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Rueben Manohar

Rueben Manohar is an ordained minister of Karnataka Centra, Diocese, Church of South India. He is currently Pastoring at CSI Congregation, Chicago. He is also a Pre-licensed Psychotherapist and clinical Intern at The Center for Religion and Psychotherapy of Chicago, Illinois.

Essays

A Psychotherapeutic Reading of Thomas

This reading of Thomas’s story, for me, is a powerful reminder that faith is not a straight line from doubt to belief. It is a complex journey through relationship, rupture, and repair. From the perspective of self-psychology, Thomas represents not merely an individual struggling with uncertainty, but anyone who has experienced the pain of exclusion (a break in connection).

The Crucial Difference between Hospitality and Solidarity

The concept of “hospitality” is inherently asymmetrical. Ones who see themselves as hosts get to determine to whom hospitality can be offered. Viewed from the guests’ perspective … there is no shared humanity in the unbalanced notion of hospitality.

The Parable of the Condescending Father

Luke 15:11-32 serves as a warning instead of model to imitate.

Favoritism in the Church

When leading members in the church uncritically participate in class based favoritism, they become complicit in oppression. The message of James is simple and arresting. Judgement awaits those who ignore God’s preferential option for the poor and become participants in prevailing discriminatory logics.