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March 2014

March 21, 2014

Do Not Fix Others as You Would Not Want to be Fixed

The internet, one might think, was invented as a place for angry, excessively confident people...

March 03, 2014

Homosexuality in Western culture: a cultural/theological perspective (Part 1 of 2)

I know, I know. I said last time that I was finished publishing on...

December 2013

December 13, 2013

Gungor: The Postmodern Anthem Band

It took me a long time to write this. I thought I should try to...

October 2013

October 09, 2013

The Death of a Beautiful Woman

"The death, then, of a beautiful woman is, unquestionably, the most poetical topic in the...

July 2013

July 22, 2013

The Post-Colonial Method versus the Sociological Method in the Study of Religion: Top-down or Bottom-up?

In the current study of “religion,” two different methods have developed that are often in...

July 06, 2013

Give Me a Racist Over A Racist System Anyday by Randy Woodley

"Now brother Woodley, Rev. _______ will share his apology with you and then you can...

June 2013

June 28, 2013

Doug Pagitt Radio – June 27, 2013

This week on Doug Pagitt Radio we checked in with John Shelby Spong. John's the...

June 14, 2013

Doug Pagitt Radio – Interview With Bruce Reyes-Chow

After taking a week off, Victoria is back this week. This week on Doug Pagitt...

June 07, 2013

Doug Pagitt Radio – Interviews With Kyle Roberts & Peter Wallace

Victoria is taking a few weeks off so it is up to Doug to hold...

May 2013

May 31, 2013

Either “Is Homosexuality A Sin?” OR “Is Homophobia A Sin?”

The modern Church’s overall inability to properly engage the culture in which it exists is...

May 24, 2013

Doug Pagitt Radio – Interview With Ian Punnett

This week on Doug Pagitt Radio we checked in with Ian Punnett. Ian is the...

May 24, 2013

Let Us Conspire

What follows is in no way an affirmation of doing anything violent or illegal. In...

May 17, 2013

Doug Pagitt Radio – May 16, 2013 – Interview With Matt Litton

This week on Doug Pagitt we checked in with Matt Litton (friend of Bono) to...

May 13, 2013

It’s Time to Let Go…

I have been developing a metaphor to bring insight into how spiritual development happens. That...

May 10, 2013

Doug Pagitt Radio: Interview with Jim Wallis

Broadcasting from Solomon's Porch meeting space, we busted out of the studio this week. We...

May 09, 2013

Can I Trust?

Here’s a question I’ve been asked many times, by many different people. The words I...

May 01, 2013

A Contradiction of Truths

I am learning in my life to let go of the apparent contradictions; this I...

April 2013

April 26, 2013

Interviews with Ogun Holder & Bryan Sirchio

We had the privilege to talk with author Ogun Holder, the author of Rants to...

April 25, 2013

Doug Pagitt’s conversation with Matthew Lee Anderson about “The New Radicals”

I talked with Matthew Lee Anderson about his cover story in Christianity Today called "Here...

April 23, 2013

Intended for More than Relief

What if the reasons we go to church actually perpetuates problems and doesn’t really help...

April 19, 2013

We Are Back! – Shauna Niequist, Michael Toy, and More!

After a few weeks away and few more miles on Doug's running shoes we are...

April 17, 2013

Does Your God Need to Be Fired?

What if the God that you have given your life to, trusted in, and believed...

April 10, 2013

When You Know Better, You Do Better?

There is no question that ignorance can harm us; but I’m not sure knowing better...

April 08, 2013

Subvert the norm: remaining vigilant

It is finished! We just had an amazing time at the subvert the norm conference...

April 04, 2013

Thank God, Persecution Is Coming

It seems that almost no one thinks that "our side" has lost. It's only a...

April 02, 2013

What’s Wrong With the “New Reformed” Movement? Part 2

Soon after I left the New Reformed movement, I took an American Literature class. I...

April 01, 2013

Toward Collective Liberation: Building Successful Social Movements

It wasn't until recently I realized that I had somehow lost a bunch of digital...

March 2013

March 28, 2013

“Dad, I want to go to church”

This past weekend my wife and I fell into an interesting dilemma. Our 12-year-old son...

March 27, 2013

What’s Wrong With the “New Reformed” Movement?

A little over three years ago, I was part of the center of the New...

March 23, 2013

Off the Cliff of Surrender

For those of you who have been reading my writings for a while, you may...