UnAugust’s Theme: The Chosen & Elect
“[No-one] can, of their own power, abstain from sin. Only God's grace enables men to be virtuous. Since we all inherit Adam's sin, we all deserve eternal damnation. All who die unbaptized, even infants, will go to hell and suffer unending torment. We have no reason to complain of this, since we all wicked... But by God's grace certain people, among those who have been baptized, are chosen to go to heaven; these are the elect. They do not go to heaven because they are good; we are all totally depraved, except in so far as God's grace, which is only bestowed on the elect, enables us to be otherwise. No reason can be given why some are saved and the rest damned; this is due to God's unmotivated choice.”
Bertrand Russell
History of Western Philosophy
Thinking a Thought Whole |
My Catholic Imagination |
My Catholic Questions |
The Nicene Creed |
Religious Traditions |
Philosophy of Religion |
Social Sciences & Religion |
Stages of Faith |
The Lazarus Life |
No Golden Fleece |
Judaism |
Eastern Orthodoxy |
Protestantism |
Islam |
Hinduism |
Buddhism |
Taoism |
Baha'i |
Unitarian (& Quaker) Universalism |
Liberal Christianity |
New Age, New Thought, New Anything |
Perennial Philosophy |
Arguments for God’s Existence |
Qualities of God |
Wagers: Aurelius vs. Pascal |
Faith & Reason |
The Problem of Evil |
Process Theology & Theistic Existentialism |
Non-God Statement |
GOD-centric Statement |
Are you really GOD-centric? |
Intra-Religious Conversation |
Conversation with the Non GOD-centric |
Rules of Inter-Religious Conversation |
Inter-Religious Conversation |
The Eternal Question of God |
The Eternal Question of Humanity |
The Eternal Question of Life |
Ending with a Bang, Not a Whimper |
Closing Thoughts |
The GOD-centric Process in 10 Easy Steps |
Preface |
Ch. 1 Music & Arts |
Ch. 2 Praying the Hours |
Ch. 3 Contemplative Prayer |
Ch. 4 Prayers & Poetry |
Ch. 5 Lectio Divina |
Ch. 6 Reading for Study |
Music |
Arts |
Prayers of Adoration |
Prayers of Petition |
Prayers of Intercession |
Prayers of Thanksgiving |
Preface |
Introduction |
Ch. 1 Simplicity |
Ch. 2 Service |
Ch. 3 Stewardship |
Ch. 4 Celebration |
Epilogue |
From GOD-centric to GOOD-centric |
From Panendeist to De Facto Atheist |
A Note to Non-GOD-centric Christian Believers |
GOOD-centric Statement: Upon This Rock I Stand |
Freedom from Complexity |
Absence of Luxury, Pretentiousness, Ornament |
GOOD-centric Guiding Principles: Simplicity |
Education |
Economics |
GOOD-centric Guiding Principles: Service |
Fairness in Education |
Goodness in Education |
Love in Education |
Fairness in Economics |
Goodness in Economics |
Love in Economics |
Environment |
Animal Welfare |
GOOD-centric Guiding Principles Stewardship |
Fairness for the Environment |
Goodness for the Environment |
Love for the Environment |
Fairness for Animals |
Goodness for Animals |
Love for Animals |
GOD-centric to GOOD-centric |
GOD-centric vs. GOOD-centric |
GOD-centric & GOOD-centric |
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