Between 1617 and 1621 the English physician and polymath Robert Fludd published his History of the Two Worlds (Utriusque Cosmi), a book split into two volumes and packed with over sixty intricate engravings. The two worlds in question are the microcosm of human existence and the macrocosm of the universe, which includes the spiritual realmContinue reading “Illustrating the microcosm and macrocosm”
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Refuting racist misreadings of the Curse of Ham
Robert Boyle—a seventeenth-century scientist who also was a theologian and a devout Christian—refuted the idea that blackness was caused by the curse of Ham, in his book Experiments and Considerations Touching Colours (1664). He wrote: “And not only we do not find expressed in the Scripture, that the Curse meant by Noah to Cham, wasContinue reading “Refuting racist misreadings of the Curse of Ham”
Exploring the Macrocosm and Microcosm
I thought I’d put together a little primer on esoteric Christian anthropology and cosmology. Christian Anthropology In Christian theology, there are two competing views regarding the nature of humanity. The “tripartite view” holds that humanity is a composite of three distinct components: body, soul, and spirit. In contrast the “bipartite view” holds that the soulContinue reading “Exploring the Macrocosm and Microcosm”
What does Genesis 1 say?
What is the message of Genesis 1? Every human is beautiful Elsewhere you may hear a more elitist message. “He looks like a god.” “She looks like a goddess.” They stand apart. In ancient times, emperors were acclaimed this way. In these times it is models and entertainers. But counter to this, Genesis says,Continue reading “What does Genesis 1 say?”
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