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October 05, 2024

What is Comparative Theology?

In celebrating Pastor Charissa Jaeger-Sanders for passing her doctoral examination, we here ask whether comparative...

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Pope Francis vs Jesus as the Only Way, Part 2

In trying to sort out options for interpreting Pope Francis on the world's religions, I...

September 19, 2024

Pope Francis vs Jesus as the Only Way, Part 1

In his Singapore address of September 13, 2024, Pope Francis enunciated the position commonly known...

July 2024

July 21, 2024

Project 2025 on Christian Nationalism

Does Project 2025 pave the road toward an American Christian Nationalist theocracy? Not in the...

May 2024

May 23, 2024

Islam on the Trinity? Trinity 3

Muslims fear that the Christian understanding of God as Trinity denies Allah's oneness. Christians commit...

May 20, 2024

What is Rahner’s Rule? Trinity Part 2

According to Karl Rahner, the econmic Trinity is the immanent Trinity, and the immanent Trinity...

May 13, 2024

What is the Trinity? Part 1

What is the Trinity? Christians believe the one God is complex, enjoying an internal life...

May 03, 2024

Roger Olson on Christian Nationalism

Roger Olson prophetically critiques White American Christian Nationalism (WACN), sharply distinguishing WACN from spiritually healthy...

April 2024

April 27, 2024

Measuring Christian Nationalism, Parts 3,4: Church-State?

It is said that Christian nationalists want both to keep church and state separate --...

April 13, 2024

God Made Trump. Really?

God Made Trump

April 10, 2024

Trump and Arizona on Abortion: Abortion 5

Here I sin boldly by asking the Democratic Party to (1) maintain support for a...

March 2024

March 30, 2024

Digital Immortality or Bodily Resurrection?

Digital immortality or cybernetic immortality via whole brain emulation is what transhumanists offer us. We...

March 27, 2024

Get Your Trump Bible!

After a Mara Lago meeting with Tik Tok investor Jeff Yass, Mr. Trump endorsed Tik...

March 19, 2024

Paul Lange on Abortion, Abortion 3

Here’s my question: when does the dignity of the unborn child become morally protectable, thereby...

March 17, 2024

Nonreductive Physicalism. Soul 6

Nonreductive physicalism denies that a soul exists in a disembodied form. When it comes to...

March 10, 2024

Emergent Dualism. Soul 5

Emergent dualism relies on the history of evolution to create a new whole -- a...

February 2024

February 01, 2024

Religion and Science Weekend 2024

Religion and Science Weekend, sponsored by the Clergy Letter Project, will be February 9-11, 2024....

January 2024

January 26, 2024

What is Public Systematic Theology? Part Three

What does "public" mean in "public systematic theology? According to Michael Agerbo Morch,the use of...

December 2022

December 22, 2022

Christmas 4: Mean Estate

For here we see the great and wonderful work of God, that for the sake...

December 20, 2022

Christmas 3: Truth at Christmas

Truth, eternally existing in the bosom of the Father, has sprung from the earth so...

December 16, 2022

Christmas 1: God Desired a Harlot

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

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 13, 2022

Jack London 4: Lone Wolf Ethics

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

October 2022

October 28, 2022

Resentment 4: American Christian Nationalism

Ressintement in white American Christian nationalism sustains both racism and xenophobia

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 12, 2022

Religious Transhumanism Resources

Religious Transhumanism: Articles and Resources

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...