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Tag: imago dei

Messiah Interrupted: Susanna's #MeToo Moment

Messiah Interrupted: Susanna’s #MeToo Moment

Posted on May 29, 2018September 13, 2018 by Daniel F. Flores
For over a decade now, my wife and I have attended the seasonal choral presentation of Handel’s Messiah at a church in the Fort Worth Arts District. I love the amazing musicality of each movement. B... Read More
If God is bigger than us, then so is "God's image"

If God is bigger than us, then so is “God’s image”

Posted on August 2, 2012August 2, 2012 by Jason Tippitt
One source of controversy in modern religion concerns the amount of deference given to the discoveries of science. (Note to self: cross “write world’s most profound understatement in one sentenceâ... Read More
Stop Worshipping the Enriched

Stop Worshipping the Enriched

Posted on August 22, 2011August 22, 2011 by Paul Joseph Greene
So, do you think that God is a really-really-, super-, mega-, über-rich being in the sky? Even if you say you don’t, I challenge you to question a little deeper. If your tax and political ideolog... Read More
Dethroning Your Bully God

Dethroning Your Bully God

Posted on February 28, 2011March 5, 2011 by Paul Joseph Greene
February’s State of Formation topic is bullying of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender persons.  The recent and ongoing campaign is to impress upon the victims of bullying the message that â... Read More
Erotic Love and the Imago Dei

Erotic Love and the Imago Dei

Posted on February 4, 2011March 5, 2011 by Brad Bannon
I am part of a community of students in theology (http://www.theologysalon.org) exploring the question: Why theology? No doubt, we all have different answers to this question. I, myself, have more tha... Read More
Embracing the Imago Dei With(out) our Hair

Embracing the Imago Dei With(out) our Hair

Posted on January 4, 2011January 4, 2011 by Anthony Fatta
I am 23 and my hair is thinning.  Noticeably.  At first, I was not okay with this.  I am too young and the old legend about male pattern baldness running through maternal lineage had proven to hold... Read More

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