A philosophy discussion group, theology café & social club near the University of Victoria
Coming up this winter 2016
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How to Think #14
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Anti-Liberalism
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Movie Night: A Serious Man
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Hell No! Hell Yes!
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Hating ISIS
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Transgender & Christian
ARCHIVES:
Culture & Art
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Post Traumatic Church Syndrome
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Muslim Identity in the West
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Engaging Muslim Spirituality
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Faith, Community & Tibetan Buddhism
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Peter Pan Syndrome
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SOCIETY: Relativism and Tolerance in Canada
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SOCIETY: Fundamentalism and Us
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PEOPLE: Dating and Romance: Part Two
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PEOPLE: Dating and Romance: Part One
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Salvation in a Multicultural World
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Beheading Santa Claus: On Church Corruption
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Imago Dei…and being human
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A Theology of Beauty
History & Biography
Philosophy & Ethics
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Subjectivity and Reality
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Social Construction of Reality
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Ethical Relativism
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Slave, Women, and Homosexuals
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Human Evil: Ignorance or Wickedness?
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Emergent Fascisms: Enemies of Freedom
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The Problem of Evil
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Ethics & Relativism
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Don’t Lose Your Faith For a Dumb Reason
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Why Materialism is Dead
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Shifting Paradigms
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Collective Responsibility
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ETHICS: Euthanasia and Suicide
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SOCIETY: Abortion Canada
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PHILOSOPHY: Some Tough Questions for Environmentalism
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TRADITION: Dating Infidels - Romance with Unbelievers
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PHILOSOPHY: The Limits of God Language
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MIND: Freedom and the Paradox of Choice
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On Telling Lies
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What is Truth?
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Lake of Fire: Abortion Debate
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Why be ‘Normal’?
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Resistance is Futile, No?
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Nature and Desire
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(De)Forming Character
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Ethical Ruthlessness
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How Do We Know What is Right?
Movies
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Movie: Calvary
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Movie Night: Cool It
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Movie: Hellbound?
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MOVIE: Born Into Brothels
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MOVIE: Religulous
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MOVIE: Jesus Camp
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MOVIE: Baraka
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MOVIE: Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein
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MOVIE: AI Artificial Intelligence
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MOVIE: Lars and the Real Girl
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MOVIE: Lord Save Us From Your Followers
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MOVIE: For the Bible Tells Me So
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Movie Debate: Does God Exist?
Politics & Economics
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The Equality Delusion
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Holy War: Thoughts on God and Genocide
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Let the Poor Eat Capitalism
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Justice versus Equality
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First Nations Canada
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Resistance is Futile, No?
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Tank Man: China from 1989 to Today
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Economics in One Lesson
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Does Charity Create a Multitude of Sins?
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The Moral Lives of Politicians
Theology
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After Inerrancy
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The Crucified God
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More Peter Rollins
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Making an Idol of God
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Unmasking the Powers
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Toward a Better Atonement
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Can Bible Translations be Trusted?
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Homosexuality & the Bible Part 1 - Robert Gagnon
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Homosexuality & the Bible Part 2 - Dan Via
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The God Concept
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The Gospel Problem
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Heaven & the Afterlife
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What is God Anyway?
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The Evolution of Adam - Dr Peter Enns
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The Pagan Christ, Not
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Old Testament Studies Today
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THEOLOGY: Concerning the Nature of Evil
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TRADITION: Violence vs. Non Violence
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ETHICS: Sex, Desire, Art & Porn
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GUEST: Dr Rikk Watts, Regent College
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How NOT to Read the Book of Revelation
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Openness Theism - Does it Help Us Pray?
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Praying to a God Who Knows Everything
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Being Gay & Being Christian
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Abraham, Isaac & God’s Voice
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Bonhoeffer - Pastor, Pacifist, Nazi Resister
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Life After Death: Evidence for the Soul
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Can A Male Jesus Save Women?
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SPIRIT: Are We Human or Are We Dancers?
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After Genesis 1
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Against Augustine on Evil
Reasoning
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How to Think #13
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Islam & the True Scotsman
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Conspiracy Theory!
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Deep Exegesis: The Text as Event
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Avoiding ‘Cult-Brain’
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Collision - The Debate About God
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REASON: Can We Prove God’s Existence?
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REASON: Faith, Fraud and the Placebo Effect
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Let Us Agree on Disagreement
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Superstition & Bad Faith
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No One Escapes Truth
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Foundations & Presuppositions
The Sciences
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Frames of Reference
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The Psychopath Next Door
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Halloween & Near Death Experiences
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Guest: Dennis Venema, Biology Dept, TWU
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Hearing Voices
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SCIENCE: How Complexity Emerges from Chaos
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TECHNOLOGY: Friend, Foe or What?
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Interpreting Genesis in Light of Genetics
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Science & Faith with Dr Ben Koop
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Demographic Fears
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Demographic Fears
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The DNA of Adam & Eve