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February 2015

February 10, 2015

Obama’s Drones are far Deadlier than the Spanish Inquisition

Obama seems to finally have reached that most amusing point in a two-term presidency: The...

February 06, 2015

Did Darwin Kill God? Conor Cunningham and Benedict XVI Answer

That's one heck of a question, isn't it? The BBC documentary at the bottom...

February 04, 2015

Last Temptation of Christ & American Christian Responses to ISIS

The season of Lent is almost upon us. We are traditionally invited to practice ascesis. That...

February 02, 2015

Q: How does Belichick Have a Leg up on the Devil & Pete Carroll?

Wait for it, wait for it, wait like for Godot . . . ....

January 2015

January 29, 2015

How is Aquinas so Premodern That He’s Postmodern?

If you hang around enough weird overeducated people, then you've probably heard the phrase "He's...

January 21, 2015

How Did Disappearing Middle Eastern Religions Survive in the First Place?

Gerard Russell's Heirs to Forgotten Kingdoms: Journeys Into the Disappearing Religions of the Middle East should...

January 15, 2015

What Christian Group Says It Worships Same God as Muslims?

French history, and a little bit of American international relations, have been the main focus...

January 10, 2015

Houellebecq: Charlie Hebdo Coverboy Maps Faith’s Manifestations

Michel Houellebecq is on the front cover of this week's edition of Charlie Hebdo. It...

January 01, 2015

A Feast of Circumfession: TOP10 Reading Standouts From 2014

Today was formerly known as the Feast of the Circumcision. Due to sleep deprivation I...

December 2014

December 31, 2014

Christianity Does Not Endeavor to Save Christianity

The Lumen Christi Institute is devoted to promoting the depth and breadth of Catholic culture...

December 23, 2014

Two Nativities? Can You Divine the Original Christmas Story?

Margaret Barker sure knows how to set up an argument. She goes all out in...

December 18, 2014

Dare We Hope That All Dogs Go To Heaven?

Dare we hope that all dogs go to heaven? Sure, why not? Though there's no...

December 17, 2014

In the Beginning Was Poverty: Advent Should Rob You Blind

Why does the German church get a lot of grief for its spiritual opulence? Because...

December 11, 2014

Stephen Herreid’s God: A Holiday Thank You Note

Two weeks ago I drove our family Volvo forty miles vaguely aware something was wrong...

November 2014

November 20, 2014

God, Interviewed!

I've had some fun doing interviews for Cosmos and at Ethika Politika. Below is something...

October 2014

October 18, 2014

The Veils of Separation Drop

In a curious reversal of the Parable of the Good Samaritan I picked up an...

October 16, 2014

Synod14: It’s Déjà vu All Over Again!

The Synod reporting has been nothing short of apocalyptic. And I do love it in...

October 07, 2014

Every Gun n’ Rose Has Its Thorn

After driving Dominik to kindergarten I took the girls for a spin around the block...

October 03, 2014

Talking At the Muslim Leadership Is Futile

Leading up to the coalition of the willing waging war against ISIS much noise was made about...

September 2014

September 17, 2014

Hermann, Max, Woody and Falling Out of the Ordo Amoris

Yesterday we discussed Woody Allen as a liminal personality stuck somewhere between belief and disbelief. Being...

September 12, 2014

They Were Not Able to Separate the Soul From the Flesh

Finishing Theology of Transformation was one of those bittersweet reading moments: I was happy to...

September 10, 2014

Atheism’s Ancient Creation Myth

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

September 09, 2014

The Fourteen Foreskins of Christ and Mary’s Hymen

One of my readers asked the following legitimate question in response to Nudus Nudum Christum Sequi:...

September 08, 2014

What Do We Talk About When We Talk About Art and Revelation?

Will Beauty Save the World? The slogan “Beauty will save the world” is increasingly invoked...

September 04, 2014

Nudus Nudum Christum Sequi: On Christ’s Genitalia

Ever since graduation my mornings have followed the routine of studying actively-engaged anthropology. tears, poop,...

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...

September 02, 2014

FACT: Christians DON’T Believe in the Immortality of the Soul

I'm sure you've spent many a night in college, arguing over a beer, or over...

August 2014

August 26, 2014

Patrick Deneen on Economic Two-Way Baloney

Today, with an uppercut, I'd like to redirect you to Ethika Politika. I've wrapped up...

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 15, 2014

The Ultimate (2x TOP10) Summer Theology Reading List!

The publishing world didn't stop just because I piled on one more dissertation into the...