christianity – Phi-The-Sci: Equilateral Musings

The Saddest Book

I recently finished reading “The Great Emergence” by Phyllis Tickle. It was published in 2008 and is well known in some circles of progressive Christianity. Tickle passed away in 2015, and I wonder what she would have thought about the eventual fate of the Emergent Movement (EM) in Christianity. The EM has been poorly defined,Continue reading “The Saddest Book”

I Received a Comment

My little blog is linked to Medium and Substack. I’m gaining some followers. I don’t have many, but a small number is fine as 1) I am using these platforms to practice my theology writing after my DThM degree (which is becoming a fine hobby for me) and 2) I appreciate the concept of time.Continue reading “I Received a Comment”

Misinformation in the Church

As I stated in my last post, my good friend from college visited over the weekend. He has been a journalist in the past although he migrated to a new career rather recently due to the collapse of the local newspaper as seen in many parts of our country. As we sat down to lunch,Continue reading “Misinformation in the Church”

I Spoke at Church this Sunday

Luckily, I was not asked to give a sermon! However, Pastor Irene asked me earlier in the week to say some words about what my church (Wasatch Presbyterian Church, PC-USA, Salt Lake City) means to my family. By the way, as my recent book points out (hint, hint, if you want to buy a copy):Continue reading “I Spoke at Church this Sunday”

Science, Truth, and Religion

I listened to a fascinating podcast this weekend in which Professor Harry Collins from Cardiff University was interviewed about truth in science. I highly recommend the listen. Simply put, science primary goal is to look for the causes of things (observation). The causes may be broad (epidemiology); the causes may be minute (biochemistry of ATP);Continue reading “Science, Truth, and Religion”

The Light Cone and Process Philosophy / Process Theology

In my opinion, the light cone is one of the best ways to understand aspects of one of the 3 tenets of process philosophy and process theology — prehension. The other two aspects are panentheism and panexperientialism. Simply put, prehension is the moment right before an event occurs. Process philosophy (and thus, process theology) isContinue reading “The Light Cone and Process Philosophy / Process Theology”