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December 21, 2023

The A to Z of 2023

A year ago I was just returning from spending Michelmas term at Magdalen College in...

January 2023

January 31, 2023

ChatGPT-3 Imitates James McGrath

A conversation I had on Facebook Messenger recently with fellow New Testament scholar Sara Parks...

December 2018

December 31, 2018

Top 3 ReligionProf Top 10 Lists of 2018

I'll end the year by rounding up the top ten most visited posts on my...

October 2018

October 26, 2018

Patheos Bloggers Live! (Followed by Live Music!)

Yesterday evening I had the chance to meet two Patheos bloggers in person for the...

March 2018

March 03, 2018

Caring for Your Faith

Kerry Connelly writes: One of the things that’s most surprising about my seminary journey is...

December 2016

December 31, 2016

October 2016

October 19, 2016

Missing Comments Restored

A blog reader alerted me that the comments on an older post, "Your Daily Dose...

July 2016

July 15, 2016

Introducing Religion Prof

I announced earlier that my blog would be undergoing a rebranding, and said that the...

July 01, 2016

Patheos Insider

A moment that many readers of this blog have been waiting for has finally arrived....

March 2016

March 10, 2016

Live Chat about The Young Messiah

Patheos will be hosting a live chat about the new movie The Young Messiah tomorrow...

January 2016

January 14, 2016

Welcome to Patheos, Daniel Kirk!

I am delighted to share the news that J. R. Daniel Kirk, a friend and fellow...

December 2015

December 30, 2015

November 2015

November 18, 2015

#AARSBL15 Blogger Dinner and Drinks at Meehan’s

Here's the latest and probably final update about the meeting of AAR religion bloggers and...

September 2015

September 16, 2015

Coming Soon: The World Table

Patheos has been in talks with The World Table for a while now to bring...

April 2015

April 30, 2015

Exploring Our Matrix On Mobile Devices

Patheos announced recently that it will be rolling out a new mobile-friendly version of its...

March 2015

March 21, 2015

BioLogos on Patheos

Patheos has partnered with BioLogos to offer a number of videos on topics related to religion...

March 13, 2015

Review of The Lost World of Adam and Eve

I'm delighted to be a participant in the Patheos Book Club about John Walton's latest...

February 2015

February 23, 2015

Block and Share

I'm grateful for the discussions that have been taking place in response to my post...

December 2014

December 31, 2014

November 2014

November 11, 2014

Disquiet Time (and a New Patheos Blogger)

In an interesting convergence, I was asked to review the book Disquiet Time: Rants and...

August 2014

August 28, 2014

The Bible – Jerry Sumney’s Interactive Textbook

I am delighted to have been given the opportunity to participate in the Patheos book...

August 28, 2014

Late to Love

When I heard that Sam Rocha, fellow Patheos blogger, was releasing what he called an...

August 06, 2014

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Hello blog readers! I hope that most of you who have subscribed to my blog's...

July 2014

July 24, 2014

Patheos Upgrade

The Patheos website will be undergoing an upgrade, a process which will last until sometime...

June 2014

June 20, 2014

Look Up From The Bible

The above quote from Eric Reitan comes from a post he wrote offering five Christian...

June 15, 2014

Got Religion?

I'm delighted to be part of the Patheos book club about Naomi Schaefer Riley's book...

May 2014

May 05, 2014

All-Time Least Popular Posts!

I got the idea from Fred Clark. To celebrate the 5th anniversary of Patheos, we...

May 05, 2014

Patheos @ 5

Today is the date that Patheos is celebrating to mark its fifth year. It was...

January 2014

January 14, 2014

Patheos Posts on the Real Nye-Ham Debate

Today I made a spoof post about the upcoming debate between Ken Ham and Bill...

January 07, 2014

Defining Progressive Christianity

The above definition came my way via the Patheos Progressive Christian portal page on Facebook,...

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