Articles in English
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The first call is frequently to follow Jesus or to prepare ourselves to do wonderful and noble things for the Kingdom. We are appreciated and admired by family, by friends or by the community. The second call comes later, when we accept that we cannot do big or heroic things for Jesus; it is a…
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In the future, 33% of the human population will retire their cell phones and laptops in favor of a new technology which connects the human nervous system to the Internet. But something dark is coming to threaten this path of accelerating progress… The optimistic future (where technology will solve all our problems, where digital eyes…
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I see trans-humanism as a philosophy that use the latest technological tools to fulfill its goals; it is a contemporary surrogate at the millennial belief of transcending death and acquiring perfection. Both religious theological frameworks and quasi-religious biotechnological fantasies suggest that aging and fragility can be conquered and death overcome (Leigh Turner, “Biotechnology as Religion”, Nature Biotechnology, Volume 22, Nr. 6, June…
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The recent Narnia movies have created a new interest in C. S. Lewis. This new biography, produced to mark the 50th anniversary of his death in 1963, builds on this interest. It sets out to introduce Lewis to a new generation – those who know him through his films and novels, and see his Narnia…
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The United States is frittering away its role as a model for the rest of the world. The political system is plagued by an absurd level of hatred, the economy is stagnating and the infrastructure is falling into a miserable state of disrepair. On this election eve, many Americans are losing faith in their country’s…
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