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As We Were Saying… (Retrospective: Issues 1–10, 1990–1992)

Numbers with noughts on the end seem to entice us to look backwards, whether it’s the year 2000, a 10th anniversary… or just the 40th number of Sea of Faith magazine. So we’ve been blowing...

1 March 2000

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The Thing from the Crypt

THE THING FROM THE CRYPT John Mann What is the nature of radical Christianity ? What is natural in it and what unnatural ? What is essential and what unessential ? What is living and...

1 June 1992

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This article suggests some pointers toward an agenda for SOF. I would argue that there are currently disturbing signs that emerging radical Christianity’s vision is too limited and much that needs to be done has...

1 December 1991

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A Dream from the Godhead: On David Icke

YES TO TIME, CHANCE AND COMMUNICATION The body is a stream of events, not all conscious (i.e. not all read). To say Yes to it is to say Yes to the fleeting — to time,...

1 June 1991

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Sof(t) Theology

PAGE 14 SPRING 1991 SEA OF FAITH MAGAZINE SOFT) THEOLOGY John Mann Can we hear radical theology as an apocalyptic tone announcing the end of theological realism, an end that has already occurred secretly and...

1 March 1991

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Why Can’t We Write Some More Gospels?

WHY CAN’T WE WRITE SOME MORE GOSPELS? asks John Mann. The idea behind narrative theology is that the basic unit of our experience, rather than being some metaphysical entity such as identity or presence or...

1 June 1990

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Religion Is a Virus

RELIGION IS A VIRUS. Religion is a virus for which there is no cure. It is a sickness that clogs our thoughts, deceives our desires, poisons our experience. Jesus was a victim of the disease...

1 June 1990

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Something’s Missing From ‘S.o.F.’

Looking through the lecture transcripts of the two ‘Sea of Faith’ conferences there seemed to be something missing. The contents of the lectures may be divided up into three areas. The most frequently mentioned topic...

1 March 1990

Sofia, Poetry

Convergence: Number 10

Circling slowly over the cross. Descending in huge sweeping arcs until you hover before his face. Feathers cover the cross, long and black. Feathers cover Christ they are splattered with blood and sweat dirtied with...

1 March 1990

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Postmodernism, Deconstruction and Radical Theology

POSTMODERNISM, DECONSTRUCTION AND RADICAL THEOLOGY by John Mann “Postmodern” and “deconstruction” are terms that have become important in cultural theory and philosophy during the 80s. Some theologians have tried to explore what implications the cultural...

1 March 1990

Author: John Mann

As We Were Saying… (Retrospective: Issues 1–10, 1990–1992)

The Thing from the Crypt

What is to be Done?

A Dream from the Godhead: On David Icke

Sof(t) Theology

Why Can’t We Write Some More Gospels?

Religion Is a Virus

Something’s Missing From ‘S.o.F.’

Convergence: Number 10

Postmodernism, Deconstruction and Radical Theology

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