So an increasing number of my friends these days are atheists. I don’t mean that I’m going to Atheist Meetup Groups to make new friends (though that would be fun, […]
Author Archive | Mike Morrell
Heresy Hunters: I Get By With a Little Help from My Friends
Looking back at this post from a few years back made me think of an upcoming event that I’m privileged to be part of: Co-Creation 2012, an urban gathering in downtown Greensboro, […]
I’ve Been ‘Sliced! (or, when heresy-hunters attack)
Heresy-hunting is everywhere these days – even in presidential politics. Think what you want of the various candidates (I’ll not go into any stump speeches here), but when a presidential […]
Authentic Mystical Experience – by Richard Rohr
Bernard McGinn authored a four–volume study on the history of Christian mysticism. He says mysticism is “a consciousness of the presence of God that by definition exceeds description and … […]
Resisting the Logic of Heresy-Hunting: A Cautionary Tale
Recently an author whom I respect left a status update explaining why his theological schema wasn’t heretical, like certain fundamentalist heresy-hunters were accusing it of being. His schema was being tarnished,”guilt-by-association” style, […]
