Relational Spirituality

In some of the Asian cultures there is a concept that couples Involution with Evolution. It marries the spiritual with the scientific for it accepts the science of evolution as reliable but then speculates upon the unanswerable question of evolution being formed out of nothing. This remains unconvincingly addressed by the religious traditions of the world. Even the Christian tradition remains unconvinced that it is an adequately addressed answer. An answer is by nature a spec

A dilemma I have often faced is what really is meant by Jesus dying for our sins. We have often created other catch phrases to speak of this mystery. We have referred to him as a redeemer, a liberator or even an examplar. We have generally mythologised his death and resurrection but this may be closest we can get to speaking of the truth of the story. I want to add an interpretation that may get a little closer to the true explanation. The history of the evolutionary story of

I’ve read a few books by John Shelby Sponge over the years despite the controversial nature of his work. I’ve just completed the last and final book entitled ‘Biblical Literalism, A Gentile Heresy’ written in 2016, just before he died in 2017 aged 91. He wrote some 24 books stamping him as a significant contributor to Anglican thought. A controversial writer, maybe because he was associated with the Jesus Seminar movement, as a controversial movement in the Ecumenical stream