By dying first, Eudel has become the father and I the son. As the son, I must now learn from him instead of him learning from me. And the lesson must be learned! Rev. Livingstone David Marcelin, Eudel's father Eudel Sheban Vadim Marcelin was born on November 2, 2018. Three and half months later, on … Continue reading Lessons from Death: An Exploration of the Legacy of Eudel Marcelin
A Reflection on Job 14
Man who is born of a woman is few of days and full of trouble.He comes out like a flower and withers; he flees like a shadow and continues not.And do you open your eyes on such a one and bring me into judgment with you?Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? There is not one.Since his days are determined, and the number of his months is … Continue reading A Reflection on Job 14
Theology’s Ghost
To haunt does not mean to be present, and it is necessary to introduce haunting into the very construction of a concept. Of every concept, beginning with the concepts of being and time. That is what we would be calling here a hauntology. Ontology opposes it only in a movement of exorcism. Ontology is a … Continue reading Theology’s Ghost
The Theologian’s Depression
Christianity is not reconciliation with death. It is the revelation of death, and it reveals death because it is the revelation of Life. - Alexander Schmemann, For the Life of the World There's a dark side of theology. A surrounding darkness that lurks at the boundaries. Often encompassing and despairing, this darkness is ushered and removed. … Continue reading The Theologian’s Depression
