Wednesday, November 01, 2006

A Devotional Existence


I made an update to the wikipedia article on "
Christian Existentialism".

I don't consider myself to be an "existentialist" per se, but there is something primarily existential about spiritual truth.

The biggest problem in the study of existentialism is no one takes it with the seriousness it demands. It proclaims, "You are dust and to dust you will return," but the philosophy crowd runs around saying, "Oh ... here's idea. And here's another one."

Part of the problem is that too many people have stopped reading the Bible ... or they still read it but have lost sight of its radical message. They proclaim a Bible that is for all, but not a Bible that is for them personally.

My point in describing the Bible as an existential writing is to highlight the emphaticness of choosing in light of the fate that awaits us all.

So dive into the article.
And dive into the Bible!

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2 Comments:

Blogger Soul Food Dude said...

I've actually visited that wikipedia article several times before. Checked your update; good stuff!

Thursday, 02 November, 2006  
Blogger Micah Hoover said...

Thanks, soul food dude!

Saturday, 04 November, 2006  

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