impleri

The word impleri is the Latin passive infinitive of the verb impleo, implere, literally meaning “to be completed.” We, as people living on this earth, have yet to be finished. Because of this, it is the goal of this site to delineate a faith in progress that is situated between the many extremes religious thinking can take, regardless of which -ism it may be; there is a path between the rock and whirlpool in which a Christian faith can navigate through contemporary “postmodern” times and whatever comes afterwards.It is my hope that this will transform into a place for discussion rather than lecture. If there is a topic not considered, feel free to contact me about it (see below for the many ways to do this).

About Me

I have most recently received my Master’s degree from the department of Religious Studies at the University of Denver in June 2008. My primary area of study is theology and 20th century continental philosophy; however, I am fairly well read in the religious traditions of Christianity, Hinduism, and Islam. In October, I will begin my research in a PhD program focusing on theology and semiotics. This will be through the department of Theology and Religious Studies at the University of Glasgow (Scotland/UK). I read quite a bit, especially in my areas of concentration. In the realm of philosophy, I place myself in the lineages that comes from Kierkegaard and Nietzsche through Deleuze. Theologically, I would place myself along the same branch as current groups like Radical Orthodoxy but on a very different fork. The majority of my readings center around the questions of language, social interactions, and what can be called the “hermeneutics of the past”–that is, the way in which previous concepts and ideas (whether it be particular philosophers, theologians, or sacred texts) are currently interpreted. My library page chronicles every book I have completely read since 1 September 2005 (when I began my graduate program in Denver); a number of those books have been read multiple times.  In my free time, I design and develop websites; I can work with HTML/CSS, PHP, MySQL, and some JavaScript. I also snowboard, play guitar, cook (not just grill), and read science fiction/fantasy novels.

Contact Me

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Email: christopher@impleri.net

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