Spirituality of PlaySpirituality of PlayWestern society is increasingly play centred, how should we respond to this spiritually? Thoughts and ideas 
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Subversive Manifesto
2007-04-20 14:42:00 The inspiration for a lot of my ideas about the subversive nature of Christianity and how it relates to Power and Communal Identity come from Jonathan Bartley’s book Subversive Manifesto which explores the political nature of Jesus’s teachings and looks at spirituality and power together. I thought it was only fair to name check him rather than you think it’s ... More About: Play , Fest
Subversive spirituality
2007-04-12 17:41:00 Easter is a difficult topic. Easter Day is so big, so mystical and, to some, so incomprehensible. Good Friday, on the other hand is so raw, so degrading and brutal that many prefer to ignore it altogether. In doing that they miss out on some interesting lessons for the power of play and Power Play . Jesus ... More About: Christianity , Spirituality , Spirit , Ality
In the wild
2007-04-04 17:05:00 Channel 4 Learning are running a conference on 10th May called In The Wild which is about well being, the web and the future of education. I don’t talk much about education in this blog but of course there is an essential link between play (or perhaps lack of play) and education both formal and informal. Pat Kane ... More About: Competition , Play , Policy
South Park
2007-04-03 00:08:00 I love South Park - yes occasionally I find it offensive to my Christian faith, but I’m in good company, Matt Stone and Trey Parker are “equal opportunities offenders” they offend everyone - it still makes me laugh. Martin Samuel wrote an article today in The Times about South Park (oh get over it, good journalism ... More About: Play
Jokes for Lent 2
2007-03-22 11:40:00 Great comic from choadwarrior at stripcreator.com More About: Jokes , Spirituality , Ritual , Lent
Some definitions of spirituality
More articles from this author:2007-03-20 19:06:00 I have started on my search for a definition of spirituality which works best for this site and have come up with the following selection:- SPIRITUALITY IS THE LONGING FOR DIRECT FIRSTHAND EXPERIENCE OF GOD?S PRESENCE IN MY LIFE Howard Rice, Reformed Spirit uality RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE IS A RESPONSE TO THAT WHICH IS PERCEIVED AS ULTIMATE, INVOLVING THE ... More About: Play , Definitions , Definition 1, 2, 3, 4 |
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