Following on from a recent comment I made on one of Richard\u2019s posts about embracing the religious tradition of Agnosticism, I began to think about what this would mean in terms of advent. And so I hope throughout this advent season to explore this by putting up a few posts. <\/p>\n
Being an agnostic essentially means unknowing and Advent means \u2018waiting\u2019 \u2013 so perhaps as we enter this advent season we enter a time of waiting for the unknown. <\/p>\n
Perhaps this was how Mary and Joseph felt\u2026 <\/p>\n
And how the mystics lived\u2026 <\/p>\n
The tradition of agnosticism belongs to the mystics outside the church walls, where they are free to embrace uncertainty, weakness, uselessness, not- knowing and powerlessness. They have no need of dualism, answers, or right and wrong thinking. They have no need of a parent to have authority over them. They embrace empathy, uncondtional love, the question and the unending journey. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Following on from a recent comment I made on one of Richard\u2019s posts about embracing the religious tradition of Agnosticism, I began to think about what this would mean in terms of advent. And so I hope throughout this advent … Continue reading