Sunday, May 31, 2015

The Commercialization of Buddhism, or Eaten Any Dharma Burgers Lately?

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I was talking recently with my friend Doug Todd, the spirituality and ethics columnist at the Vancouver Sun,    about how trendy Buddhism ...
Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Phyllis Tickle and the Great Emergence

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Sadly, the news came last week that Phyllis Tickle is dying. The author and speaker was diagnosed with cancer earli...
Sunday, May 17, 2015

Making Room for People Struggling With Mental Illness

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UPDATE, Feb. 6/17: Vince Li is seeking an absolute discharge so he can live freely in the community. The q...
Saturday, May 9, 2015

Good News or Bad News? Religion in Canada Not Declining as Fast as Some Think

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“ Religion in Canada isn’t declining nearly as fast as we think.” That quote, part of a headline in Maclean’s magazine ...
Friday, May 1, 2015

The Meaning of Suffering After the Nepal Earthquake, from a Nepalese Point of View

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When a disaster like the recent terrible flooding in Nepal strikes, people deal with it many ways—including through their faith. Since a...
Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Dietrich Bonhoeffer 70 years later: Living With God Without God in a World Come of Age

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2015 is a significant year for World War Two remembrances—the 70 th  anniversary of the liberation of Holland, the liberation of concen...
Saturday, April 25, 2015

The Rise of the Dones—Done With Church, That Is

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One of the fastest growing religious groups in Canada today is the nones. These are people who, when aske...