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Endowed with Wonder: Heschel on Science and Religion

According to Hebrew Bible scholar Abraham Heschel, there is embedded within each of us a natural proclivity to wonder, a sense of “unmitigated innate surprise.”[1] A sense of wonder is constitutive of who we are as humans. Wonder, for Heschel, is not merely an emotion, but an existential experience, a fundamental orientation to the world. All religious awareness and insight are rooted in wonder.  One of the principal responsibilities of religion, therefore, is to fight against the anesthetizing effects of becoming "too familiar" with life and reality, and to instill in us a sense of perpetual surprise, a willingness to encounter the world again and again as if for the first time.[2] In this way, religion has nothing to fear from science. The...
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Christic Center

Greetings and peace! In my last blog I indicated that a new name for the Omega Center was on the horizon. After reading your comments (thank you very much!) I…

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An interview with Ilia Delio: Grounding God in Evolution

An interview with Ilia Delio on the “Bible for Normal People” podcast: Grounding God in Evolution In this episode of The Bible for Normal People Podcast, Pete and Jared talk…

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Gratitude and Naming the Future

Dear Friends of the Omega Center,   First, I want to acknowledge those who responded to my last blog and, or, extended their prayers of support through an email or…

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What Doors Can Open in a State of Concussion?

Dear Friends of the Omega Center, Several weeks ago, right before our June ZOOM conference, I had a bike accident.  The night of the accident (as I foolishly tried to…

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Co-Creating a New America: Getting Beyond Racism by Remaking Religion

Introduction The death of George Floyd has sparked public outrage at the heartless show of police brutality, causing the untimely death of an innocent man. Derek Chauvin, the white Minnesota…

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Racism and the American Dream

For the past three months we have been quarantined due to a deadly Coronavirus; last week, a new virus was disclosed, the persistent virus of racism. The death of George…

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The Ineffable Bond of Love

As I prepare to teach my final classes on Zoom this week, I am grateful for the development of computer technology and its ability to facilitate personal communication. Without the…

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The 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic:  What Would Teilhard Say?

By now the world has grown accustomed to the fact that the COVID-19 virus has made its way around the globe. Thanks to the internet and the constant news feeds,…

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“Do not be Afraid”

Christ is Risen from the dead! And who did Christ first appear to upon rising from the dead, according to Matthew? Not to Peter or any of the twelve apostles…

Heart of Matter

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Heart of Matter: “The Divine Entanglement”

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