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January 2024

January 17, 2024

Contextual Theology at the Vatican: Really?

In Ad Theologiam Promovendam of November 2023 ,Pope Francis opened the Vatican windows for the...

January 14, 2024

Power vs Goodness in 2024

In this 2024 election cycle, I'm worried. Why? Here's Ted's Timely Take: when it's power...

January 10, 2024

Supporting Husbands in Theology

The handy Russian word, 'matushka', means 'mother' but refers to the wife of a priest....

October 2023

October 10, 2023

Teilhard and Big History

When we remind ourselves of the connection between Teilhard and Big History, we realize that...

September 2023

September 15, 2023

New Theology? Ask Ilia Delio

Rock star Roman Catholic theologian Ilia Delio calls for a new theology in new wineskins...

May 2023

May 17, 2023

Two Healing MIracles for Sainthood. Miracles 2

It takes two healing miracles to qualify for sainthood. Can we ask science to confirm...

April 2023

April 05, 2023

Your Robot Pastor is Here

Are Bless U-2, Buddha-Bot, and Rabbi-Bot inaugurating a new era in religious leadership? Will AI...

December 2022

December 16, 2022

Christmas 1: God Desired a Harlot

A Christmas meditation. "God Desired a Harlot," said St. John Chrysostom. What wondrous love is...

December 06, 2022

Did I lose my Self to Christian Freedom?

Christian freedom, paradoxically, enhances libertarian freedom for loving the neighbor.

December 04, 2022

Creating an AI Co-Creator? Philip Hefner’s Mind

Could God's Created Co-Creator create an AI Co-Creator, thereby making humans into gods? What does...

November 2022

November 26, 2022

A Picture of God

Alice Rose, age 6, drew a picture of God smiling. Why? Because God loves the...

November 25, 2022

Anthea Butler, Public Theology, and Social Media

Anthea Butler, known for her work in racial justice, reminds public theologians to get with...

November 21, 2022

Thanksgiving Food Theology

Food theologian Norman Wirzba raises our consciousness: we live with animals! Brian Brosovic raises our...

November 15, 2022

Jack London 6: Wolf and Lamb Ethics

Novelist Jack London only hints that civilization needs wolf and lamb ethics. We would aim...

November 13, 2022

Jack London 4: Lone Wolf Ethics

In this sub-series within the larger Jack London series we are asking: given that we...

November 10, 2022

The Unhappy Consciousness Narrative

The Unhappy Consciousness Narrative of the White 'n' Woke Progressive Christian absorbs white self-loathing while...

November 10, 2022

Christian Nationalism’s Decline Narrative

There are two Christian nationalist narratives, not one. The first is the "Decline Narrative" told...

November 02, 2022

Resentment with Compassion 6

To live the Christian life, we certainly need to pray that the Holy Spirit give...

October 2022

October 31, 2022

Resentment 5: Unhappy Consciousness

White 'n' woke Progressive Christians risk introjecting their ressentiment to create a moral narcissism in...

October 29, 2022

Reformation Sunday 2022

When we say "justification by faith," which dimension of faith justifies? Belief? Trust? Indwelling of...

October 28, 2022

Resentment 4: American Christian Nationalism

Ressintement in white American Christian nationalism sustains both racism and xenophobia

October 25, 2022

Resentment vs Compassion 2: Reparations

Resentment as "ressentiment" sparks flames in the African American demand for reparations, Great Replacement Theory,...

October 24, 2022

Resentment vs Compassion 1: Ressentiment

Our English term, 'resentment', says simply that when we envy we might be motivated to...

October 23, 2022

What is Public Theology?

What is public theology? Public theology is conceived in the church, critically honed in the...

October 20, 2022

To Eat? Part Seven. Christian Vegetarian?

Christian vegetarianism protects animals first. Insofar as no-kill cultivated meat protects animals and weans the...

October 18, 2022

To Eat No-Kill Cultivated Meat. Part Six: Catholic?

We imagine a world where the vast majority of meat is cultivated, and only a...

October 07, 2022

How does Jesus save? Part Seven: Final Scapegoat

Rene Girard’s theory of Jesus-as-the-final-scapegoat reveals to us that we human beings are liars and...

October 04, 2022

How does Jesus save? Part Six: Happy Exchange

Martin Luther's "Happy Exchange" model of atonement is a distinctive variant of the satisfaction and...

September 2022

September 30, 2022

How does Jesus save? Part Five: Penal Substitution

The Penal Substitution Theory of Atonement is under fire from multiple directions. Here's one direction:...

September 27, 2022

Taiwan Crisis?

As China threatens to take Taiwan by military force, we ask whether there's a Taiwan...