In previous posts I have tries to expose the toxicity that is wokism. Wokism is a multi-fascited ideology that essentially boils down to a power grab, or for the philosophically literate among us, a 'will-to-power.' I have written quite a bit about the ideology behind 'Woke' and what drives it, and why it is toxic.... Continue Reading →
Propaganda
Two farmers were leaning against a fence staring intensely at the horizon of a field where you could just make out the sheep, and there seemed to be a problem, but they couldn't quite see it, so one famer said to the other, "I'm going to go over there and 'ave a proper ganda!" A... Continue Reading →
Theology Question: #5 ‘Why do Christians talk about being servants when it doesn’t seem very inspiring to do so?’
To my mind there is no way to conceive of God in a Christian sense without conceiving of ourselves as servants. ‘Even the Son of Man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.’ Since Kant, ‘individuals’ want ‘autonomy’, self-lordship. Since Nietzsche, we want... Continue Reading →
A Season with Donald Capps
This autumn I am wading into the intriguing work of the late Professor Donald Capps, starting with the following three works, reviews to follow in due course: Pastoral Care and Hermeneutics The basic idea of this book derives from Paul Ricoeur's view that since texts and meaningful human actions are sufficiently similar, methods and theories... Continue Reading →
Apologetic Resources
Here are just some of the great resources I’ve found over the years, and here they are in no particular order (compiling this short list here does not necessarily mean I wholly subscribe to all the associated groups or persons' theology, just that they have some very important things to say that are nevertheless, worthwhile and valuable):... Continue Reading →
How To Argue About Politics
The Prime Minister Theresa May yesterday called for a General Election on June 8th (despite saying she would do no such thing). We will doubtless hear political discourse, expert or otherwise, reach for new levels of over-blown rhetoric, unattainable promises and outlandish threats that go beyond even apocalyptio-dystopio proportions. Politics is necessary and sometimes interesting,... Continue Reading →
(Davidic Aphorisms Pt.1) “Personally, I prefer the Hegelian distinction between true and spurious infinity.”
What follows will not make immediate sense, or even later sense. But I've discovered that comment threads by my brother David on the Guardian newspaper website (no less), are a work of art. They are (or have become) a bunch of genuine aphorisms that will betray a sense of the sublime in the ordinary. It's... Continue Reading →
Gralefrit Theology 