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July 2022

July 19, 2022

Science for the Church? Greg Cootsona

Science for the Church. Greg Cootsona and Ted Peters in dialogue.

July 12, 2022

How to become an Astrotheologian?

Astrotheology reflects on the science of astrobiology on behalf of the galactic common good.

July 01, 2022

What is Truth?

Every searching soul welcomes truth whenever an event of unconcealment makes something invisible visible. Scientific...

June 2022

June 27, 2022

What is the Gospel?

The gospel is the story of Jesus told with its significance. The significance of Jesus’...

June 16, 2022

Is ETI crying wolf?

SETI hears radio signals calling "wolf" when there is no wolf. But, keep hope alive...

June 14, 2022

Religious Transhumanism 14. Is it Scientific?

Religious transhumanism does not pass the scientific test. Nor the religious test either.

June 14, 2022

Religious Transhumanism 13. Methodist?

Alan Weissenbacher opens the door just a crack so that the potential blessings of transhumanism...

June 09, 2022

Science in Seminary? Really?

I've just finished up a three day consultation in Collegeville, Minnesota, at St. John's University...

June 08, 2022

Religious Transhumanism 12: Catholic?

Roman Catholic ethicist Brian Patrick Green says "yes" to technological progress because it helps humanity...

June 06, 2022

Quantum Theory, God, and Carl Peterson

Quantum theology can rely on either the Copenhagen indeterminist or Bohmian determinist interpretation of quantum...

May 2022

May 28, 2022

Religious Transhumanism 11: What about the body?

Over against the cybernetic immortality sought by H+, theologian Jaimie Fowler celebrates -- especially in...

May 20, 2022

Robert John Russell: In Celebration

Robert John Russell's retirement May 19, 2022 marks a major transition in the field of...

May 12, 2022

Extraterrestrial Intelligence & Science

In the past, astrobiologists would not invite ufologists to their BBQs. Or vice versa. Is...

April 2022

April 30, 2022

Astrotheology as Public Theology

One the one hand, the Copernican Principle means that cosmic consciousness provides us on Earth...

April 27, 2022

Religious Transhumanism 10: Transhumanism vs Posthumanism

Will the posthuman supersede and replace the human? Or, will the posthuman merely enhance the...

April 17, 2022

Religious Transhumanism 9: Christian Transhumanism versus Transhumanist Christianity

It would be difficult, I think, to combine the Promethean self-understanding within transhumanism with any...

April 12, 2022

Easter’s Cosmic Meaning

Easter's Cosmic Meaning is this: God's plan to finish creation by redeeming creation is anticipated...

April 07, 2022

The Public Theologian as Ecumenical & Ecumenic Pluralist

What is public theology? Among other agendas, the public theologian takes up both ecumenical and...

April 03, 2022

Religious Transhumanism 8: UU? Yes

Like siblings born to Enlightenment parents, both Unitarian Universalism and transhumanism inherited a reliance on...

March 2022

March 28, 2022

Religious Transhumanism 7: Buddhist? Yes.

Both Buddhism and Transhumanism seek to reduce suffering and increase happiness, by degrees and even...

March 24, 2022

The Danger of Free Will Denial

Dial 9-1-1! They’re coming from every direction to steal my free will! Woe is me!...

March 19, 2022

Religious Transhumanism 6. Jewish? No

Hava Tirosh-Samuelson will protect your and my human dignity as we are today: imperfect, struggling,...

March 16, 2022

The Copernican Principle and Cosmic Consciousness

The Copernican Principle allegedly decenters and demotes human self-importance, but it fails to hammer down...

March 14, 2022

Religious Transhumanism 4. Evangelical? Yes

The Christian Transhumanist Association under the leadership of Micah Redding marries technology with faith to...

February 2022

February 25, 2022

Short Prayers 23: Nature

Creator God, who loves every past of the world you have created, help us to...

January 2022

January 29, 2022

Evolution Weekend and Science Sunday

It’s Evolution Weekend in Lab and Pew. I belong to a group called the Clergy...

January 26, 2022

Lucas Mix on Life in the Cosmos

Should the public theologian develop a scientifically informed Theology of Nature? Yes, indeed. Should astrobiology...

January 22, 2022

Radical Life Extension? Digital Immortality? Resurrection?

Which do you prefer: radical life extension? Cybernetic immortality? Resurrection of the body? Or, just...

January 22, 2022

H+ 2: The Transhuman, the Posthuman, & the Truly Human

Should we Christians, Jews, and Muslims board the transhumanist train? Should we ask for our...

January 09, 2022

The Public Theology of Binoy Jacob

The Public Theology of Binoy Jacob Patheos PT 5004 What is public theology? Let me...