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Transitional Changes and Continuing the Search for Support
“I am not troubled as there are much other transitional changes happening which forebode a better future“. Next month, I am resigning as President of the Sea of Faith in Australia. Last year I left the work of the Free Thinker Institute (New York). I will be continuing my post productions, but the…
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The Crisis of Comprehension and the Restoration of Deep Reading: Part 2. Response to Critics
Dr Neville Buch Abstract Many people today find it hard to read long books or understand deep ideas because they are distracted by phones and social media. This problem is called a “crisis of comprehension,” where our brains get lazy and stop thinking for themselves. This essay explains why we need to start…
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The Jesus Intellectual Community
Dr Neville Buch Abstract This essay explores how Gregory C. Jenks’ book, “Jesus Then and Jesus Now: Looking for Jesus, Finding Ourselves” (2014), serves as a theological and intellectual synthesis that could bind together a “Jesus intellectual community.” Drawing on the historical trajectories of the House of Freedom (HOF), Teen Challenge (Qld) Inc., and the…
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The Wickedness of Human Resources: The Technicisation of Humanity
Abstract The Shadows of Innovation and the Techné Mindset This essay interrogates the systemic forces that marginalize intellectual innovation and foster a culture of scholarly silence. Through the lens of the Dynamic of Cognition (DoC), it argues that powerful forces—specifically the “techné mindset” and bureaucratic strategic action—consign independent innovators to the “shadows” to preserve institutional…
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Religion is not what it was
Dr Neville Buch Thinking Religion in Place Thinking Religion in Place: A Critique of the “Post-Religious” Lament Abstract The colloquial observation that “religion is not what it was” often masks a deeper cognitive tension between Historical Forgetfulness and the requirement for a topological understanding of existence. While populist discourse frequently mourns the decline of institutional…
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Learning foundations for my Curriculum Packages: History and Historiography
Dear friends, Here are the learning foundations for my Curriculum Packages. Abstract This essay explores the vices and virtues of history as a philosophical and social practice, characterizing the discipline not merely as a chronicle of dates but as a “site of conscience” and a laboratory for understanding human existence. Drawing on the socio-intellectual frameworks…
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The Ordinary Person. Between Social Stability and Symbolic Misery
24 April 2026 Dear Friends, An invitation to think Abstract The concept of “Ordinary People” functions as a primary site of tension within modern sociological and ethical frameworks. Defined as the realm of the common, frequent, and every day, the “ordinary” provides a vital sense of communal stability, secular prosperity, and a grounded human point…
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Liberating Conservative Thought
Dr Neville Buch MICE Scholar 18 Callendar Street Sunnybank Hills Qld 4109 Rev Dr Mark Earngey Head of Church History and Lecturer in Christian Thought Moore College 1 King Street, Newtown NSW 2042 cc. MICE and Dr Geoff Treloar. This is important because these scholars specialize in Anglo-American, Continental, Sociology and Philosophy, Education, Conservative Thought,…
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Poor Dynamic of Cognition: Historical Case – Reactionary Phenomenon (Resistance)
Abstract This essay examines the systemic cognitive pathology characterizing the Queensland Cabinet’s resistance to the heritage listing of the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) under Premier Johannes Bjelke-Petersen. By applying the Dynamic of Cognition (DoC) framework, the analysis identifies the poor cognitive dynamics driven by an aggressive obsession with State sovereignty and a narrow “techné mindset”…
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Compression and Application for Local Philosophy
Abstract This essay explores the interplay between the philosophical concept of compression and its application within the realm of local socio-intellectual history, specifically focusing on the Queensland context as documented by Dr. Neville Buch. Drawing on the media theory of Jonathan Sterne and the “Technics and Time” framework of Bernard Stiegler, the analysis distinguishes between “abstract…