Kievan Rus was a medieval state that existed in Eastern Europe from the late 9th to the mid-13th century. It was centred around the city of Kiev, which is now the capital of Ukraine. According to historical accounts, Kievan Rus was founded by a legendary figure named Rurik, who was a Viking prince from Scandinavia. […]
A question of identity (written by Margret Holding- date unknown)
My mother Margret Holding née Sheer, was born in Vienna in 1932. Her parents were secular Jews. The family left Austria not too long after the German occupation in March 1938. By Kristallnach, in November that year, about 8000 Jews were arrested and 5000 were sent to Dachau. By 1939 the Nazis had begun the […]
Religion, almo y el sentido de uno mismo
No todos pensamos como personas religiosas. Pero hay un sentido en el que los ateos todavía “sentimos” lo mismo que las personas religiosas. ¿Cómo? Bueno, todas las religiones abrahámicas sostienen que tenemos un alma, un yo interior, un “yo” que está separado de nuestro cuerpo y cerebro en funcionamiento. Los no creyentes no están de […]
Religion, the soul and the sense of self
We do not all think like religious people. But there is a sense in which we atheists still “feel” the same as religious people do. How? Well, all the Abrahamic religions hold that we have a soul- an inner self, a “me” that is separate from our having a functioning body and brain. Non-believers disagree. They hold […]
A resurrection reflection
On this day a few thousand years ago Jesus was resurrected into everlasting life. Except that he already presumably had everlasting life because he was already a part of the Holy Trinity. Anyway, where did he go and what is it like there? The Quran gives a very clear vision of what heaven is like. There […]
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