A theological reflection on addiction as the loss of self-control rooted in humanity’s separation from God. Drawing on the insights of Augustine, Pascal, and the Apostle Paul, this essay explores how the human attempt to fill the inner void apart from God leads to various forms of addiction, and how communion with the Holy Spirit restores self-control and spiritual freedom.
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The titles “Brother” and “Sister” in the early church were not mere greetings; they were revolutionary declarations that shattered the Roman social hierarchy. Author Jo Bee Soo provocatively suggests stripping away modern church titles that have become new castes and returning to the original horizontal order of Christ.
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Why did Christianity reject the interpretive convenience of Dualism in order to affirm the material world?
This essay explores the sacred refraction introduced by the Incarnation and the fateful task of theology: to interpret a world marked by both divine goodness and undeniable suffering.