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Category: Rethinking Christianity

Reimagining the Christian myth in Palmerston North
Books

Reimagining the Christian myth in Palmerston North

Posted on July 22, 2018 by Sande Ramage

The Illness The We Are: A Jungian Critique of Christianity by John P. Dourley A creative reading group for explorers Dates and times Thursday evenings,…

Reimagining the Christian myth: a tribute to John P. Dourley
Bodies

Reimagining the Christian myth: a tribute to John P. Dourley

Posted on July 15, 2018July 22, 2018 by Sande Ramage

When I was at theological college I was fascinated by how it was perfectly acceptable to see the first chapters of Genesis as mythology but…

Out of the blue God
Bodies

Out of the blue God

Posted on July 12, 2018July 25, 2018 by Sande Ramage

Can you close the curtain? Sure. We call them the blue soundproof ones. Yeah, nah, not, it’s an illusion. (He laughs) So, what does God…

Who’s boss of God?
Church

Who’s boss of God?

Posted on July 8, 2018July 12, 2018 by Sande Ramage

‘You’re not boss of me,’ could be the petulant response from a junior God not yet clear of its identity, to the Episcopalian Church’s intention…

Spirituality beyond dogma: a creative balancing act
Bodies

Spirituality beyond dogma: a creative balancing act

Posted on April 22, 2018April 22, 2018 by Sande Ramage

Musician Moana Maniapoto found her beliefs challenged when the ashes of Headless Chicken’s founder Grant Fell were sprinkled on stage during an award ceremony by…

Humanist chaplains help normalise spirituality in healthcare
Church

Humanist chaplains help normalise spirituality in healthcare

Posted on April 15, 2018April 16, 2018 by Sande Ramage

Lindsay van Dijk, a humanist, has been appointed by the Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust to lead a chaplaincy team that includes Christian, Buddhist, and Bahai…

Jacinda, Episcopalians and El Shaddai
Church

Jacinda, Episcopalians and El Shaddai

Posted on February 6, 2018February 6, 2018 by Sande Ramage

Jacinda Adern, Prime Minister of New Zealand, is having a baby. But you probably already know that unless you’ve been holidaying on Mars. Her partner…

Dirty laundry leads to Easter grave turning
Bodies

Dirty laundry leads to Easter grave turning

Posted on April 20, 2014January 30, 2018 by Sande Ramage

My Mum always said we shouldn’t wash our dirty linen in public. Secrets, lies, and doubts about anything, particularly the godstuff, were for the privacy…

on rape, stagnant pools and echoes in the void
Art

on rape, stagnant pools and echoes in the void

Posted on November 17, 2013July 25, 2018 by Sande Ramage

no matter how much we protest about rape (haven’t women been experiencing this forever, remember Dinah in Genesis and when we thought our marching might…

Getting to grips with space
Church

Getting to grips with space

Posted on September 9, 2012February 11, 2018 by Sande Ramage

Just because your life’s fallen down doesn’t mean there’s nothing left I thought as I gazed at the skeleton of Knox Presbyterian Church in Christchurch.…

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