The Frenemies of Faith
In this talk I attempt to explore the materialist critique of mystical thought by showing how it emphasizes the type of "anthropomorphic" material that many mystics attempt to transcend. This will provide a way to begin to consider a type of existential theology that concentrates more on the world than a transcending of it.
This week takes a turn towards the material. The thinkers that make up this week represent various approaches that emphasize the world we live in over some otherworldly reality. For thinkers like Feuerbach, the heart of Christianity is not about drawing us towards some higher power beyond our understanding, but rather in helping us understand, and enter more deeply into, what it means to be human.