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July 2010

July 29, 2010

Cordoba House: In Support of American Religious Values

In the last week a conversations has popped up in the blogosphere, presenting us with...

July 29, 2010

Perpetual Vertigo: A dream for the church

"This is an unfinished 'pictionary'/dreaming out loud possibilities 'manifesto for the future of the church..."...

July 28, 2010

A Vibrant Future Church #2

"Mainline Christianity is now at the margins of North American cultural and religious life; but...

July 27, 2010

A Vibrant Future Church

What would a vibrant mainline church of the future look like? That's the question we...

July 27, 2010

“The Rich Fool” Lectionary Reflection on Luke 12:13-21

We don't get a memo teling us when our time is up, but we do...

July 26, 2010

Welcome to the Future of Mainline Protestantism!

Mid-way through our Future of Religion summer series here at Patheos, we've finally arrived at...

July 26, 2010

Enchanted Deconstruction

The word deconstruction tends to conjure up a lot of different responses. Some fear it....

July 24, 2010

Praying On Our Knees: On Being a Christian Atheist

Praying On Our Knees: Reflections on God after God. John Caputo in his ‘On Religion’...

July 22, 2010

Responding to Religious Terrorism

Washington Post's "On Faith" recently ran a fascinating debate on the question, “What to call...

July 21, 2010

The Nameless Other

"Love one another" - Jesus. When we deem someone as other, we create even more...

July 20, 2010

God Will Never Abandon the Church

"It doesn’t matter to me if mainline denominations continue to exist in their present form....

July 19, 2010

Praying in a Certain Place: Lectionary Reflection for July 25, Luke 11:1-13

I've read this text many,many times. But this time, something hit me at an emotional...

July 19, 2010

Summer Spirituality: Peace is Just a Breath Away

"Spiritual growth often involves ritual and repetition, and nothing is more repetitive than our breathing....

July 15, 2010

A Calmer Response to the Tea Party

"The newspapers, TV, and religious talk shows are dominated of late by battles between liberals...

July 15, 2010

Protests, Consensus and Community at GA

"We cannot force love, but we can ask for it. I pray that this will...

July 15, 2010

Air-Conditioning and Christian Faith

Have you ever wondered what air conditioning has to do with Christian faith? Its obviously...

July 12, 2010

Clearing Away the Psychic Clutter: Martha and Mary in Luke 10:38-42

The story of Mary and Martha (Luke 10:38-42)is the Gospel lection for July 18, 2010....

July 12, 2010

Spirituality and the Quest for Justice

"This week's scriptures speak to spiritual lives of North Americans today. They diagnose our condition...

July 12, 2010

Games Scientists and Theologians Play

What if religious beliefs about divine beings were caused by natural processes rather than real...

July 10, 2010

A theology that can change the world

We are made for story. For narrative. For life. For moments to unfold. For pages...

July 09, 2010

Summer Spirituality: Holy Adventures

"I have a daily spiritual practice that has changed my life. As I leave my...

July 09, 2010

My Thirst for Evidence

"I find comfort in those two tones that indicate that an episode of a “Law...

July 08, 2010

Ethics in an Oil Spill: Sorrow in a Spill

"Here we find ourselves again, viewing images of Lake Pontchartrain. This time, the threat is...

July 08, 2010

Cleaner, Leaner Form of Government for Presbyterians

"The stripping away of rules and regulations is hard for some people to stomach. I...

July 07, 2010

Race, Nationality, Immigration, Solidarity?

Seminary student and guest blogger Talitha Phillips files her third report on the hot issues...

July 06, 2010

How Buddhism Taught Me to Pray as a Christian

I was raised as an evangelical Christian to spend twenty minutes each day in a...

July 06, 2010

How Not to Inherit Eternal Life

This is the third week of our summer series "How Not to be a Disciple."...

July 06, 2010

Gratitude: A Spiritual Practice

"Meister Eckhardt once noted that if the only prayer you can make is “thank you,”...

July 05, 2010

Praying The Future

Phillip Clayton of Claremont School of Theology says that the future of the church over...

July 05, 2010

Electing a new Presbyterian Moderator, or Habemus Mamam

"When the Catholic council of superarchbishops or whatever it is gathers to choose a new...