When Coffee Gets Martyred
What do coffee beans have to do with the witness of the saints? Dr Matthew Tan reflects…
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Do We Matter in Particular?
In this edition of The Divine Wedgie, Dr Matthew Tan reflects on our tendency to sometimes think that God is concerned for us in a ‘universal’ sense, rather than a particular one.
Runaway Soul: The Postmodern City and Theologies of Escape
Dr Matthew Tan correlates the theme of running away with Graham Ward’s work on the postmodern city in Cities of God.
Discipleship in Your Sleep
In this edition of The Divine Wedgie, Dr Matthew Tan looks at the practice of reciting the Night Office, and how our sleeping hours are not exempt from the call to discipleship.
Prayer, Sincerity and Economy
In this edition of The Divine Wedgie, Dr Matthew Tan looks at prayer, specifically liturgical vs spontaneous prayer, and the problem with over-emphasising individual sincerity in prayer.
Christianity and Liminality
Liminality refers to the ambiguity which exists between two states – from one phase to another. Dr Matthew Tan looks at the liminality between Christ’s death and Resurrection, and how this is reflected in the life of Christian discipleship.
Third Coming of Christ
In the latest episode of The Divine Wedgie, Dr Matthew Tan explores the writings of St Bernard of Clairvaux who speaks of an intermediate coming of Christ which is both visible and salvific.
Theology, Liturgy & Play
Play theory says that “play” is more than just individual pleasure, but can expand the confines of the world beyond the immediate space. Sound a lot like Sacred Liturgy? Dr Matthew Tan thinks so, and this link can help us critique secular culture, as he explains in the latest Divine Wedgie.