List: Assorted Articles on Christianity | Curated by Graham Pemberton

Nov 3, 2024
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Assorted Articles on Christianity
Graham Pemberton
Some Thoughts on ‘Progressive Christianity’, a New Religion, and Carl JungThis article has been inspired by one from a few weeks ago by Eric Sentell entitled ‘What is Progressive Christianity?’. He is part of a…
Nov 2, 2024
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Nov 2, 2024
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Some Thoughts on the Apostle Paul and the Origins of ChristianityThese somewhat random thoughts have been prompted by an invitation from Russell (here and here) to have an exchange of views on the theme…
Oct 13, 2024
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Oct 13, 2024
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The Mystery of the Apostle Paul — and What Was He Reading? Follow-UpHealth warning: this article will probably be interesting only for those who have an obsessive interest in the origins of Christianity…
Sep 27, 2024
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Sep 27, 2024
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Jesus and the Woman from SamariaThis is a follow-up to a previous article in which I offered the hypothesis that Jesus came from an Israelite/Samaritan background, was…
Sep 24, 2024
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Sep 24, 2024
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The Mystery of the Apostle Paul — and What Was He Reading?Some recent articles on Medium have revived my interest in an issue I’ve addressed before. What follows next here is the background to the…
Sep 15, 2024
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Sep 15, 2024
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Some Controversial Reflections on the Historical Jesus ProblemFollowing our recent exchange discussing religion/Christianity (him) and a more general spirituality (me), Medium writer Matthew has…
Aug 3, 2024
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Aug 3, 2024
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More Reflections on the Historical Jesus — First Response to MatthewThis is the next instalment in an exchange between Matthew and myself on the question of the historical Jesus. It will only make sense if…
Aug 5, 2024
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Aug 5, 2024
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Reflections on the Historical Jesus — ContinuationThis is the latest instalment in a discussion between Medium writer Matthew and myself on the historical Jesus. Previous instalments can…
Aug 7, 2024
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Aug 7, 2024
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The Historical Jesus — Part 6“(I do not believe) that Christianity is finished. I am, on the contrary, convinced that it is not Christianity, but our conception and…
Aug 11, 2024
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Aug 11, 2024
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Was Jesus Divine, the Son of God? — 2. The Jewish MessiahThis article follows on from The Adoptionist Problem, and is closely related to it. Most of what follows is well known, if not accepted by…
Jul 27, 2018
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Jul 27, 2018
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Religion and SpiritualityMedium writer Matthew recently invited me to have a discussion on the above theme. He describes himself as a Christian “denominationally…
Jul 30, 2024
Jul 30, 2024
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A Brief Reflection on Jesus and the TrinityN. J. Solomon has replied to my article from earlier today on the theme of the books contained within the New Testament canon. This is his…
Jul 27, 2024
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Jul 27, 2024
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The Perennial Philosophy and ChristianityMy followers may be aware that I have temporarily retired from writing on Medium. I have been provoked into action, however, by a recent…
Jul 24, 2024
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Jul 24, 2024
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The New Testament Canon — a Response to (or Questions for) Jeremy ArmigerMedium writer Jeremy Armiger is doing good work on the origins of Christianity. In particular he has focussed recently on the…
Jul 27, 2024
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Jul 27, 2024
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Communism, Religion, and Carl JungThis is a response and counter-argument to a recent article by someone writing under the name of Religion and Politics at The Dinner Table…
Apr 16, 2024
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Apr 16, 2024
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What did the Apostle Paul get up to in Arabia? —  Christianity and Magic MushroomsThis is the latest in a series of articles discussing the question of whether Jesus was a historical or mythical figure, therefore the…
Sep 28, 2020
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Sep 28, 2020
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Christianity’s Next Reformation — Jesus and Carl JungThis is the latest article in a long series. In the most recent ones I’ve been discussing the ideas of the late John Shelby Spong, who was…
Nov 5, 2022
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Nov 5, 2022
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What’s Wrong with Christianity? — Carl Jung and the Problem of Evil“For Jung, the dark side of the psyche, mythologically the Devil, is a substantial reality. Furthermore, ‘the shadow and the opposing will…
Feb 20, 2023
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Feb 20, 2023
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What’s Wrong with Christianity? — Carl Jung and the Divine FeminineIn the previous article in the series I described two incidents in Jung’s life which might lead us to think that his ideas represent a new…
Feb 17, 2023
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Feb 17, 2023
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Is God a Person?The concept of a personal God is usually associated with the Abrahamic religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Thus we have the idea…
Feb 7, 2023
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Feb 7, 2023
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