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Political and Prophetic Public Theology

Public theology includes political and prophetic tasks. The political task begins with worldview construction, with...

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Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith

Pope Francis has just appointed Argentinian Archbishop Victor Manuel “Tucho” Fernández to head the Dicastery...

April 2023

April 10, 2023

Afterlife? Really? What are the options?

The axial religious breakthrough--giving rise to Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Zoroastrianism, Greek Philosophy, and Biblical Religion--ran...

February 2023

February 03, 2023

When yer dead, yer dead! Afterlife 2

Death in naturalism is considered natural. Only natural. When yer dead, yer dead. Get over...

January 2023

January 04, 2023

The Public Theology of Luis Oviedo

Known for his leadership in the dialogue between theology & science, Luis Oviedo promotes human...

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 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

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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 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...

June 2022

June 27, 2022

What is the Gospel?

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

February 2022

February 16, 2022

Sin 9: Ted’s Tips on Satan and Demons

Satan is present when you hear the call to shed innocent blood.

December 2021

December 06, 2021

Sin 6: Sin and Grace

I've been sonar sounding sin's depths for some decades now. Yes, there's a level of...

November 2021

November 28, 2021

Sin 5: Sin Boldly!

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

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 05, 2021

Sin 2: Self-Justification

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