Even in progressive Christian circles, I frequently find myself applauding a position a writer takes while I cringe at the path they take to get there. To use an example from not-progressive circles, I’m glad that more evangelicals are opening their churches to queer people. However, I often hear phrases like, “We’re all sinners.” Or, “Jesus died for all of …
Demons of Reason: Pride and Shame
This week we continue our pilgrimage home to the self and to God through the eyes of 4th century mystic Evagrius Ponticus. The past two weeks, we have discussed demons that attack through the body and the passions. Now we arrive at the reasonable demons: vainglory and vanity, later known together as pride. I say reasonable demons because, according to …