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October 2014

October 16, 2014

A Muslim and Atheist Team up to Promote Freedom of Conscience

I was born in Pakistan, completed my medical school there and then moved to the...

September 2014

September 03, 2014

An Intro and the Skeptimergent Challenge

As an atheist who works with religious persons, I am honored to be a part...

June 2014

June 07, 2014

Do You Have a Gaudy God?

Raining brimstone, epic deluges, trumpets from heaven...is your God showing off? We have all heard...

May 2014

May 19, 2014

Atheists and Christians Working Together: Me and Ryan Bell’s Online Course

For many here on Emergent Village and Patheos Progressive Christian, working with Christians is second-nature....

May 10, 2014

The Worst of Your Tradition: Own It!

I remember having a back-and-forth with a Christian about the violence historically committed by Christians:...

May 01, 2014

An Interview with Brian McLaren on Faith, Doubt, and Atheism

I met Brian a few years back when I picked him up from the airport...

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...

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...

March 2013

March 17, 2013

The truth about meteors

If it was not for a Russian obsession with 'windscreen cams' we westerners would...

March 14, 2013

Rediscovering Process Thought: An Unbeliever at the Hub of Process Theology

Before I ever applied for a Ph.D. program at Claremont School of Theology, I was...

March 03, 2013

A Pro-Science, Skeptical Woman Speaks

In my last post on another blog, “Feminism and Religion: Where Do I stand?” I...

February 2013

February 28, 2013

Learning How to Walk Again

Learning to walk again… I have found this word picture to be a very helpful...

February 26, 2013

Our Needs are Holy

For those of you who have children, particularly young children, you know that one of...

February 25, 2013

#SKEPTIMERGENT: the afterlife is for lovers

If you've never come across it, you might find Nietzsche's theory of eternal recurrence to...

February 22, 2013

#SKEPTIMERGENT: why NOT “church”?

I'm reconsidering a positive use of the word "church." I have my criticisms, but I...

February 20, 2013

God Takes Sides?

I recently read a biography of Desmond Tutu simply called “Tutu” – a read I...

February 19, 2013

#SKEPTIMERGENT: truth or love?

I have a theory: those so-called "liberal" or "progressive" people who are trying to understand...

February 14, 2013

#SKEPTIMERGENT: trophy bibles

I am uncontrollably drawn to people who share one of my passions: the Bible. But,...

February 12, 2013

Orphans

Orphans Quite by chance I saw an article explaining how Roman fathers...

February 11, 2013

#SKEPTIMERGENT: a review of @jaybakker’s new book

With Jay's new book coming out tomorrow, I thought I would repost my review here......

February 08, 2013

#SKEPTIMERGENT: the atheist’s dilemma

I would guess that most people who have grown up and stayed in churches do...

February 07, 2013

The Orthodoxy of Humility

I have heard it said that all prayer is heresy, but God in His infinite...

February 05, 2013

#SKEPTIMERGENT: an atheist’s prayer

I’ve spent the last few days revisiting some old friends in Oklahoma City, the city...

February 04, 2013

SKEPTIMERGENT

Welcome to the beginning of a collaboration between various people called “SKEPTIMERGENT.” This dialogue began...

January 2013

January 30, 2013

I AM A TAKER

In AA’s big book on page 61, a question is asked, “What is his basic...

January 24, 2013

The Image of Holiness

I come from a Christian culture that defined “holiness” (being like God) as the ability...

January 16, 2013

Invited to Your Story

As we begin 2013, I thought it appropriate to invite you into your story. Sounds...

December 2012

December 28, 2012

Grab some popcorn,the crucifixion was for entertainment

It is in the crucifixion of the desert rabbi, Jesus of Nazareth that we come...

December 19, 2012

Chaos + Earth = Love

Hesiod's Theogony suggests a rather insightful equation that informs the Genesis accounts of creation in...

November 2012

November 06, 2012

the fatality of truth…letting go of the wobbly bits

Yesterday I had this thought in my mind tumbling around like laundry stuck in the...