Musings of a Druid, Pagan, and Unitarian Universalist.
I didn’t watch last week’s evolution vs. creationism debate between Science Guy Bill Nye and Creation Museum founder Ken Ham. I had better things to do than listen to them talk past each other. That was all they could do – Nye and Ham share no common ground from which to begin a rational debate. I’m familiar with their arguments. I’ve read excerpts and commentary of the debate. I’ve read more of Ham’s Answers in Genesis than I wish I had. Any lingering doubts I might … [Read more...]
The current debate on polytheistic theology includes a strong concern over anthropocentrism – the idea that it’s all about us. Traci Laird articulated some of this in her own blog post and then clarified her thoughts in this comment to my last post. Rhyd Wildermuth continued the conversation on his blog. There have been others, some of which I’ve read and some of which I haven’t. I’ve seen a lot of very thoughtful and thought-provoking commentary, but what I haven’t seen is a … [Read more...]
Cherry Hill Seminary Executive Director and fellow Patheos Pagan blogger Holli Emore is working in an interfaith group who has a goal to get their local city council to sign the Charter for Compassion. The Charter is “a cooperative effort to restore not only compassionate thinking but, more importantly, compassionate action to the center of religious, moral and political life.” As part of this effort, she’s asking Pagans for their theological basis for compassion. This is my attempt … [Read more...]
One of the centers of the modern Pagan movement is Nature, and since my earliest explorations I’ve heard Paganism called an “Earth-centered path.” As John Halstead described and I’m trying to integrate, Paganism has multiple centers, but Nature remains one of the most visible, and it’s one of the most important to me. What does it mean to be a Nature-centered Pagan? What does it mean to have a commitment to Nature? There are many possible answers – this is what it means to … [Read more...]
I spent this weekend in Columbia, South Carolina at the Sacred Lands and Spiritual Landscapes Symposium, which was presented by Cherry Hill Seminary in conjunction with the University of South Carolina. There were paper presentations, responses, conversations, dinners, drumming, and two wonderful talks by Ronald Hutton, Professor of History at Bristol University in the U.K. and author of fourteen books, including the highly influential The Triumph of the Moon. I got enough ideas and quotes … [Read more...]
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