Where is God in clothes?
To further aggravate our emotional woes, modernity has cast aside what had been, since the dawn of time, a central resource for coping with life’s vicissitudes. God has died and there is now little we can turn to, intone in front of, or beg for deliverance from when times grow hard. We dwell in a world ruled by the pitiless laws of science in which
... See moreAlain de Botton • A Therapeutic Journey
Existential ideas and attitudes have embedded themselves so deeply into modern culture that we hardly think of them as existentialist at all. People (at least in relatively prosperous countries where more urgent needs don’t intervene) talk about anxiety, dishonesty and the fear of commitment. They worry about being in bad faith, even if they don’t
... See moreJames K. A. Smith • On the Road with Saint Augustine: A Real-World Spirituality for Restless Hearts
Right now, the source of the meaning crisis is our lack of any shared aspiration. We have lost touch with what we have in common, and as a result, we have become alienated. We have become incapable of communion—with each other, with the universe, and with God. We have lost touch and have become disintegrated, incapable of intimacy. Yet God is alway... See more