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. My main pursuit here is in the field of hermeneutics, especially as it spans across both philosophy and theology.
About Me
I have most recently received my Master’s degree in Philosophy and Cultural Theory studying under Carl Raschke. Currently, I am a PhD candidate at the University of Glasgow studying under Werner Jeanrond. My primary area of study is contemporary continental philosophy and theology, with a focus on Gilles Deleuze. It should not be a surprise that I place myself in the lineages that comes from Kierkegaard and Nietzsche through Deleuze. 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.
Originally, I am from New Orleans, but I have also lived in Denver, as well as in Glasgow. I am married to a wonderful woman who puts up with all of my random thoughts, talk of philosophy and theology, as well as the eccentricities which make me me. We do have 4 pets, but currently none of them actually live with us as they are under the caretaking of friends while we are in Scotland. 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, with a preference to well-planned series.
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