Thank you Collette for your poignent and thoughtful response. I’ve always struggled with the notion of “will” and “intent” and “drive”. When our readings came to William James – who I’ve read before in other areas of study through the years – I struggled with The Will To Believe.  I was able to answer quiz questions and discussion topics by answering “like he would” but I don’t relate to it. I couldn’t fully “grasp” it for myself. 

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Kenneth’s religious interests are strongly tied to a quest for depth, synthesis, and expansive perspectives that align with his broader interests in complexity, emergent systems, and layered understandings of reality. Here are a few threads that seem to unite his religious and intellectual pursuits:

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