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October 2010

October 26, 2010

Are Demons Real?

In this season of haunted houses and horror movies, we couldn't imagine a better time...

October 25, 2010

The Castration Of God

We are in danger of losing everything: the threat is that we will be reduced...

October 25, 2010

Angels and Demons, Part I

Are angels and demons biblical? Associate Dean of Religious Life and author Jim Burklo recently...

October 22, 2010

Dominoes, Anyone? Lectionary Reflection on Zacchaeus, Luke 19:1-10

The afternoon sun dappled through the palladium windows in Kirby Parlor at Perkins School of...

October 22, 2010

God IS One

Despite the hyperbole of its dustcover -- “The Clash of the Gods” -- Stephen Prothero’s...

October 20, 2010

The Pharisee and the Tax Collector: Reflections on Sunday’s Scriptures

This week's parable is about two men who each offer prayers, with surprisingly different results....

October 19, 2010

We Really Ought To Name Something “Bob”

"No matter how hard I try, the moment I mention the word, church, people pretty...

October 19, 2010

“God Is Not One:” A Helpful Tool for Genuine Interfaith Conversation?

"I had five roommates my freshman year of college. Three of them were Jewish. And...

October 18, 2010

Monday Morning Meditation: Twists and Turns of the Labyrinth

The twists and turns of the labyrinth, at one moment walking straight towards the centre...

October 17, 2010

Post-Capitalism Christianity: Something Worth Fighting For

"Capitalism is an economic system in which the means of production are privately owned and...

October 16, 2010

Atheism for Theists

There are few places as good as seminary to lose one’s faith, or at the...

October 13, 2010

Becoming The Things We Hate: Deconstituting The Poor

"Status is important sociologically because it comes with a set of rights, obligations, behaviors, and...

October 13, 2010

On Being a Faithful Citizen: A New Weekly Column by Greg Garrett

This week, we're excited to launch a new column on Religion and Politics, by Baylor...

October 12, 2010

God In America Live Chat at Patheos

Join us this week at Patheos for a live chat on PBS' 3-part series "God...

October 11, 2010

October’s Promise

Now that I’m older and maybe wiser, May and October have switched places in my...

October 11, 2010

Hope in the Midst of Despair: God is Digging a Tunnel

On Saturday afternoon, I was almost in tears after hearing on NPR that the long...

October 09, 2010

The Sermon We’re Not Going to Preach: Lectionary Reflection on Luke 18:1-8

In general, individuals and groups don’t admit to themselves that the reason they act or...

October 08, 2010

New Patheos Book Club: October Pick – Stephen Prothero’s “God Is Not One”

Patheos is excited to announce the October Book Club Pick of the Month: Stephen Prothero's...

October 07, 2010

Progressive Christianity: A Few Questions with Jim Burklo

What is Progressive Christianity and where did it come from? Associate Dean of Religious life...

October 06, 2010

The Caffeinated Riots: The Reverse Perversion of Teenage Suicides

When young teenagers are driven to kill themselves, the bullies are not the only one's...

October 05, 2010

Blessed Are The Socially Awkward: A Review of “The Social Network”

"The truth behind the movie "The Social Network" is that we are social beings and...

October 05, 2010

Does Prayer Really Make A Difference?

"I believe that God intervenes in our world at times, but I remain convinced that...

October 04, 2010

The Phallic Fetish Of Prayer

To help us better understand what has happened to prayer, I think we have to...

October 03, 2010

“An Attitude of Gratitude?” Lectionary Reflection on the 10 Lepers: Luke 17:11-19

A friend of mine who is a pastor in Dallas was once teaching Sunday School...

October 01, 2010

The Real Surprise in the Pew Forum Survey

"The surprise in the recent Pew Survey isn't how little people know about their own...

September 2010

September 30, 2010

The Eddie Long Case and What’s Not Being Said

"The charges against Long are less about homosexuality, the defensiveness of his congregation, the theology...

September 30, 2010

Being a Pastor is a Weird Job

"Being a pastor is a weird job. I love the freedom to read, plan worship,...

September 30, 2010

Lament and Resolve for Victims of Hate Crimes

On September 22, Tyler Clementi, an 18-year-old college freshman at Rutgers University in New Jersey,...

September 29, 2010

Here is the Church, Here is the Steeple, Open the Doors and…

Not so many people. Why? In part, apparently, because we are doing an increasingly poor...

September 28, 2010

What Curious George, Oz, Huckabees Have to Teach Us About Pain

I remember clutching to my Curious George doll when I was five years old, tears...