Buddhist Catholic Contemplative Evangelical General Christian Hindu Jewish Latter-day Saint Muslim New Visions Progressive Christian

Beliefs

Topics

Columnists

Resource Library

Research Tools

Video

Podcasts

Thought Readers

Faith In Media Tracker

Newsletters

Ad-Free & Subscriber Log-In Subscription Support

Follow Patheos

The Allergic Pagan

Home
Pagan

identity

Select a Category Ritual Scripts Theology Uncategorized

Select a Month January 2017 December 2016 November 2016 October 2016 September 2016 August 2016 July 2016 June 2016 May 2016 April 2016 March 2016 February 2016 January 2016 December 2015 November 2015 October 2015 September 2015 August 2015 July 2015 June 2015 May 2015 April 2015 March 2015 February 2015 January 2015 December 2014 November 2014 October 2014 September 2014 August 2014 July 2014 June 2014 May 2014 April 2014 March 2014 February 2014 January 2014 December 2013 November 2013 October 2013 September 2013 August 2013 July 2013 June 2013 May 2013 April 2013 March 2013 February 2013 January 2013 December 2012 November 2012 October 2012 September 2012 August 2012 July 2012 June 2012 May 2012 April 2012 March 2012 February 2012 January 2012 December 2011 November 2011 October 2011 September 2011 August 2011

April 2016

April 13, 2016

The Awkward Adolescence of the Polytheist Movement: Defining Community at the Edges

The contemporary Polytheist movement is in its adolescence, and like every adolescence, it's awkward and...

January 2015

January 13, 2015

Non-Violent Writing: Selma and the “Pagan” question

How are we to respond when other claim the exclusive right to use certain words?...

September 2013

September 28, 2013

What a Pagan can tell you about whether Mormons are Christian

The question of whether or not Mormons are Christians has less to do with Mormons...

September 21, 2013

Cherish Our Polytheists: The balkanization of our community and what is at stake

Each time someone withdraws from Paganism, we lose not only their company, but also their...

April 2013

April 13, 2013

Home Is Where You Find Your Gods

There are many ways to define one's religious identity. It might be defined in terms...

March 2013

March 13, 2013

Straight talk about the Pagan identity crisis

You have got to check out B.T. Newberg's newest post at Pagan Naturally, "The 'Pagan'...

January 2013

January 12, 2013

My (Neo-)Pagan Elevator Speech

Jonathan Korman (whose post I can't seem to talk enough about) recently described an awkward...

January 11, 2013

Your One-Stop-Shop for Pagan-Polytheist Controversy (Updated 1-26-13)

Star Foster recently added her name to the growing list of Polytheists who have dropped...

January 10, 2013

(Neo-)Pagan Sensibility

I want to take a time out from my 2012 blogroll review and talk briefly...

January 06, 2013

2012 Blog Roll, Looking Forward to 2013

Over the past several months, I have come across many posts on other blogs that...

December 2012

December 23, 2012

The role of faith and hubris in Paganism

Last week I came across a word that, ten years ago, I would never have...

December 15, 2012

The questions that led me to Neopaganism

When I left the Mormon church, I felt a strong need to justify myself. A...

November 2012

November 24, 2012

The many shades of Pagan embarrassment

"You will be ashamed because of the sacred oaks in which you have delighted; you...

November 16, 2012

Being Embarrassed by Paganism

Years ago, when I was deciding whether to leave the Mormon church, one of the...

September 2012

September 19, 2012

Defining Paganism and Neopaganism

I can't believe I am diving into this linguistic swamp again, but here goes. Recently,...

June 2012

June 03, 2012

Star Foster surrenders the “Pagan” label to the naturalists

Okay, not quite. I overstated my title for dramatic effect. But that's how shocked I...

June 02, 2012

Soul-Centered Paganism

This post is Part 3 of a 3-part series on my evolving sense of Pagan...

May 2012

May 23, 2012

The Three (or more?) “Centers” of Paganism

This post is part 2 of a 3-part series. In the first part, I discussed...

May 11, 2012

Sign of the (Pagan) End Times?

Peter Dybing, former first officer of the Covenant of the Goddess, has quit Paganism. Well,...

May 03, 2012

American Neopaganism, Part 2: “I think I may be a Wiccan”

In my last post, I wrote that Neopaganism was a distinguishable tradition from Wicca, and...

February 2012

February 23, 2012

Pantheacon 2012 (Part 2): Three ways of identifying as Pagan

“Am I Pagan?” Oh my god! Am I really writing about this again? This happens...

February 20, 2012

Pantheacon 2012 (Part 1)

[written Feb. 19, 2012] Okay. So I am at Pantheacon 2012! This is the third...

January 2012

January 15, 2012

Spiritually, but not religiously, Pagan

Recently at the Bishop in the Grove blog, Teo Bishop wrestled again with the label...

October 2011

October 28, 2011

Religious Identity, Boundaries, and Authority

I was just listening to a lecture which I downloaded from The Teaching Company entitled...

October 21, 2011

My love/hate relationship with Neopaganism, Part 1

Why I hate Neopaganism: #1 I hate magic. Most Neopagans seem to believe in...

September 2011

September 17, 2011

Chicago Pagan Pride

I just got back from Chicago Pagan Pride and I am having my obligatory Pagan...

August 2011

August 27, 2011

Blog Response: John the Pagan

Over at Patheos, Star Foster asks about people's Craft/Spirit names. Here's my response: I've always...

August 27, 2011

Pagan Archetypes

Over at Alison Leigh Lilly's blog, Peace, Poesis, and Wild Holy Earth, she brings some...

August 20, 2011

Blog Roll

1. Peregrin @ Magic of the Ordinary rants about spiritual identity: ceremonial magicians, Neopagans, Buddhists,...