'Even though we are not religious, we are unhappy with an element of fundementalism in modern athiests, if you are not an atheist you are a fool.' Tsiolkas says the self-rightiousness of the 'nwe atheists' such as Richard Dawkins, offends him - with their constricted world view he finds them as much fundamentalists as the religious versions they despise.
Faith and the city exhibition - Melbourne here I come!
Notions of transendance...................
Spiritual and sacred do not exist only in bricks and mortar.......
Negotiating difference is more creative and productive than instilling conformity....
Opposed to authoritarian tenets of fundamentalism.
Understanding of Jerusalem as any place in which a communion with God is evident. In this sense Jerusalem is not a city of stone and walls, of temples, mosques and churches, but a city of souls.
Finding the sacred in the every day - a city of souls.
Free thinking?
Zoe Ali and Christos Tsiolkas - In our city there is trancendance, there is ectasy and generosity. In a world of xenophobia, fear and violence we beleive it is imperitive that we find moments of contemplation, prayer and meditation by which we can be reminded of the best of what we can be.
I want more than moments - am I being selfish?
No comments:
Post a Comment