Archive - Experimental Theology with Richard Beck

On Sacred Magic

Part 5, Ontological Effects

5 hrs ago •

On Sacred Magic

Part 4, Matter as a Mediator of Divine Power and Grace

Jun 23 •

"pay attention"

Jun 20 •

On Sacred Magic

Part 3, Theurgy in Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite

Jun 19 •

On Sacred Magic

Part 2, Theurgy, Neoplatonism, and Iamblichus

Jun 18 •

On Sacred Magic

Part 1, Can Magic Be Christian?

Jun 17 •

Metaphysics and Debate

A few years ago I was beating the drum a great deal about the necessity and unavoidability of metaphysics.

Jun 16 •

"we have done wrong and have acted wickedly"

Jun 13 •

God Cannot Forgive Us

In my theological reflections I have described the death of Jesus on the cross as the Theophany of God's Love.

Jun 12 •

The Dark Night in an Eschatological Key

Regular readers know how I've described the wrath, judgment, and punishment of God as a relational dynamic.

Jun 11 •

On Free Will and Predestination

Postscript, Mary's Consent

Jun 10 •

On Free Will and Predestination

Part 4, Salvation and the Drama of Life

Jun 9 •

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