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October 2014

October 02, 2014

Walker Percy Fan Delivers Jefferson Lecture on Uncle Walker!

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the famous Walker Percy Jefferson Lecture "The San...

September 2014

September 10, 2014

Atheism’s Ancient Creation Myth

The cardinal rule for writing a book is starting out strong with a memorable story,...

September 03, 2014

Christ Is No Longer On Top

The reactions to yesterday's intentionally provocative post on the centrality of the resurrection of the...

August 2014

August 27, 2014

Our Second Scientific Revolution. What Can Theology Expect?

The intersection of religion, the imagination, and science is a constant preoccupation of mine. I...

July 2014

July 22, 2014

Famous Atheists Who Weren’t Atheists: Moon Landing Communion

The manned moon landing might have been staged in a television studio somewhere in West...

July 08, 2014

Were Catholics Targeted by the Conservative Culture Wars?

Rachel Held Evans has finished her third book and is back to blog writing. I...

May 2014

May 07, 2014

Science Doesn't Think: Neil deGrasse Tyson Busts a Move on Philosophy

There are so many temptations to keep writing my dissertation uninterrupted instead of blogging, but...

March 2014

March 25, 2014

Squishy New Atheist Pieties Miss Gospel Love’s Ruthless Demands

What's the difference between this... ...and this? And what do both of them have to...

March 21, 2014

The Eclipse of Science During Those Terrible Middle Ages

You might think the debunking of the Bruno, Galileo (Never tortured, spent three days in prison,...

March 19, 2014

Walker Percy on the College Dorm Arguments of Sagan and deGrasse Tyson

There is an extended footnote in Walker Percy's Lost in the Cosmos: The Last Self-Help...

March 17, 2014

Larry Chapp: How Has Modern Science Shaped Theology?

The third part of my interview with Larry Chapp on the state of the dialogue...

March 16, 2014

Bye-Bye Hypatia Science Martyr?

Continuing in a demythologizing vein I'd like to debunk the picture of Hypatia of Alexandria...

March 13, 2014

Lies, Damned Lies, and Cartoons: Cosmos on Giordano Bruno

NEWSFLASH: The Giordano Bruno portion of "Cosmos: A Space-Time Odyssey" (click link to watch the...

March 12, 2014

Lost in the Cosmos: Why Does Space Leave Us Cold?

Once in a while you run across a thread that nearly makes all those hours...

March 04, 2014

Larry Chapp: Christianity is the Most Worldly Religion of All

Part II of Larry Chapp's interview with me is now available here on Ethika Politika. A...

February 2014

February 28, 2014

I Don't Believe in an Interventionist God

The first part of Larry Chapp's interview is up right here on Ethika Politika. May...

February 27, 2014

Understanding the Mechanics of the Incarnation? Larry Chapp Interview

Today brings you an excerpt from an interview I recently conducted with theologian Larry Chapp....

February 06, 2014

Want Some Fresh Ham From Rabelaisian Catholicism?

If you want to know please take a look at my latest post on Ethika...

September 2013

September 24, 2013

You Don't Know (Steven) Dick?

During an onslaught of boredom I once did a little bit of creative display case...

June 2013

June 27, 2013

Debunking Science & Religion Myths: The Copernican Revolution Wasn't a Demotion

The science and religion debates are chock-full of ideological myths. Nowadays the scientific side usually...

June 13, 2013

Athens and Jerusalem: Philosophy as a Way of Life

In De praescriptione, vii Tertullian asks, What indeed has Athens to do with Jerusalem? What concord is there...

June 03, 2013

Latour: Rejoicing – Or the Torments of Religious Speech

It is noteworthy whenever the French philosopher of science Bruno Latour (author of We Have...

May 2013

May 09, 2013

Coffee and Cosmos

"When I stir my morning coffee and watch the swirling of the streaks, I am...