We finish with a BANG! Callid and Bo conclude the ABC's of Theology series with: V is for Vatican II (ecclesiology) W is for the Word of God (scripture) X is for X-ray (technology) Y is for Y2K (apocalyptic) Z is for Zebra (evolution) Thank you for all of your feedback and … Read more about Catholic, Quaker, Evolution, Apocalypse: final TNT for ABCs
Z is for Zebra
I was taught to refute evolution. It was a cornerstone to apologetics. Zebras and their stripes were a primary example used to refute evolution. If the stripes are for camouflaging a herd of zebras from predators … the first striped offspring would have actually stood out from the heard and thus … Read more about Z is for Zebra
This Pope is even good for Protestants
I love this new Pope! Not because I agree with everything he says or does - nor should I. I'm not even Catholic. Not a week goes by without someone asking me about the new Pope. Every time he reaches out to some unexpected soul, I am going to get asked about it. A kid in a wheelchair - did … Read more about This Pope is even good for Protestants
Branded From Birth and the Web of Meaning (2/2)
Some of the best feedback I got last week, when talking about Social Costructivism being my philosophical orientation within my chosen discipline of Practical Theology, came from WrdsandFlsh Responding to my sentence: "I do not believe in the autonomous, selective nor the pre-institutional self. … Read more about Branded From Birth and the Web of Meaning (2/2)
Wrestling With Original Sin (1/2)
The conversation has been lively this week. It has been uncharacteristically defused: some on Facebook, Twitter, email and some here at the blog. What follows in the next 2 posts is an attempt to address a theme that emerged out of that vibrant conversation. We have 3 good contemporary … Read more about Wrestling With Original Sin (1/2)
Day 14: Going to College with Christians
I have been waiting for us to arrive at Reed College. While I was fascinated with Albania and appreciate the Horse Brass Pub very much, I love Reed. I first learned about Reed through the book Blue Like Jazz which was written by Tony’s friend named named Don - who he mentions in this … Read more about Day 14: Going to College with Christians
I Could Not Be Less Reductive: Love, Sex and Faith
It has become quite clear over the past several years that the source of many arguments in my life and in our culture ordinate with a desire to reduce things down to their simplest components or lowest common denominator. Over the past decade I have really embraced a complexity model of things. I … Read more about I Could Not Be Less Reductive: Love, Sex and Faith
People Do Change Their Minds
Recently I was reading an article by Richard A. Muller called “The Conversion of a Climate-Change Skeptic” in the NY Times. Muller is a professor of physics at the University of California, Berkeley, and is the author of “Energy for Future Presidents: The Science Behind the Headlines.” Muller begins … Read more about People Do Change Their Minds
Killer Apes Won’t Save the Planet
The Summer philosophy group that I am a part of is reading The Faith of the Faithless by Simon Critchley. It is an wild, tour-de-force type of work that spans genres and categories. This past week it broached something that touched a nerve for me. The most extreme expression of human arrogance... … Read more about Killer Apes Won’t Save the Planet
Proposing an Alternative to the Predicament
Part 1 of Peter Bannister's review is here. Sketching an alternative proposal What options then may be open to readers who share Clayton’s and Knapp’s concern for a dynamic Christology, but who want to retain a more traditional theological framework? Here I can of course only offer the … Read more about Proposing an Alternative to the Predicament
Considering Clayton’s Conundrum
Guest post by Peter Bannister The Predicament of Belief by Philip Clayton and Steven Knapp is a first-rate book - both highly thought-provoking and courageous. Philip Clayton has consistently shown himself to be one of the Church’s most creative thinkers and is perhaps unequalled in offering … Read more about Considering Clayton’s Conundrum
Big Tent Phoenix
by Bo Sanders As one of the behind the scenes helpers of Big Tent Christianity, I can honestly say that I feel like last week's Phoenix event was very successful. I know that others are weighing in on things that they would have liked to have seen or things that we can do differently next time - … Read more about Big Tent Phoenix