Vincent’s Baptism

In which James talks about Vincent's baptism, the questions it raised and the regret he has about the way he handled it

Luke Chapter 20 (An early reflection of what ‘God’ means to me)

I've already said a little about a good chunk of this chapter over here. Given the nature of the synoptic gospels I'm surprised that this hasn't happened more often. The scope of these blog posts is that I am trying to make sense of the question of whether I am religious despite my being an…

Why Am I Reading the Bible?

It's a fair question. I can explore the questions that interest me without doing so. I am an atheist, so the authority of the texts is open to question. It's surely not the Word of God. The Bible is full of things that I have stated that I do not believe in; miracles, the incarnation,…

How Did I Get to Here? – Part 2

This post follows directly from this one. So, yes, I'd become a little obsessed with Tillich's theology. He had sought to deliteralise the Christian faith, and understand theology through the language of symbols. God was seen as the Ground of Being, or else, Being-Itself - such a statement being the only theological statement that was alo…

How Did I Get to Here? – Part 1

Let’s start with some basic stuff about me and my relationship to religion – how I gained and lost my faith. I grew up in a Christian household. Both my parents, separate, had faith, although differently. It was only while living with my Nana that I was surrounded by religion consistently. When I was 13,…

Am I Religious?

What is this? I do not believe in God nor in any of the specifics of Christian doctrine. If you pushed me I'd express a lot of doubt regarding any metaphysical dimension to the universe; things like souls, heavens, etc. Nonetheless, I find that religion, and by that I mean Christianity, continues to be part…