Category Archives: God

The Sunday Assembly: church without God

Posted on August 18, 2013 by

I first heard about the Sunday Assembly (dubbed the “atheist church”) in the news earlier this year. Taking the form of a church service, it is a communal celebration of life (without any reference to a deity), aiming to help … Continue reading →

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God Revised

Posted on August 11, 2013 by

A while ago, I attended a service at my local Unitarian church led by a guest minister: Galen Guengerich from New York. I enjoyed it enough to want to read his book “God Revised: how religion must evolve in a … Continue reading →

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And so it goes with God

Posted on May 12, 2013 by

“I told you two stories that account for the 227 days in between.” “Yes, you did.” “Neither explains the sinking of the Tsimtsum.” “That’s right.” “Neither makes a factual difference to you.” “That’s true.” “You can’t prove which story is … Continue reading →

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Liking questions and liking answers

Posted on April 3, 2013 by

I’m not sure why it is that the tagline of my blog reads, ” … a woman who loves questions more than answers.” I actually seem to be one of those who prefers certainty, despite my protestations that too much … Continue reading →

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Suffering and the need for a good story

Posted on March 24, 2013 by

A few years ago, one of the big things that stopped me believing in an underlying purpose and intention in our existence (i.e. that the universe was created by some kind of a god) had to do with suffering. I’ve … Continue reading →

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Stuck in infancy

Posted on May 31, 2011 by

I’ve watched Richard Dawkins’ two-part Channel 4 programme, “The Root of All Evil? – The God Delusion”. It’s a few years old now, but someone had posted it so I watched it. You can see part 1 here and part 2 … Continue reading →

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Naturalism: is it just another story?

Posted on May 23, 2011 by

I posted an article by Mike Young, “Living with Theological Diversity” over a year ago and I thought I would post it again. It is about seeing theology (and atheology!) as language. Seeing it as a model rather than reality; … Continue reading →

Posted in God, myth and metaphor, personal reflection, philosophy, science, Unitarian | 18 Comments