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February 2014

February 04, 2014

what are biblical genealogies and what do they do? (guest series by Denis Lamoureux)

Today we begin a 6-part audio-slide series by Denis Lamoureux on the always gripping, never...

February 03, 2014

a new book on what Christians today can learn about the Bible from people who have been dead for about 1500 years

Today’s post is an interview with Michael Graves on his recent book, The Inspiration and...

February 01, 2014

Augustine and his figurative–and therefore not at all modern evangelical–view of the Bible

EerdWord (Eerdman's online author blog) just posted some thoughts by Michael Graves on "Augustine and...

January 2014

January 31, 2014

can speech act theory rehabilitate inerrancy? (part 2 of Carlos Bovell’s review of The Lost World of Scripture)

Today, Carlos Bovell continues his review of The Lost World of Scripture: Ancient Literary Culture...

January 29, 2014

Bill Nye vs. Ken Ham: giving credibility to nonsense (or, walking into an apologetic war machine)

Bill Nye will be debating Ken Ham in a week's time--inexplicably, on Ham's home turf,...

January 22, 2014

A Hope for Evangelicals and Civil Political Discourse (interview with Harold Heie)

Today's post is by Harold Heie, Senior Fellow at the Center for Faith and Inquiry at...

January 20, 2014

Review of The Lost World of Scripture (Walton and Sandy) by Carlos Bovell

Today's post is the first part of a book review by Carlos Bovell, who has...

January 17, 2014

is Pete Enns a Marcionite?

I've been hearing this question--a thinly veiled accusation--for quite a while now, and I find...

January 11, 2014

conservative Baptist leaders defend inerrancy at ETS: is this a parody?

A couple of days ago, BRnow.org posted an article "Inerrancy 'drift' festers in Christian academia." The...

January 07, 2014

3 biggest reasons why Bible reading is down

Apparently, Bible reading is way down in churches, and Biblica has dug into finding out why. Here's...

January 04, 2014

the Bible is a human book

I just attended a small conference in Chicago—yes, a conference in Chicago in January, which...

December 2013

December 30, 2013

a revealing parallel between Intelligent Design and conservative/evangelical views of the Bible

Here's an observation I've been pondering for a few years but never thought to put...

December 29, 2013

doing church without singing (or, getting out of our God-rut)

I like going to church at 7:45 a.m. That’s when St. Matthew’s Episcopal has its...

December 26, 2013

did the apostle Paul (or God) believe in a literal Adam?

Many Christians are concerned that Adam in the book of Genesis is to be understood...

December 21, 2013

Parker Palmer on teaching to the fearful heart

I read Parker Palmer’s classic The Courage to Teach several years ago and am re-reading it...

December 17, 2013

Forgetting Jesus–a Christmas resolution

A few years ago, 10 perhaps, I was at an academic conference that featured a...

December 16, 2013

Openness to the Other: A Challenging Necessity for the Future of American Evangelicalism

At RespectfulConversation.net, a project hosted by Harold Heie, is an 8-part series, with various participants,...

December 15, 2013

On God, Shooting Children, and Still Having no Answers

I posted this a year ago. I haven't gotten remotely closer to wrapping my head around it, and...

December 13, 2013

St. Nicholas: what can I say, he was a beast.

In church today, our rector handed out a card with a icon of St. Nicholas,...

December 09, 2013

a call for diversity in evangelicalism: more from Molly Worthen

Here are the closing two paragraphs of Molly Worthen's book Apostles of Reason: The Crisis...

December 08, 2013

“Dear Christian leaders: Please laugh at yourself now and then.” {God}

In his book Between Heaven and Mirth: Why Joy, Humor, and Laughter Are at the...

December 06, 2013

finally: why evolution absolutely without question HAS to be true

In the September/October issue of Archaeology, I read what may be the single most important...

December 04, 2013

my podcast interview on the Bible and evolution

Over at The Tentative Apologist, Randal Rauser just posted a podcast interview with me on...

December 02, 2013

Evangelicalism and the anti-intellectual cult of the “Christian worldview”

At least that's how Molly Worthen sees it. In the final few pages of her...

December 01, 2013

biblical literalism: take a picture, it’ll last longer

A friend of mine took these photos of a sunrise over Good Harbor Beach, Gloucester,...

November 2013

November 29, 2013

are PhD programs in biblical studies ethical? a final thought from SBL

A few days ago I posted on my recent trip to the annual biblical scholars'...

November 29, 2013

An outsider eavesdrops on the Evangelical Theological Society and the Adam/evolution controversy. Oh no.

Just this past week, the Economist ran a story on the evolution controversy in evangelicalism....

November 29, 2013

nothing to see here. just a little roman catholic joke. keep moving.

In his book Between Heaven and Mirth: Why Joy, Humor, and Laughter Are at the...

November 27, 2013

Old Fashioned Thanksgiving

The Lord be with you. And also with you. Lift up your hearts. We lift...

November 25, 2013

official and authoritative report on the EXTREMELY VITAL Society of Biblical Literature meeting in Baltimore

I just got back home from my trek to the annual major nerd geek fest...

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