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December 2021

December 22, 2021

The Christmas Heart

The prophet Isaiah foretold the coming of the Prince of Peace, the Lord of Lords,...

December 19, 2021

The Public Theology of Kang Phee Seng

The Public Theology of Kang Phee Seng in Hong Kong Patheos PT 5010 One...

December 19, 2021

Short Prayers 2: Incarnation

Short Prayers? What about Incarnation? Why do we celebrate Christmas? Let the same mind be...

December 16, 2021

The Drumbeat African Public Theology of Mwaambi G Mbûûi

The Drumbeat African Public Theology of Mwaambi G Mbûûi PT 5016 A distinctively African public...

December 13, 2021

Short Prayers! Really?

Short prayers! Really? Yes, prayers should be short. At least this is what Jesus...

December 08, 2021

The Public Theology of Katie Day

The Public Theology of Katie Day Patheos PT 5003 Meet Katie Day. "Public theology is...

December 01, 2021

The Public Theology of Noreen Herzfeld

The Public Theology of Noreen Herzfeld Patheos PT 5011 Public Theology? What is it? Meet...

November 2021

November 30, 2021

Christmas: the Great Human Dignity Conferral

What is a progressive Christian? A progressive Christian confers dignity on all those who have...

November 30, 2021

Are Jesus-Substitutes Blasphemy?

Who belongs in the manger? Who belongs on the cross? Jesus? Or, a Jesus-substitute? Does...

November 28, 2021

Sin 5: Sin Boldly!

When in a dilemma in which no purely right decision can be made, sin boldly...

November 22, 2021

Is Justice Just a Chain of Serial Violence? Rittenhouse One More Time

Is justice a serial killer? Or, with perhaps a tad more nuance: is justice just...

November 20, 2021

Christmas presents and God’s grace: Are they really gifts?

Is that Christmas present with your name on it really a gift? When the New...

November 19, 2021

Sin 4: the Invisible Scapegoat

The dead soldier is America’s invisible scapegoat. All living soldiers are also sacred because they...

November 17, 2021

Is AI a Shortcut to Virtue? Or to Holiness?

Is AI a Shortcut to Virtue? Or to Holiness? H+ 2005 Could AI (Artificial Intelligence)--or...

November 12, 2021

The Public Theology of the Black Pastor

The Public Theology of the Black Pastor Patheos PT 5015 The power of the black...

November 12, 2021

Are Alien Scientists the Real Gods?

Are Alien Scientists the Real Gods? SR 1171 UFO 1 “An advanced scientific civilization could...

November 10, 2021

Sin 3: the Visible Scapegoat

Adam and Eve justified eating the forbidden fruit by blaming each other, blaming the serpent,...

November 05, 2021

Sin 2: Self-Justification

I believe the concept of sin is one of the brightest lights the public theologian...

November 01, 2021

Karen Bloomquist: Another Worldview Must Be Enacted Today

Karen Bloomquist: Another Worldview Must Be Enacted Today Patheos PT 5013 Ted Peters along with...

October 2021

October 28, 2021

The Reformation Faith: Belief? Trust? Or Indwelling Presence?

October 31, the eve of All Saints, is not just Halloween. It’s also Reformation Day....

October 25, 2021

Science, Scientism, and the Intelligibility of Faith

It appears to SBNRs (Spiritual But Not Religious) and the wider public that science and...

October 03, 2021

Critical Race Theory in the Classroom and the Pew

I applaud CRT for recognizing the fluidity of racial classifications due to their origin in...

September 2021

September 27, 2021

From Athens to Jerusalem: Introducing Public Theology

Introducing public theology. What is it? Public theology is conceived in the church, critically reasoned...