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August 2017

August 30, 2017

AI Article, AAR, and an Unprecedented Third Appearance on Talk Gnosis

So much time had passed since I did the above interview for Talk Gnosis, that...

August 12, 2017

Eclipse of the End Times

Eclipses were treated as portents throughout much of history (see Anne Graham Lotz's ambiguous comments...

August 08, 2017

Science Hell

HT PZ Myers. One could make a version of this for all academics and experts. There...

June 2017

June 18, 2017

Does Ecclesiastes Deny The Afterlife?

I received an e-mail about an older blog post of mine that I linked to...

May 2017

May 18, 2017

Permission vs. Causation

Hemant Mehta shared the above cartoon by Kristian Nygård. Despite being a somewhat silly attempt...

March 2017

March 31, 2017

The Tragedy of Pelagius the Wise

This gem of a mash up of Star Wars and Christian theology came to my...

March 27, 2017

An American Conscience: The Reinhold Niebuhr Story

I was delighted to attend the screening of the new movie An American Conscience: The...

February 2017

February 24, 2017

Theology and Science Fiction Interview

I'm delighted that Wipf and Stock gave me the opportunity to speak at length about...

February 17, 2017

Donald Trump Fulfills Prophecy

Last Sunday in my Sunday school class, I confess that I poked fun at the...

January 2017

January 28, 2017

Alternative Heaven

From cartoonist Pat Byrnes. Is any further comment necessary? Is it necessary to point out...

January 20, 2017

Why Jesus Died

The quote comes from my post "Remembering the Needs of the Many at Christmas."

January 07, 2017

Sherlock on God

The return of Sherlock on New Year's Day included a request for Sherlock to become...

December 2016

December 27, 2016

Prophetic Word Conference: Poetry, Theology, and Philosophy in Dialogue

December 05, 2016

Pop Mythology Reviews Theology and Science Fiction

There is a review of Theology and Science Fiction on the blog Pop Mythology. In it,...

November 2016

November 02, 2016

TheoFantastique Interview about Theology and Science Fiction

I am grateful to John Morehead for having interviewed me about my latest book, Theology...

October 2016

October 18, 2016

Was God Good Before Creation?

Yesterday I discussed one attempted solution to the problem of evil that students wrestled with,...

October 17, 2016

First Review of Theology and Science Fiction

The first blog review of my book has been offered, by Bob Cornwall. Click through...

October 08, 2016

Press Release about Theology and Science Fiction

I recently spoke to Marc Allan, our university press liaison, about my latest book, Theology...

October 04, 2016

Theology and Science Fiction: Now Available on Amazon.com

If you're among those who've been waiting for my latest book to be available on...

September 2016

September 30, 2016

Theology and Science Fiction Flyer

Here is a link to a flyer about my new book, Theology and Science Fiction....

September 26, 2016

Theology and Science Fiction is Now Available!

My author copies of Theology and Science Fiction (in the Cascade Companions series) arrived today. Since...

September 24, 2016

Crowdsourcing Creation in Popular Culture

Having just submitted an article that I had been working on, I am shifting to...

September 23, 2016

Theology and Science Fiction Cover Sneak Peek

You've gotten a sneak peek at the inside. Here's a glimpse of what's going to...

September 20, 2016

Calvin’s God as Smoking Father

Jonathan Bernier made the remark above on Facebook, and I asked for permission to share...

September 19, 2016

Mystery

Allan Bevere shared the above quote from Stanley Hauerwas' book Cross-Shattered Christ a while back. Given...

September 18, 2016

Shock and Awe: Apocalyptic in Sci-Fi, Jihad, and Other Eschatologies

Via 3QuarksDaily, I learned of this piece by Lewis Lapham about the end times. Since...

September 10, 2016

#SomeLivesMatter

What do you think? Is this a good way to use humor to poke fun at...

September 02, 2016

Intergalactic Comparative Theology

Blogging Theology reminded me of the above image from TheologyGrams, which I shared here once...

August 2016

August 22, 2016

Dead Philosopher in Heaven

Another great comic from Existential Comics. I think it makes some serious and not only...

August 19, 2016

Sophisticated Theology vs. the Biblical God

This image on the Pictoral Theology blog shows one of the more bizarre responses of...

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