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Bruce Charlton's Notions: Mere Christianity - not merely, but not mere enough?

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Tuesday, 19 May 2015. Mere Christianity - not merely, but not mere enough? CS Lewis’s and Richard] Baxter’s “mere Christianity” was not “mere” Christianity in the weak, attenuated sense of the word. Both Lewis and Baxter used the word. Our contemporary meaning of the word. Corresponds to the Latin. 8220;barely,” “hardly,” “scarcely,” while the classical, Baxterian usage corresponds to the Latin. 8220;truly,” “really,” “indeed.”. And while a life of obedience, holiness and growth in Christ are certainly d...

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Bruce Charlton's Notions: Ashamed of the gospel?

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Monday, 18 May 2015. Ashamed of the gospel? Http:/ www.touchstonemag.com/archives/article.php? The choice for real Christians is often presented as an impossible dilemma: either capitulation to secular politically correct Leftism or some kind of crusade embracing martyrdom. However, the visible public realm of discourse is not the only measure of success; and is indeed a shallow, ephemeral and ultimately irrelevant criterion. Monday, May 18, 2015. 18 May 2015 at 15:42. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).

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Bruce Charlton's Notions: Is Social Justice/ Political Correctness/ New Leftism a religion? Actually *not* (despite superficial similarities)

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Wednesday, 20 May 2015. Is Social Justice/ Political Correctness/ New Leftism a religion? Actually *not* (despite superficial similarities). Social Justice” is a religion. It has saints, dogma, and sacraments. Http:/ www.scifiwright.com/2015/05/guest-editorial-social-justice-as-a-sacrament/. There are some similarities (which the writer goes on to enumerate) but actually, in its core features, 'social justice' (New Leftism, political correctness) is not. The lesson is that modern Leftism is parricidal.

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Bruce Charlton's Notions: Middle Managers, Hysterics and Psychopaths are the most typical modern 'Leaders'

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Tuesday, 12 May 2015. Middle Managers, Hysterics and Psychopaths are the most typical modern 'Leaders'. Leadership is a rare trait - but it can confidently be identified; not least because we are 'programmed' to recognise and respond to leadership. But, most appointed modern leaders are not leaders; indeed. Are leaders - most are mediocre middle managers over-promoted by committees comprising the same type - and most of the rest are hysterics or psychopaths. These are fake leaders who fundamentally can o...

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Bruce Charlton's Notions: Yet more evidence that we are living in WD Hamilton's 'Planetary Hospital'

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Wednesday, 20 May 2015. Yet more evidence that we are living in WD Hamilton's 'Planetary Hospital'. I was talking with Michael A Woodley yesterday, and he told me of yet more research evidence in the pipeline to support our hypothesis that modern men are suffering from more than a century's worth of mutation accumulation. Http:/ iqpersonalitygenius.blogspot.co.uk/search? Early indications were that this was indeed the case:. Http:/ iqpersonalitygenius.blogspot.co.uk/search? Michael has now unearthed conf...

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Bruce Charlton's Notions: The gift of Thomas Traherne to our age

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Sunday, 17 May 2015. The gift of Thomas Traherne to our age. One of the most extraordinary, but hardly known, events in the history of the Christian church was the recovery of the great works of Thomas Traherne (c1637-1674). And his work really is great: the quality and beauty of his prose is among the highest in the English language, and unique. Nobody has ever matched Traherne for his Christian expression of gratitude and sheer joy in in the beauty of natural life. A Serious and Pathetical Contemplation.

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Bruce Charlton's Notions: What does God want from Men?

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Thursday, 21 May 2015. What does God want from Men? It is helpful, in being a Christian, to know what God wants from us Men - To know, ultimately, where it is all supposed to be going. The answer is that God wants us to become like Him, as much like Him as possible - so that we can dwell with Him in the same kind of relationship as he has with Jesus Christ. We are currently immature, childish, weak and flawed Sons of God - and God wants us to grow-up, as much as possible (eventually). 22 May 2015 at 11:34.

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Bruce Charlton's Notions: Present Receptivity - a neglected form of meditation

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Thursday, 21 May 2015. Present Receptivity - a neglected form of meditation. I have become aware that there are multiple forms of meditation, with several goals and different - contrasting - effects. One thing I do, or which sometimes happens-to-me, is something I haven't seen specifically described - perhaps because its effects are modest. It is a state of heightened present-moment, here and now, dynamic receptivity. Thursday, May 21, 2015. This way resets me, and makes the world all new again. Readers ...

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Bruce Charlton's Notions: The big problem - and the solution

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Monday, 18 May 2015. The big problem - and the solution. The problem is one that is easier to notice and feel than it is to prove, but I would suggest that it is something like this: that life in modern liberal democracies is to some extent thin or shallow. 8220;What am I doing here? What is my life for? Does it have any purpose beyond itself? 8221; These are questions which human beings have always asked and are still there even though today to even ask such questions is something like bad manners.

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Bruce Charlton's Notions: Hard hearts and literalism in Christianity - using Christianity as a transcendental justification for hatred

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Friday, 22 May 2015. Hard hearts and literalism in Christianity - using Christianity as a transcendental justification for hatred. Edited from Saving the Appearances. By Owen Barfield (1965) - the chapter "Religion":. The needful virtue is that which combats the besetting sin. And the besetting sin today is the sin of literalness. The relation between the mind and the heart of Man is a delicate mystery, and hardness is catching. And in Christianity literalism is also a besetting sin - which can be observ...