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Beginner's Heart
spiritual beings…
By
Britton Gildersleeve
We are not human beings having a spiritual experience; we are spiritual beings having a human experience. ~ Pierre Tielhard de Chardin Sometimes I wonder if all of the religious differences in the world are not summed up in this quote. Certainly most of the schisms in Western religion are. And perhaps the reason I…
un-learning (when Buddhism & Unitarian Universalism conflate) ~
By
Britton Gildersleeve
I don’t go to church much. When I do, I go to All Souls Unitarian Universalist, the largest UU church in the world. In Tulsa. Tulsa. Today I went to see my nephew officially welcomed in to the congregation. His significant other is UU from her earliest childhood — grew up at All Souls —…
love, T-Rex, and being ‘single’ ~
By
Britton Gildersleeve
I love the ambiguity of the word love — but I also envy all those other languages their precision: aimer, affectionner, encantar… eros, agape… There are almost as many words for strong affection as there are things to love. But on Valentine’s Day, it seems like only romantic love counts. What’s up with that? What…
Darwin, Jane Austen, & my students ~
By
Britton Gildersleeve
I love science. And of course Darwin — like Da Vinci, like Einstein, like Copernicus — dominates it. Yesterday was his birthday (sorry about the tardy Congrats!, Mr. Darwin). So here is a bit of Darwin reflection ~ and bear with me: I promise it has to do w/ beginner’s heart…:) One semester — and…
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