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May 2013

May 20, 2013

Kept Apart by Theology

I'm certain that not all real-life situations mirror David Hayward's cartoon that I've shared above....

May 02, 2013

Beyond What Human Thought Can Encompass

Another insightful and challenging cartoon from David Hayward.

April 2013

April 22, 2013

God and Doctor Who with James McGrath

Ben Howard has posted an interview I did with him and his co-host for their...

April 17, 2013

Graphing a Problem

David Hayward's cartoon could be about the Book of Job or the recent act by...

April 16, 2013

Put God Back in Marathons

Bob Cargill shared the above image of a Facebook status. And David Hayward did a...

April 12, 2013

BTB Article Published

My article "On Hearing (Rather Than Reading) Intertextual Echoes: Christology and Monotheistic Scriptures in an...

March 2013

March 29, 2013

Good Friday and Deity-Placation

Today's Non Sequitur cartoon fits how some understand Good Friday perfectly: Among our oldest traceable...

March 17, 2013

The Dogmatic Young Theologian

And as Jesus was setting out on his journey, a man ran up and knelt...

March 15, 2013

Whovian Theology

A blog was recently brought to my attention. It reflects a relative newcomer to Doctor...

March 14, 2013

House of Mirrors

Here's a demo version the latest song I've been working on. It should be considered...

March 08, 2013

Who’s In Whose Image?

David Hayward posted this image on his blog yesterday: His botching of the title (confusing...

March 03, 2013

God is not a Jerk

That's the conclusion Fred Clark draws in a recent post. Here's the conclusion: God is...

January 2013

January 17, 2013

Martin Luther King and Liberal Theology

Because they are familiar only with famous sound bites, there are many people who do...

January 15, 2013

Birthday of the Most Famous Liberal Christian

While next Monday is celebrated as the official holiday Martin Luther King Day in the...

December 2012

December 25, 2012

Quote of the Day (The Doctor)

I have long loved this quote from "The Moonbase." And so given the echoes of...

December 20, 2012

Funnier and Wronger?

I originally posted these comments together with other links in a round-up about blogging related...

December 17, 2012

Keeping an Anthropomorphic God Busy

Jerry Coyne recently shared this Bizarro comic: I think the cartoon illustrates nicely some of...

December 15, 2012

What Fundamentalists Worship

Quite a number of people are discussing t-shirts like this one (or the wider use of...

December 15, 2012

Theologian CCG?

I am posting a reminder about the giveaway of sets of theologian trading cards as...

December 13, 2012

Durham Theses of Interest

Via Ancient World Online, I learned of an enormous horde of doctoral and masters theses...

December 13, 2012

More Reflections on Santa and God

This image was shared with me this morning by e-mail: Perhaps it is a professional...

December 11, 2012

The Third Law of Theology

Unvirtuous Abbey posted this as a status update on Facebook: The Third Law of Theology:...

December 11, 2012

#ProgGOD 2 is Live!

Tony Jones noted that the second collection of blog posts approaching how progressive Christians think...

December 07, 2012

God’s Relationship to Theology

Another provocative cartoon by David Hayward. What do you think it means? I take it...

December 03, 2012

Christmas Cards for Every Theology

Allan Bevere shared the following Christmas card(s) with Arminian and Calvinist versions (via Craig L....

November 2012

November 17, 2012

#sblaar Religion and Science Fiction: From Chrono-synclastic Infundibula to the Definition of Chalcetron

I spent most of the morning talking with a filmmaker working on a documentary on...

November 12, 2012

Cymothoa Exigua and Creationism

The Evolution Facebook page shared the interesting example of parasite behavior I am quoting in...

November 09, 2012

Did God Want Obama to Win the Election? Will This Be on the Exam?

A colleague shared this on Facebook, suggesting that it would make for a good exam...

November 02, 2012

Class on the Easter and Resurrection Accounts in the New Testament

A first attempt at using a digital whiteboard while recording a class - one that...

November 01, 2012

Class on the Crucifixion and Passion Narratives in the New Testament

Since this is another class without changing powerpoint slides, I'm making this one available as...

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