Volume 5, Issue 8, June 1996

Article Summary:

BELIEF IN PROGRESS

When Eternity Enters Time

Have our culture and society progressed through time towards a hoped for objective or do we judge there is little or no advancement in the human race? To describe an answer to this question a distinction must be noted between a philosophy of history and a theology of history. More . . .

JOINING A CHURCH

The biggest reason people seek a church is to find a sense of community, says the moderator of the United Church. "They're looking for people who will be understanding, accepting, open and loving," Marion Best recently declared. More . . .

CROSSING THE BAR

We found the blind oracular fog
and thought it was molecular physics
We found the peachleaf willows so... More . . .

QUOTE - GOETHE

I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving."
- Goethe More . . .

RANDOM THOUGHT

When we begin to lead a spiritual life we soon realize we've embarked on a journey without end. More . . .

SPIRITUALITY AND THE INNER SELF

by Anne Readhead

Spirituality is concerned with understanding ones inner self to the point of achieving an innermost sense of balance and harmony. Some persons describe this as the process where you bring the soul to a state of peacefulness and possess "absolute knowledge." More . . .

BOOK REVIEW

("The Unconscious Civilization", by John Ralston Saul, House of Anansi Press, 1995). More . . .

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