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New Theology Review, 2014
While the die is cast regarding the valid inclusion of cremation in Catholic funeral rites and li... more While the die is cast regarding the valid inclusion of cremation in Catholic funeral rites and liturgies given that certain required criteria are met, recent years have given rise to a new problematic regard the treatment of cremains, in particular the assignment of a final resting place. Recent statistics attest that approximately two-thirds of cremains are not interred by the family members too whom their care is entrusted. Failure to bury the ashes may not imply a malicious intent on the the part of the faithful who remain; however, such inadvertence implies a lacuna in contemporary thought to articulate a clear theology of interment with sigificant attention to cremains. Specifically, disregard for the importance of the burial of cremains indicates something of a theological void in three specific areas. First, casual treatment of the deceased's ashes indicates a failure to be aware of and understand the connection between Christ's burial and our own, most notably in...
Theology, 2013
Conversion has been challenged as inauthentic and not easily observable by a number of modern phi... more Conversion has been challenged as inauthentic and not easily observable by a number of modern philosophers and contemporary secular humanists. Christianity contends otherwise, discerning moral conversion as a well-turned movement towards God, neighbour, self and world by means of evolving, free personal choice that unfolds in the narrative of human existence imaginatively and with an awareness of and desire for that which is truly valuable and not merely personally satisfying. Humour or eutrapelia as virtue indispensably establishes the authenticity and attractiveness of conversion, especially when informed by the theological virtues of faith, hope and love.
New Theology Review, 2014
While the die is cast regarding the valid inclusion of cremation in Catholic funeral rites and li... more While the die is cast regarding the valid inclusion of cremation in Catholic funeral rites and liturgies given that certain required criteria are met, recent years have given rise to a new problematic regard the treatment of cremains, in particular the assignment of a final resting place. Recent statistics attest that approximately two-thirds of cremains are not interred by the family members too whom their care is entrusted. Failure to bury the ashes may not imply a malicious intent on the the part of the faithful who remain; however, such inadvertence implies a lacuna in contemporary thought to articulate a clear theology of interment with sigificant attention to cremains. Specifically, disregard for the importance of the burial of cremains indicates something of a theological void in three specific areas. First, casual treatment of the deceased's ashes indicates a failure to be aware of and understand the connection between Christ's burial and our own, most notably in...
Theology, 2013
Conversion has been challenged as inauthentic and not easily observable by a number of modern phi... more Conversion has been challenged as inauthentic and not easily observable by a number of modern philosophers and contemporary secular humanists. Christianity contends otherwise, discerning moral conversion as a well-turned movement towards God, neighbour, self and world by means of evolving, free personal choice that unfolds in the narrative of human existence imaginatively and with an awareness of and desire for that which is truly valuable and not merely personally satisfying. Humour or eutrapelia as virtue indispensably establishes the authenticity and attractiveness of conversion, especially when informed by the theological virtues of faith, hope and love.