Attention Fixing: Essays + Reflections

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I tend to approach situations both as a contemplative and as an activist. This is framed by my Christian faith. I believe the bodily resurrection of Jesus is an historical reality and that this event is at the centre of the rest of reality.

My understanding of the world says there is a single truth; however, I am a fallible creature like everyone else and am therefore unable to grasp truth entirely. If something is true I will acknowledge it as so, whether the source shares my all of my belief or none of my belief. Any true statement about the creation will inevitably point to the creator.

I've adopted wording for the title of this blog from The Message, Eugene Peterson's paraphrase of the Bible. Romans 12 tells readers to focus on God and that change will naturally grow from this. If I approach the world both as a contemplative and as an activist and look to the resurrection as the source of all good transformation, I need to give due attention to God. This blog is my attempt to do so.

Attention Fixing began life in an earlier form in 2011. As my purposes for blogging changed, I decided to launch a new blog. Some (though not all) of the entries from my previous blog made their way here.