and they could reply.
- At 4:21pm on August 20, 2009,
Sidian M.S. Jones said…
- And happy birthday Beth.
- At 2:15pm on August 20, 2009,
Sidian M.S. Jones said…
- Most the members at RG are very welcoming and certainly up to any philosophical challenges your students may provide. We're looking forward to your students arrival and the inevitably awesome discussions to follow :)
- At 7:57am on August 20, 2009,
RevLGKing said… - Did you get my comment about G0D as the no-thing. Keep in mind that I see this just as a starting point. It is not something we have to go back to, or to which we will be sent by an angry god.
IMO, people who fear life and refuse to deal with its pain and suffering can choose to go back there. This is how I think of hell. It is not a place, it is a self-created condition--no pain and suffering, but no joy either. Just nothing!
- At 3:50pm on April 18, 2009,
Sidian M.S. Jones said…
- Beth you will notice a new promotional graphic on the front page regarding member involvement. If you click this you will be directed to a page where everyone can submit and vote on whatever scientific topics they feel are of spiritual consequence.
We need many new topics there so feel free to send your students that direction.
- At 1:37am on April 16, 2009,
Sidian M.S. Jones said…
- Beth I am honored and excited for your students to participate. People of all faiths are welcome here and I will tell you now, one of our most, possibly THE most, prolific member here is a devout Christian by the screen name of Jeff H.
He's very personable so feel free to say hi.
Beth, what I would like you to do is go through our network here as thoroughly as needed and let me know what I could do to help accommodate your class or to waylay any confusion.
As wonderful as the ideas and philosophy at RG can be, our weak point tends to err on the side of confusing individuals new to the network.
- At 11:36pm on April 13, 2009,
Sidian M.S. Jones said…
- Beth I might recommend starting a group for your students here at Redefine God. You can do this here: http://www.redefinegod.com/groups
But the BEST idea a think is in two parts:
1. Get them commenting on The Source Code topics listed in this forum:
The Source Code Assignments
and 2. Have them submit NEW Source Code topics here:
What should the next The Source Code topic be?
Beth, I will be very happy to help you in this endeavor and look forward to yours and your students input on the project.
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They don't know how to live in a world that does'n conform to their ideological misconceptions, even if science, in all its scrupulousness, with the meticulous precision of their experiments, depicts a different reality. They have the brain tilted b…
That was one of Roman's better posts..LOL.. It spurred a bit of thought here to say the least. I'm not sure If I even posted to it, and I took it as an attack on the deification and separation of Jesus from the human condition. This is an interestin…
Hey, David! I thought you'd like to keep a souvenir of your light-hearthed post, infamously deleted from Redefile Gog by this guy doone who seems to be the bodyguard here. Take it, and take care!
http://b.imagehost.org/view/0848/Do-imperialist-pigs…
hey bring the psychic channel stuff here and you'll get mocked for it ok do you have a problem with that? I mean really John. consciousness is separate from matter complete? OMG that is wacko stuff to even think that. Shoot we might as well argue ab…
hey bring the psychic channel stuff here and you'll get mocked for it ok do you have a problem with that? I mean really John. consciousness is separate from matter complete? OMG that is wacko stuff to even think that. Shoot we might as well argue ab…
Do you really have all this power, baby?
No, it is not! This discussion fits perfectly within RGs general topics.
I see you reconsidered your comments. It's just too east to be intellectually negative in a place like this - and it leads nowhere. Cheers.
David, I'm not sure whether you are being rude or hostile. In any event, you are you and there is nothing that can be done about that right? I'll give you the last word.
So will Britain run and hide?
Let's see what happens.
"The Blessed Lord said: The wise lament neither for the living nor the dead.
Bhagavad-gita 2.11
Geez guys, is that Romans face on the hull.
Do I hear a challenge fired across somebody's bow?
And I thought we were all lovers and not fighters - here at RG.
Round 2.
Nice, David, but you're way off topic here. I don't care what his point is. He bluffed and got caught.
This is an international forum dedicated to the subject of spirituality. Topic here is: there's no spirituality in a state of war, except what Kr…
Now for some contextualization:
Roman Polansky to John: In future, please try to think first before posting such obvious flaws.
Sweetguy to RP: There's a little flaw in your argument, dear mr. Kozlowski. These aren't Kernel's words, he just pasted…
I also have failed to take into account of the pinhead size in this discussion as well that has a tremendous impact in it gives the dimension of the dance floor. The bigger the pinhead the more angels we can have dancing.
when you talk like how many angels can dance on the head of a pin I most certainly do. Unless you think that's a rational conversation. That might be where we part company. Oh what's the difference Roman says they are limited by scale and measuremen…
Do you really think RG is a fantacy site? I find it curious how, in some respects, it is the materialsists that limit unknown possibilities to known possibilities. I wish I could be as certain of reality as you. I'm being observational here David -…
what we should be talking about here is how many angels can dance on a head of a pin. It depends if you believe that they are governed by material or immaterial now doesn't it. The above nonsense of discussing in any serious way consciousness as it'…
I see no scientific evidence to the contrary.
David, I write a 200 word note to Roman and you respond, I presume on Roman’s behalf, with 700 of your own. I write about the possibility that consciousness is separate from the body and you respond with the word “NEVER” an incredible 20 times.
You…
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