The case for an Ecstatic Humanism
As usual, here are links to this week’s address/podcast which was, in part, written for the Cambridge U3A PHL 04: Humanism and Religion class on what it means to be “skeptics with naturally religious minds” or “open-minded ‘reverent’ humanists”. It’s called: The case for an Ecstatic Humanism You can read the text here: https://andrewjbrown.blogspot.com/2021/01/the-case-for-ecstatic-humanismbeing.html And […]
On the need to take even strokes—How Henry Bugbee’s naturalistic philosophy and some mindful meditation might help us get through the pandemic
Text: https://andrewjbrown.blogspot.com/2021/01/on-need-to-take-even-strokeshow-henry.html Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1378024/7208773 The next series of online, Zoom conversations will start on Wednesday 27th January. To give us more time to talk and to allow people to bring more general questions and thoughts to the table, the next couple of Wednesday conversations will not start by playing that week’s podcast but will go […]
An ass eats its hay and a gardener turns their spade in readiness for the New Year
Text: https://andrewjbrown.blogspot.com/2021/01/an-ass-eats-its-hay-and-gardener-turns.html Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1378024/7099813 The next series of online, Zoom conversations will start either at the end of January or the beginning of February 2021.
Accepting the problem posed by Christmas Day but without necessarily accepting the Christian solution
Greetings, and a Happy Christmas to you all.This is just a brief email to send a link this year’s Christmas Day address. Below you will find links to both the written text and the recorded, podcast version. Written text on my blog: Accepting the problem posed by Christmas Day but without necessarily accepting the Christian […]
Steps, not-steps, promises and the art of metaphysical hitchhiking
This week’s address can be read and listened to at the following links: “Steps, not-steps, promises and the art of metaphysical hitchhiking” Some thoughts on how and why one might commit to a religious/philosophical/political project that doesn’t start, or even finish, with a blueprint. You can hear a podcaset/recording of this piece at the following […]
How Nietzsche helps us better prepare to celebrate Advent & Christmas
An introductory exploration of how Nietzsche thinks “free spirits” are made and how becoming a free spirit might gift us with a meaningful way still to celebrate Advent and Christmas after the death of our old conceptions of God, the divine and the sacred. You can hear a podcaset/recording of this piece at the following […]
What was, must be tested— Some (positive) Christian atheist reflections on the seasons of Advent & Christmas
You can listen and/or read this address at the following links: “What was, must be tested” — Some (positive) Christian atheist reflections on the seasons of Advent & Christmas drawing on the work of the twentieth-century German, Marxist philosopher Ernst Bloch’s 1972 book, “Atheism in Christianity”. The podcast of this can be found via the […]
When is ruination not (quite) ruination?
This week’s address can be found by clicking on the following links. Episode #009: When is ruination not (quite) ruination? https://footprints.buzzsprout.com And, if you’d like to read it as well you can find the text at the following link: https://andrewjbrown.blogspot.com/2020/11/when-is-ruination-not-quite.html The next Wednesday Evening conversation will be on 2nd December, at 7.30pm. Details will be […]
Live the questions now
If you would like to listen to, and/or read, this week’s address please click on the following links. Episode 8: “Live the questions now”https://www.buzzsprout.com/1378024 And, if you’d like to read it as well you can find the text at the following link:https://andrewjbrown.blogspot.com/2020/11/live-questions-now-living-well-in-in.html This Wednesday, 18th November, at 7.30pm there will be another evening conversation which […]
The subtle deer meets Jesus & Socrates
My address for you this week called, “The subtle deer meets Jesus & Socrates”, can be found in written form on my blog by clicking the following link: https://andrewjbrown.blogspot.com/2020/10/the-subtle-deer-meets-jesus-socrates.html or as a recorded podcast at the following link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1378024/6155470 LIVE EVENING ZOOM CONVERSATION If you would like to join a conversation about this piece on […]