posted by ![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
mmoa_writes at 11:55am on 23/08/2006
mmoa_writes at 11:55am on 23/08/2006Hm, well, I've had this community on my friends list for quite some time, but never actually introduced myself properly, so here goes nada...
Name:user Mmoa
Age: ...17...
Location: London, England, UK, Europe, Planet Earth... you get the picture
Religion: Christian
Denomination/Sect: Anglican
Conservative/Moderate/Liberal: Liberal all the way but I've noticed I tend to be moderate when it comes to application of the law of the land, so to speak, and political parties *shrugs. Idealism doesn't always do it for me...
Introductory Statement: Brought up within the Christian faith and having done far too much reading for my own good, decided I liked the religious philosophy and stayed, got confirmed, and did the right thing, heh. Were we in less skeptical times, I would call myself a Christian mystic, but even I dislike that label because it makes me sound like a superstitious hack. However, I realise that's the problem with professing any religious belief in this day and age, I suppose, so I deal with it! As such, some of my favourite authors are either unknown or of ages past (I have a real dislike for what passes as Christianity in this day and age. It's all that darned hand-clapping...) such as Aquinas, Augustine, Margery Kempe, Julian [of] Norwich, Sophie Weil... and those are just the Christian ones! I have a soft spot for the Ancient Greek religion and culture, being a Hellenistic classicist (and what with the whole Platonic influence on Christian theology, it's hard not to) and the Ancient Egyptians (learnt coptic at age nine and have forgotten most of it *sighs*). Maybe it's because I already belong to one, but mystery religions in general have a special place in my heart.
Being brought up with Traditional religion as well as Christianity (in this case, the traditional Igbo religion) I also have a place in my heart for Judaism mainly because in their ancient forms, the two are remarkably similar, but that's another discussion! I am currently on a quest to discover all I can about traditional religions (right now it's the Scottish and Irish traditions - the English one is too much work, having been corrupted by Celtic and then Roman influences after all, though I'd love to be able to find out more about it as well), out of historical as well as cultural and religious interest.
Aside from religion and philosophy (gives me a headache, but I plough on nevertheless... through several ice packs, I'll admit) I am a bit... a lot of a science nerd and find it very important that all religious philosphies/theologies learn to develop within the discoveries made about the natural world by scientists. Much of modern philosophy and theology (of any religon really) seems to be stagnating right now because many people in those fields (save for those like Daniel Dennett, perhaps) aren't truly aware of what is being discovered within the realms of science. Science is a huge passion for me, so I apologise in advance if I start lecturing any of you at some point. It's all done in love, I can assure you!
So. It's probably a good thing I can't think of anything else to say, otherwise this could probably go on for pages. I've been part of this community, as I said, for a while, but I just haven't properly introduced myself - once a lurker, always a lurker, I'm afraid. Thank you (for those still awake) for reading and I look forward to many interesting discussions!
Name:
user MmoaAge: ...17...
Location: London, England, UK, Europe, Planet Earth... you get the picture
Religion: Christian
Denomination/Sect: Anglican
Conservative/Moderate/Liberal: Liberal all the way but I've noticed I tend to be moderate when it comes to application of the law of the land, so to speak, and political parties *shrugs. Idealism doesn't always do it for me...
Introductory Statement: Brought up within the Christian faith and having done far too much reading for my own good, decided I liked the religious philosophy and stayed, got confirmed, and did the right thing, heh. Were we in less skeptical times, I would call myself a Christian mystic, but even I dislike that label because it makes me sound like a superstitious hack. However, I realise that's the problem with professing any religious belief in this day and age, I suppose, so I deal with it! As such, some of my favourite authors are either unknown or of ages past (I have a real dislike for what passes as Christianity in this day and age. It's all that darned hand-clapping...) such as Aquinas, Augustine, Margery Kempe, Julian [of] Norwich, Sophie Weil... and those are just the Christian ones! I have a soft spot for the Ancient Greek religion and culture, being a Hellenistic classicist (and what with the whole Platonic influence on Christian theology, it's hard not to) and the Ancient Egyptians (learnt coptic at age nine and have forgotten most of it *sighs*). Maybe it's because I already belong to one, but mystery religions in general have a special place in my heart.
Being brought up with Traditional religion as well as Christianity (in this case, the traditional Igbo religion) I also have a place in my heart for Judaism mainly because in their ancient forms, the two are remarkably similar, but that's another discussion! I am currently on a quest to discover all I can about traditional religions (right now it's the Scottish and Irish traditions - the English one is too much work, having been corrupted by Celtic and then Roman influences after all, though I'd love to be able to find out more about it as well), out of historical as well as cultural and religious interest.
Aside from religion and philosophy (gives me a headache, but I plough on nevertheless... through several ice packs, I'll admit) I am a bit... a lot of a science nerd and find it very important that all religious philosphies/theologies learn to develop within the discoveries made about the natural world by scientists. Much of modern philosophy and theology (of any religon really) seems to be stagnating right now because many people in those fields (save for those like Daniel Dennett, perhaps) aren't truly aware of what is being discovered within the realms of science. Science is a huge passion for me, so I apologise in advance if I start lecturing any of you at some point. It's all done in love, I can assure you!
So. It's probably a good thing I can't think of anything else to say, otherwise this could probably go on for pages. I've been part of this community, as I said, for a while, but I just haven't properly introduced myself - once a lurker, always a lurker, I'm afraid. Thank you (for those still awake) for reading and I look forward to many interesting discussions!