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November 2022

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 08, 2022

Did I lose my Mind to Science?

Our conscious mind may be a delusion, if you listen to your friendly neurocentrist. But,...

November 08, 2022

Did I lose my free will to Science?

The neuro-determinists want to steal our free will and fence it to our brains. Are...

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 28, 2022

Resentment 4: American Christian Nationalism

Ressintement in white American Christian nationalism sustains both racism and xenophobia

October 27, 2022

Resentment 3: Russian Christian Nationalism

Christian nationalism in Russia is top-down and prosecutes international war. Christian nationalism in the United...

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 12, 2022

Religious Transhumanism Resources

Religious Transhumanism: Articles and Resources

October 11, 2022

To Eat No-Kill Cultivated Meat. Part Five: Muslim?

In this interview with Professor Mahjabeen Dhala, we learn that Muslims are likely to eat...

October 10, 2022

Jack London 1: The Call of the Wild

Does a primordial wolf lurk within your pet dog? Does a violent preternatural nature lurk...

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...

October 03, 2022

To Eat No-Kill Cultivated Meat. Part Four: Mormon?

Compassion toward non-human animals constitutes full reverence for God's creation, says LDS theologian Lincoln Cannon....

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...

September 26, 2022

How does Jesus save? Part Four: Satisfaction

Anselm's Satisfaction Theory of Atonement gets accused of divine child abuse and other nasties. The...

September 22, 2022

To Eat No-Kill Cultivated Meat. Part Three: Hindu? Jain?

Will Hindus or Jains eat no-kill cultivated meat? Not likely. At least according to Dharma...

September 21, 2022

To Eat No-Kill Cultivated Meat. Part Two: Kosher?

Would cultivated meat be kosher? We ask Jewish Studies Professor Sam Shonkoff, who provides the...

September 19, 2022

To Eat No-Kill Cultivated Meat, Part One: The Science

The prospect of no-kill cultivated meat products could spell reduction if not the end of...

September 16, 2022

How does Jesus save? Part Three: Christus Victor

Christus Victor--Christ as-our-victorious-champion or Christ as-our-liberator--might be the most dramatic answer to the question: how...

September 14, 2022

The Public Theology of Sharon Delgado, Part One

This is part one of two on "Cross, Creation, and The Powers: The Public Theology...

September 12, 2022

The Chaos Machine, Social Media, and Public Theology

According to Max Fisher in "The Chaos Machine," social media greedily alters the way we...

September 08, 2022

How does Jesus save? Part Two: Teacher & Moral Influence

Jesus is the True Teacher, an Example, and Moral Influence. Is this how Jesus saves?...