Back to our Journey
If you have questions about material on this page, let's talk. JfD
Welcome to the reading
room, exercise for your
mind.
Controversial?
. . . . . . maybe a little.
Thought provoking?
. . . . . . . sure hope so.
In keeping with the philosophy of The Cowichan Centre for Progressive Christianity, the material presented in this room is meant to enhance and enrich our individual spiritual journeys.
Read Douglas Todd
in the Vancouver Sun
Although he was raised in a family of staunch atheists, Douglas Todd has gone on to become one of the most decorated spirituality and ethics writers in North America.
Canada's 'Spiritual Geography'
Five spiritual trends to watch for in 2009
Raising the question: Has 'religion' outlived its usefulness?
A few words about links to outside sites:
These links will open in a new tab (or window, depending on your browser).
There will be no route back to the page you left, you simply close the new tab (or window) when you are finished reading.
The Cowichan Centre for Progressive Christianity does not endorse material on outside sites, it is offered to stimulate thought and dialogue amongst visitors to our site.
An article by Hal Taussig about Progressive Christianity (pdf)
A concept which goes ". . . below the surface of reactionary Christianity struggling to hold on to the past or fading denominations unsure of what they represent."
Did you know that Avi Lewis co-hosts a show on Al Jazeera English?
A report about the millions of mentally ill Americans languishing untreated in jails and on the streets, these same conditions and lack of solutions exist in Canada as well. This says a lot about the failure of our capitalist/democratic societies to look after those who can't look after themselves.
A gentle curve of downward mobility
Can't Yoga and Islam Get Along?
The New Socialism - A case for Open Source
Lorna Dueck
Lorna is a writer
on faith and public life in
The Globe and Mail and for CBC.ca.
A Listen Up TV episode that explores Science Fiction at the spirtual frontier.
If you read "The Shack", you'll remember the references to Bruce Cockburn's music. Click on the button below for "Last Night of the World" which Cockburn wrote after a 1983 encounter with Guatemalan refugees in southern Mexico. In his words, "If those people could have hope in their circumstances it's ridiculously decadent for us not to have it. In that sense it 'broke me open' - put a big crack in the cynicism and lowered expectations that we grow up with in a culture like ours".
Back to our Journey
If you have questions about material on this page, let's talk. JfD