When Faith Turns Ugly Archives - Brian Harris https://brianharrisauthor.com/tag/when-faith-turns-ugly/ Tue, 05 Aug 2025 02:17:30 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/brianharrisauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/cropped-brianharrisauthor-favicon-1.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 When Faith Turns Ugly Archives - Brian Harris https://brianharrisauthor.com/tag/when-faith-turns-ugly/ 32 32 93416650 Refresh: When Faith is Aspirational… https://brianharrisauthor.com/refresh-when-faith-is-aspirational/ https://brianharrisauthor.com/refresh-when-faith-is-aspirational/#comments Tue, 15 Jul 2025 22:00:00 +0000 https://brianharrisauthor.com/?p=5716 The old quip goes, “When all is said and done, far more is said than done.” It’s true. sometimes it works that way in faith as well. We claim huge things… we are set to change the world. But back at the ranch things are a little different. Sometimes faith is more about our aspirations […]

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]]> https://brianharrisauthor.com/refresh-when-faith-is-aspirational/feed/ 2 5716 Formed, forming, reforming and deforming… https://brianharrisauthor.com/formed-forming-reforming-and-deforming/ https://brianharrisauthor.com/formed-forming-reforming-and-deforming/#respond Sat, 11 Jan 2025 22:00:00 +0000 https://brianharrisauthor.com/?p=5291 One of the hats I wear is as “Pastor at Large” of the Carey Group. While the title sounds exotic, I’m not sure any of us really know what it means, but in practice I get to speak into and participate in the life of Carey at a meaningful level. It’s an enormous privilege. We […]

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]]> https://brianharrisauthor.com/formed-forming-reforming-and-deforming/feed/ 0 5291 Extrinsic, Intrinsic and Quest forms of faith… https://brianharrisauthor.com/extrinsic-intrinsic-and-quest-forms-of-faith/ https://brianharrisauthor.com/extrinsic-intrinsic-and-quest-forms-of-faith/#comments Thu, 13 Oct 2016 22:00:56 +0000 http://brianharrisauthor.com/?p=2287 OK, so this topic might not sound compelling. What’s this about extrinsic, intrinsic and quest forms of faith, and does it have any relevance? Actually, I think it does. It helps to explain why faith works it way out one way in some people, and so very differently in others. But let me be a […]

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]]> https://brianharrisauthor.com/extrinsic-intrinsic-and-quest-forms-of-faith/feed/ 1 2287 What about fundamentalism… https://brianharrisauthor.com/what-about-fundamentalism/ https://brianharrisauthor.com/what-about-fundamentalism/#comments Thu, 01 Sep 2016 22:00:40 +0000 http://brianharrisauthor.com/?p=2141 Fundamentalism has become a dirty word in our day. It’s not hard to understand why. With ISIS and other Islamic extremist groups spreading terror and creating havoc, being in any way associated with extremism becomes something to avoid. Not that fundamentalism has to be viewed as bad. In the early part of the 20th century […]

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]]> https://brianharrisauthor.com/what-about-fundamentalism/feed/ 3 2141 What about other religions? In conversation with Lloyd Porter https://brianharrisauthor.com/what-about-other-religions-in-conversation-with-lloyd-porter/ https://brianharrisauthor.com/what-about-other-religions-in-conversation-with-lloyd-porter/#respond Mon, 29 Aug 2016 22:00:17 +0000 http://brianharrisauthor.com/?p=2137 In my latest book, When Faith Turns Ugly one of the topics discussed is that of other religions. It is clearly a controversial subject, and some who oppose Christianity, and indeed any form of religion, often point to inter-faith conflict and see it as the source of much of the world’s division. They are consequently […]

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]]> https://brianharrisauthor.com/what-about-other-religions-in-conversation-with-lloyd-porter/feed/ 0 2137 Faith and mental health… https://brianharrisauthor.com/faith-and-mental-health/ https://brianharrisauthor.com/faith-and-mental-health/#comments Thu, 28 Jul 2016 22:00:56 +0000 http://brianharrisauthor.com/?p=2042 One of the issues explored in my latest book When Faith Turns Ugly: Understanding Toxic Faith and How to Avoid It is the impact of faith on mental health. Predictably it’s a discussion where nuance is needed, and sweeping generalizations are best avoided. Some forms are faith are linked to positive mental health, others are likely to […]

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]]> https://brianharrisauthor.com/faith-and-mental-health/feed/ 1 2042 It’s out! When Faith Turns Ugly… https://brianharrisauthor.com/its-out-when-faith-turns-ugly/ https://brianharrisauthor.com/its-out-when-faith-turns-ugly/#respond Thu, 09 Jun 2016 22:00:45 +0000 http://brianharrisauthor.com/?p=1892 After a few hiccups at the publisher (the book was due out in April) my latest book When Faith Turns Ugly: Understanding Toxic Faith and How to Avoid It is now available – well the Kindle version at any rate. I am assured that the paperback version is just days away. If you enjoy reading on […]

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]]> https://brianharrisauthor.com/its-out-when-faith-turns-ugly/feed/ 0 1892 When Faith Turns Ugly… An interview https://brianharrisauthor.com/when-faith-turns-ugly-an-interview/ https://brianharrisauthor.com/when-faith-turns-ugly-an-interview/#comments Thu, 14 Apr 2016 22:00:20 +0000 http://brianharrisauthor.com/?p=1722 If you are a regular reader of this blog, you will know that my next book When Faith Turns Ugly: Toxic Faith and How to Avoid It (Paternoster, 2016) is due out in a few weeks. As with several of my other books, each chapter finishes with an interview which tries to earth some of […]

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]]> https://brianharrisauthor.com/when-faith-turns-ugly-an-interview/feed/ 10 1722 When Faith Turns Ugly… A new book https://brianharrisauthor.com/a-new-book-when-faith-turns-ugly/ https://brianharrisauthor.com/a-new-book-when-faith-turns-ugly/#comments Mon, 04 Apr 2016 22:00:53 +0000 http://brianharrisauthor.com/?p=1705 My next book, When Faith Turns Ugly: Understanding Toxic Faith and How to Avoid It, is due out in a few weeks. Rather than write about it and tell you why I think it is important, I will let the preface speak for itself. Hopefully it will whet your appetite for more (and the book […]

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