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The Carpenter’s Son

The movie The Carpenter's Son is the childhood of Jesus reenvisioned as a horror movie....

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Time Travelling Apologist

TIME TRAVELLING APOLOGIST Episode I VOICEOVER with theme music: Welcome to the Apologist News...

October 26, 2025

Monty Python meets Theology Beer Camp

The Monty Python meets Theology Beer Camp skit that I wrote for this year's Theology...

October 06, 2025

Artificial Intelligence Isn’t God (or Even Human)

I will be giving a talk soon with the title "AI Isn't God (or Even...

October 04, 2025

Knox College Undergraduate Conference in Religious Studies

Robert Geraci passed along this information about an upcoming undergraduate conference in Religious Studies, and...

September 2025

September 20, 2025

Hymnprovisations

I recorded an album of piano music over the summer, and have given it the...

September 18, 2025

Real Intelligence: Teaching in the Era of Generative AI

Real Intelligence: Teaching in the Era of Generative AI is my latest book, co-authored with...

September 14, 2025

The Evil of the Murder of Charlie Kirk

I am hearing a lot of voices circulating on social media that make me think...

September 08, 2025

SNTS 2025 Regensburg

It was absolutely delightful to spend time in Regensburg, a lovely historic city that I...

July 2025

July 24, 2025

Can a Chatbot Reason?

I had the opportunity to have a really interesting conversation on Reddit about LLMs and...

July 14, 2025

Using AI to Highlight and Challenge Stereotypes

Many educators continue to grapple with the place of technologies like AI image generators in...

July 10, 2025

ChatGPT Can Interpret Speaking in Tongues?

Here is something I did not expect to encounter today: the claim that ChatGPT can...

July 09, 2025

#CFP Interpreting the Hunger Games Prequels

CFP: Call for Essay Proposals July 2025 Interpreting the Hunger Games Prequels: A New Generation...

July 01, 2025

Scholarship is Not Merely Skepticism

Being appropriately skeptical is an important tool in the toolbox of the academic, but scholarship...

June 2025

June 02, 2025

Doctor Who: Introducing Billie Piper

After a serious spoiler warning to hopefully send anyone who wants to avoid spoilers running...

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May 27, 2025

Well Well Well, Doctor Who Returns to Midnight [SPOILERS]

It is hard to say that any Doctor Who episode with a seemingly one-off villain...

May 26, 2025

Opposing Tyranny: Lessons from Star Wars and Romania

It is strange to be commemorating those who lost their lives opposing tyranny as the...

May 11, 2025

Doctor Who: The Story and the Engine

The Story and the Engine is the latest episode of Doctor Who, and I'm once...

May 03, 2025

Indy Film Fest 2025

It has been a privilege to get to know filmmaker Sarey Martin Concepción through Theology...

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Doctor Who’s ‘Lux’ Explores Light, Faith, and Fiction

Doctor Who: Lux "God of light" sounds like such a positive character, and yet the...

April 21, 2025

Real Life Conclave: Who Will Succeed Pope Francis?

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April 20, 2025

What Can a Historian Say About the Resurrection?

Historians and Easter Historians and Easter do not relate to one another in the same...

April 15, 2025

Christmaker Continues to Inspire

My biography of John the Baptist titled Christmaker continues to inspire. I was genuinely moved...

March 2025

March 28, 2025

Why Donald Trump Wants Greenland and Canada

There has been quite a bit of speculation about why Donald Trump keeps talking about...

March 19, 2025

Are You Losing Your Faith?

I received an email today from someone who is losing their faith...in the Bible. They...

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The Assault on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

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March 03, 2025

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Calls for Papers and Butler University Day of Giving

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February 24, 2025

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