This article examines Henri Bergson’s gradual approach to Christianity and his moral adherence to Catholicism in light of his philosophical development. It will argue that Bergson’s work and his spiritual evolution cannot be understood separately, but as advancing in parallel. The study adopts a hermeneutical methodology, drawing on Bergson’s major works, correspondence and testimonies of his...
The purpose of the text is to show that one does the British rock star Sting no spiritual justice by pigeonholing him as a Christian. Reasons are shown why Sting can instead be placed on the broad map of “Western Esotericism” (Wouter J. Hanegraaff) and the New Age. Based on Émile Durkheim’s studies of religion, this text also examines the cult of Sting. In doing so, Sting is treated as a totem...
This paper is a theological approach to the religious world of Dostoevsky. One of the most important themes for theology in the twentieth century – and indeed at all times – is the connection between anthropology and theology. In the past, this connection was formulated from the perspective of metaphysics and ethics, using knowledge as a guiding principle. In Dostoevsky, the thread that...