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2022-09-09T14:56:13-04:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

How Many of Your Gods are Dead?

Last updated on: September 9, 2022 at 2:56 pm By Vance Morgan

One of my greatest joys as a philosophy professor is that I get to be bad on a regular basis. There were a number of people about whom I was told little growing up, other than that they are dangerous and to be avoided like the plague. I work out my rebellion against these restrictions now by ensuring that these thinkers make as many appearances on my syllabi as professional integrity will allow. So I teach Darwin with gusto in... Read more

2022-09-15T08:12:35-04:00

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This Book Changed My Life: Kathleen Norris’ “The Cloister Walk”

Last updated on: September 15, 2022 at 8:12 am By Vance Morgan

I asked my Facebook friends at the beginning of the summer to list three or four books that changed their lives. Not necessarily books that belong in the Great Books curriculum, but books that came just at the right time and spoke to them in a particular and memorable way. I’ve written about two of mine over the past couple of months–here’s another one. A year from now, I will be on sabbatical for the Fall 2023 semester (the fourth,... Read more

2022-09-12T12:51:56-04:00

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When Atheism Turns Evangelical

Last updated on: September 12, 2022 at 12:51 pm By Vance Morgan

An evangelical Christian and an atheist got into an argument recently on this blog’s Facebook page that, before long, was about as civil and intelligent as your typical argument between a Trump-loving conservative and a progressive liberal. I appreciated that at least they directed their ire at each other instead of at me. I have been a person of faith, sometimes reluctantly, for my whole life—the very existence of this blog is due to my continuing commitment to grappling with... Read more

2022-09-07T11:06:41-04:00

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Remembering 9/11 and Becoming a Better Person

Last updated on: September 7, 2022 at 11:06 am By Vance Morgan

Everyone beyond a certain age can remember clearly what they were doing twenty-one years ago today when they heard the news. I was in my college’s main cafeteria getting coffee and noticed something weird happening on the Today Show broadcast on a television hanging from the ceiling in the corner. At that point all they knew was that one of the Twin Towers was on fire, apparently because an airplane had crashed into it. I had scheduled office hours that... Read more

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2022-09-11T10:24:57-04:00

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What Does the Bible Say about _____________?

Last updated on: September 11, 2022 at 10:24 am By Vance Morgan

In an interview with CNN a few years ago, Barbara Brown Taylor said something that sounded familiar to me. “True believers are among the meanest people I’ve ever met,” she says, stretching out her legs in a cozy living room filled with books on poetry, religious icons and a photo of her posing with Oprah. “I cannot think of anybody of another faith who has wounded me like Christians,” she says. “Judged, condemned to hell, cast out of the body... Read more

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2022-09-04T21:56:00-04:00

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What Does the Lord Require of Us? A Labor Day Reflection

Last updated on: September 4, 2022 at 9:56 pm By Vance Morgan

There are a couple of sayings attributed to Jesus that Christians often use when attempting to show that following Jesus and a commitment to capitalism are compatible with each other–I’ve encountered each of them recently. In a Facebook thread, a person noted that since Jesus said that “God helps those who helps themselves,” clearly he would endorse the capitalist work ethic of competition and self-promotion. Then on Twitter someone quoted Jesus as saying that “If you don’t work, you don’t... Read more

2022-08-31T13:36:46-04:00

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Exploring the Studio Space with God

Last updated on: August 31, 2022 at 1:36 pm By Vance Morgan

Guess what? I got a fever, and the only prescription is more cowbell. Bruce Dickinson Regular readers of this blog know that I very seldom make it through any post without referring to something from the Bible. This is partially because I know the book well; extensive study and memorization of scripture beginning at an early age was a required part of the religious world I was raised in. More often than not, I use the Bible as a tool to... Read more

2022-08-31T12:38:23-04:00

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Abortion and Faith Discussions: Begin How You Want It To End

Last updated on: August 31, 2022 at 12:38 pm By Vance Morgan

I wrote this essay while I was on retreat in early July but, for reasons that will become clear by the end, chose not to post it here until now. Except for those who deliberately and religiously stay disconnected from current events and those who live under a rock, everyone in this country knows that the United States Supreme Court overturned the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision in June, thus overruling fifty years of precedent and abolishing the right to... Read more

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2022-08-26T15:26:47-04:00

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It Is “The Best of Times” Once Again

Last updated on: August 26, 2022 at 3:26 pm By Vance Morgan

Literary phrases for the beginning of a new academic year abound, such as Dickens’ “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times” or Shakespeare’s “Once more unto the breach, dear friends.” But this year I’m thinking of a memorable scene from a television miniseries more than four decades ago. In the last few minutes of Franco Zefferelli’s Jesus of Nazareth, Zerah pokes his head into the tomb where he observed the dead Jesus of Nazareth being... Read more

2022-08-27T07:47:45-04:00

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What the Wounds on Jesus’ Resurrected Body Tell Us

Last updated on: August 27, 2022 at 7:47 am By Vance Morgan

I consider myself to be well informed and well read, but every once in a while I read or hear something so new that I have to say, “I’ve never thought about that before!’ followed quickly by “This is really important. Why haven’t I ever thought about this before?” I’ve had this experience more than once this summer. One of my favorite podcasts over the past few months has been “The Bible for Normal People” with Pete Enns and Jared... Read more

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