Duncan Edward Pile is a journalist for Patheos, Inc. His articles primarily explore topics related to Christian mysticism, spirituality, and theology. With a focus on thoughtful and introspective writing, Duncan aims to engage readers in meaningful discussions about faith and the human experience.
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Duncan Edward Pile focuses on providing expert commentary and opinion editorials within the themes of culture & society, with a strong emphasis on Christianity. His articles delve into topics like faith, worship, mental health, and gender equality from a Christian perspective.
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Those of us who were brought up in church and later started thinking for ourselves have fragments of dogmatic clutter littered about the mansions
As a prgressive Christian, I can’t accept the diminishing of Jesus, as it would mean casting away my greatest treasure.
When someone hurts us, the most complete expression of mercy has at least two moving parts – telling hard truths and extending forgiveness.
Does God demand that we worship him? Is it a requirement for a believer? Wouldn't a God who seeks to be worshipped be somehow incomplete?
In military terms, surrender is failure – the vanquished power bowing to their vanquisher – but surrender can also mean to yield, like one dancer to another, like one lover to another.
Some say that rebellion was the original sin – that God gave us a command and we didn't keep it – but for me that is an insufficient explanation, painting God as an arbitrary and merciless keeper of rules. Judgement is the truly consequential original sin – the sin that took us away from peace, from trust and from ourselves.
Deconstruction is unavoidable for the thinking believer, but it can also be hazardous.
Christian Mysticism is awareness of union with the divine. Not intellectual awareness, but experiential knowledge through spiritual practice.
Christian Nationalism is a betrayal of the Founding Fathers, the founding principles of the US, the Kingdom of God, and of Christ himself.
As a Progressive Christian, I often perceive a pressure to ‘progress' in all the ways others are, but why would I do that?
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