John Arkelian, Author at Anglican Journal https://anglicanjournal.com National News from the Anglican Church of Canada Wed, 19 Dec 2018 17:54:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://anglicanjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/AJ-logo-01.svg John Arkelian, Author at Anglican Journal https://anglicanjournal.com 32 32 170042892 Intimations of grace at the movies https://anglicanjournal.com/intimations-of-grace-at-the-movies/ https://anglicanjournal.com/intimations-of-grace-at-the-movies/#comments Fri, 21 Dec 2018 13:00:01 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=155705 The idea of grace is connected with the God-given gifts of virtue and redemption—worthy subjects for the person of faith to contemplate. But seeking intimations of grace at the movies can be a hit-and-miss affair. Films that overtly address religious faith typically have a proselytizing agenda, and their preoccupation with preaching usually gets in the […]

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/life-as-improv/feed/ 1 156356 Witnessing the birth of a family https://anglicanjournal.com/witnessing-the-birth-of-a-family/ https://anglicanjournal.com/witnessing-the-birth-of-a-family/#respond Tue, 17 Apr 2018 13:26:13 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=155009 Family… Connections… At the heart of those ideas is our sense of self-identity, our very state of being: for we are, in some ways, defined by those to whom we are most closely connected. And, for most of us, what closer connections do we have than those that bind us for life to our family? […]

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/witnessing-the-birth-of-a-family/feed/ 0 155009 Christmas stories offer homespun wisdom, nostalgia https://anglicanjournal.com/christmas-stories-offer-homespun-wisdom-nostalgia/ https://anglicanjournal.com/christmas-stories-offer-homespun-wisdom-nostalgia/#respond Tue, 19 Dec 2017 15:03:42 +0000 http://anglicanjournal.com/?p=153334 “The promise and its fulfillment”: that phrase is apt shorthand for what Christmas means to the person of faith. And those words are nicely exemplified in the book in which we found them—Christmas with Hot Apple Cider (That’s Life! Communications, 2017). Edited by N.J. Lindquist, the anthology comprises 67 contributions by 55 Canadian writers. Most […]

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/christmas-stories-offer-homespun-wisdom-nostalgia/feed/ 0 153334 Reconciling science and religion https://anglicanjournal.com/reconciling-science-religion/ https://anglicanjournal.com/reconciling-science-religion/#comments Thu, 03 Aug 2017 19:40:07 +0000 http://anglicanjournal.com/?p=147908 Are science and religion compatible? Or are they locked in an implacable conflict? In his new book, a professor of particle physics, who is also a Christian, argues that religion is perfectly reconcilable with science. The Believing Scientist: Essays on Science and Religion by Stephen M. Barr is not always an easy read for those […]

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/reconciling-science-religion/feed/ 1 147908 The Spirituality of Wine: Embracing creation with body and soul https://anglicanjournal.com/the-spirituality-of-wine-embracing-creation-with-body-and-soul/ https://anglicanjournal.com/the-spirituality-of-wine-embracing-creation-with-body-and-soul/#respond Thu, 18 May 2017 13:26:00 +0000 http://2017.anglicanjournal.com/articles/the-spirituality-of-wine-embracing-creation-with-body-and-soul/ As non-initiate into the world of wine, we approached Gisela Kreglinger’s new book, The Spirituality of Wine, with a combination of skepticism and uncertainty.

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/the-spirituality-of-wine-embracing-creation-with-body-and-soul/feed/ 0 127147 Hidden Figures: An underdog story with heart https://anglicanjournal.com/hidden-figures-an-underdog-story-with-heart/ https://anglicanjournal.com/hidden-figures-an-underdog-story-with-heart/#respond Thu, 30 Mar 2017 18:36:00 +0000 http://localhost/anglicanjournal/index.php/article/hidden-figures-an-underdog-story-with-heart/ What makes us root for the underdog? Why, it's the strength of character and sheer determination that gets them to their destination.

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/hidden-figures-an-underdog-story-with-heart/feed/ 0 103939 Face-to-face with the Triune God https://anglicanjournal.com/face-to-face-with-the-triune-god/ https://anglicanjournal.com/face-to-face-with-the-triune-god/#respond Wed, 08 Mar 2017 17:45:00 +0000 http://localhost/anglicanjournal/index.php/article/face-to-face-with-the-triune-god/ The Shack is the film adaptation of the novel by William Paul Young about a man who is stricken with grievous pain over the sudden loss of his child. He descends into what he calls "The Great Sadness," and its dark pall threatens to unravel his family and his faith.

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/face-to-face-with-the-triune-god/feed/ 0 103933 ‘God Unseen, Seen in Love’ https://anglicanjournal.com/god-unseen-seen-in-love/ https://anglicanjournal.com/god-unseen-seen-in-love/#respond Tue, 14 Feb 2017 18:26:00 +0000 http://localhost/anglicanjournal/index.php/article/name-77/ We were not previously familiar with the music of Canadian singer/songwriter Steve Bell; but we are ever so pleased to make his musical acquaintance now.

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/god-unseen-seen-in-love/feed/ 0 103925 Not in God’s Name examines ‘altruistic evil’ https://anglicanjournal.com/not-in-god-s-name-examines-altruistic-evil/ https://anglicanjournal.com/not-in-god-s-name-examines-altruistic-evil/#respond Wed, 08 Jun 2016 13:10:00 +0000 http://localhost/anglicanjournal/index.php/article/not-in-god-s-name-examines-altruistic-evil/ "When religion turns men into murderers, God weeps...Too often in the history of religion, people have killed in the name of the God of life, waged war in the name of the God of peace, hated in the name of the God of love, and practiced cruelty in the name of the God of compassion."

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