On balance, I believe, the great world religions have been a force for good in the world. Their contribution to the development of human society has been immense because in many ways they have carried out their mission. That mission has been to provide and propagate explanations for those most basic questions asked in every age: what does it all mean? who are we? are we alone? how can we interact with an imperfect world? (more…)
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Whither Abraham now?
Posted in Christianity, Doing good, God, Islam, Judaism, Modern theology, Spirituality, Taoism, tagged Albert Einstein, Christopher Hitchens, Faith, God, Jacobo Timerman, Jihad, John 1:12, Karl Marx, Lao Tsu, Marcus J Borg, Psalm 146, Religions, Sura 2.25, Sura 39:23, Tao Te Ching Ch16 on 09/01/2011| Leave a Comment »