Robert Falconer

Robert Falconer is a South African Theologian and Author and serves as the head of student research at the South African Theological Seminary.

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Dominican spirituality is marked by education, evangelization, intellectual formation, and preaching. Dominic united poverty and simplicity with mission and engagement with ordinary people. My latest blog explores this rich spiritual tradition: https://t.co/ICEDmKKDY7

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I write this blog from St. Francis Bay, where I live—yet I rarely hear anyone speak about the saint himself. While there is certainly poverty in this little town on the coast, it’s traditionally been a holiday destination for the affluent…
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Here’s an interesting one…Picture a monk, abbot, theologian, mystic, reformer, political advisor, champion of the Knights Templar—all in one extraordinary figure. Meet Bernard of Clairvaux, a twelfth-century visionary who shaped the Middle Ages...
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What does it mean to find God not in words or thoughts, but in silence?

After nearly two months of deep research and writing, I’ve just published a new blog post: Eastern Orthodoxy and Hesychastic Spirituality: The Way of the Heart.
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Have you ever wondered how to practice Celtic Christianity? I offer a few ideas in my recent blog, “Celtic Spirituality: Finding God in the Everyday.” Check it out.
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Here’s my short blog on the Sacred Art of Divine Reading, known as Lectio Divina. Check it out. https://t.co/Rdt9N0aWPK

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Happy New Year. Benedictine spirituality has been a powerful force in my spiritual development over the last 2 years, and I thought I would share about it as part of my Christian Spirituality project. Check it out: https://t.co/aygmYpSY3S

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Here’s an interesting blog on Early Christian Mysticism where I explore Mystical Theology, by Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite, and its influence on the 14th-century English work, “The Cloud of Unknowing.”
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Here’s an interesting blog I’ve just published on St. Augustine’s spiritual life and mysticism, check it out: https://t.co/gONppkRvXJ

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Here’s my latest blog in the “Christian Spirituality” series about some ancient theologians you might have never heard about. https://t.co/ey21F67jjb

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Issue #4 of my project, “Desert Spirituality,” has just been published. Check it out here: https://t.co/oDW1O2eAlM

Some of the most enigmatic personalities in Christian spirituality are the Desert Fathers...

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I come from an evangelical-charismatic tradition where anything that looked even remotely liturgical was frowned upon as being traditional, and tradition, as far as they were concerned, were the traditions of men...

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THE SPIRITUAL READING OF SCRIPTURE

The Holy Spirit’s role in Scripture in the interpretive journey, and how the reading of Scripture is in some sense sacramental. https://t.co/fkZ7bhZCCB

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I'm halfway through an exciting writing project on Christian Spirituality, and I’ve decided to share the journey with you through a series of blog posts. Let’s get started…

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Today is Ascension Day, here are my reflections on the significance of Christ’s ascension.
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Having just celebrated the resurrection, here is my latest blog with a bit of a twist at the end, and one or two other fresh insights. Enjoy! https://t.co/WJRtx2x56b

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Check out my latest blog: The primary difference between Christianity and any other religion is that God desires to be with humanity, and not only that…
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Check out my recent blog, “Encountering the Transfigured Christ in Glory and Suffering” Inspired by my recent trip to Sri Lanka.
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Check out my latest blog:

Where Do Little Souls Go? Reflections on Infant Death and the Afterlife.
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Check out my latest blog, about who created God, “The Ultimate Uncaused Cause: God's Aseity and the Origins of His Existence.” https://t.co/9AuWeo78XI