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Recently I watched the documentary, The Edge of Democracy which describes recent events in Brazilian politics. Brazil has been on the edge of a new totalitarian regime for a while. Too many people don’t seem to remember the horrors of the military junta (1964-1985). The risk is very high now if current president Luiz Inàcio Lula da […]
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When Eckhart says he “prays God to rid me of God,” he is emphasizing the apophatic divinity, the “God without a name who will never be given a name.” Holding up the apophatic divinity holds political consequences. It gives us permission—as it did to peasants in Eckhart’s day—to critique those powers that claim to speak […]
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About Eckhart’s influence on Karl Marx, Marxist philosopher Ernst Bloch says: One thing is certain: Eckhart’s sermon does not intend to snuff man out for the sake of an Otherworld beyond him…A subject who thought himself to be in personal union with the Lord of Lords provided, when things got serious, a very poor example […]
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Today the topic of “socialism” is entering mainstream political discourse with the DSA (Democratic Socialists of America), the mayor of New York, etc. The final chapter of Susan Neiman’s important book, Call It Evil: Understanding the Trump Era, is titled “Socialism Reconsidered.”In that chapter, she invokes Albert Einstein frequently. [See DM Link] Gen Z and […]
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This is a summary of the previous week’s daily meditations. Some are written by Matthew Fox (MF) and some are written by his colleague, Gianluigi Gugliermetto. (GG) You can click on any title to view the DM in its entirety. Also, remember that each Monday DM continues to include a video teaching by Matthew Fox. […]
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