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November 2022

November 04, 2022

Jack London 3: The Sea Wolf

Beneath the thin veneer of civilization, the preternatural wolf with all its ferocity crouches in...

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 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 21, 2022

Moscow Again: The Worst Public Theology

Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus, steals precious Christian symbols to scapegoat the people...

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 17, 2022

Jack London 2: White Fang

In "The Call of the Wild," a San Francisco dog, Buck, goes to Alaska and...

October 12, 2022

Scapegoat

Scapegoat: Articles & Resources

October 12, 2022

Self-Justification

What happens when we sin? We draw a line between good and evil. Then, we...

October 12, 2022

Sin Boldly!

Here is my ethical advice. If sinful action is unavoidable, be honest and follow the...

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 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 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 20, 2022

The Public Theology of Sharon Delgado, Part Two

Like a knight in combat, the valiant Sharon Delgado attacks the powers of domination with...

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...

August 2022

August 13, 2022

Is Racism a Gospel Issue? Response to Grayson Gilbert

Is racism a gospel issue? To answer we first need to distinguish prejudice from systemic...

August 12, 2022

Public Theology for the Common Good

The Christian public theologian raises only one voice among many on behalf of the common...

May 2022

May 12, 2022

Extraterrestrial Intelligence & Science

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

April 2022

April 12, 2022

Easter’s Cosmic Meaning

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

March 2022

March 09, 2022

Moscow: The Worst Public Theology

The worst public theology is offered by Moscow Patriarch Kirill who spreads homophobia instead of...

February 2022

February 06, 2022

Sin 7: The True Story of Satanic Panic

Is Satan back? Or, perhaps better, is Satanism back? Might we label the 2020’s: Satanic...

January 2022

January 18, 2022

Why is Traditional Religion Dwindling in America? A Response to Roger Olson

Frankly, I've been flabbergasted at the hurricane of anti-evangelical Patheos posts analyzing the church crisis....