Thursday, 13 October 2011 21:00
Why Atheists Are Right
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Adam explains why atheists are correct when they claim that God doesn't "exist." God does not exist in the material world. God doesn't have a body that we can examine. God transcends the material world. When Jews and Christians have claimed God is part of the material world, they have called it idolatry. The 5th century theologian Dionysius the Areopagite claimed that God created all that exists, but does not in fact "exist." Thomas Aquinas said something very similar in the 12th century. God's does not exist on our realm of being, but is present in the world. This is important because Christians claim that God is love. God loves even God's enemies, and so, as not part of the material world, doesn't get caught up in human violence.
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Thursday, 15 September 2011 11:04
Was God the Problem on 9/11?
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I reflect on the 9/11 anniversary events I attended in the Chicago area: the Ground Zero 360 exhibit at the Field Museum and a conversation with community leaders at the WBEZ studio sponsored by the Project on Civic Reflection. When asked how we could recapture the unity of those early days after 9/11, one women I met at the Field said, "Turn to God". That got me thinking.
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