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March 2013

March 27, 2013

Those who are not against us are with us

I have always felt it would be better to define Paganism and Pagan traditions on...

March 25, 2013

What is cultural appropriation?

What is cultural appropriation? It's about power, and context, and histories of persecution. The Native...

March 14, 2013

Guest Post: Pagan-Christian Dialogue, Mistrust, and a Difficult (But Needful) Way Forward

Evangelical and Pagan-Christian interfaith advocate John Morehead writes: I understand the mistrust that many Pagans...

February 2013

February 21, 2013

Pagan Intrafaith: A Patheos Pagan Panel

If Paganism is going to survive as a diverse movement, we need to improve communication...

February 17, 2013

Dispatch from PantheaCon: Preparing for Our Future

I attended Jason Pitzl-Waters' talk on "Preserving Our Past, Preparing for Our Future." Here's my...

February 08, 2013

Theology Is Hard; Let’s Go Shopping

As those of you who have been reading along know, I've spent the past three...

February 06, 2013

Realism and non-realism

There are several ways in which to construe the relationship of religious discourse to the...

February 04, 2013

The sacred and the holy

Interestingly, many Pagans (including myself) seem to prefer the word "sacred" to the word "holy"....

January 2013

January 31, 2013

Heavy Metal Torah Exegesis

The alternative understanding of Torah being presented in Jewcraft will give Pagans juicy food for...

January 30, 2013

Truth

Truth is a much-debated concept. There is (presumably) an objective underlying reality which is the...

January 28, 2013

Eco-spirituality in practice

Eco-spirituality involves relating to your environment. It is a non-violent spirituality and spiritual activism. One...

January 26, 2013

Eco-spirituality and theology

Eco-spirituality involves relating to your environment. It is a non-violent spirituality and spiritual activism. One...

January 24, 2013

Dharma and sangha

I have reached the conclusion that one cannot be fully a member of two traditions...

January 23, 2013

Review: All-Soul, All-Body, All-Love, All-Power: A Transmythology

A Transmythology is an original epic poem by P. Sufenas Virius Lupus. Its narrative involves...

January 22, 2013

Dual-faith practice (part 4 of 4)

Much of the criticism of dual-faith practice seems to revolve around the issue of authority,...

January 20, 2013

Dual-faith practice (part 3 of 4)

The issue of membership and identity is important in any discussion of a dual or...

January 18, 2013

Dual-faith practice (part 2 of 4)

'Subjective-life' spirituality is often characterised as a pick-and-mix approach, whereas practitioners of dual faith appear...

January 16, 2013

Dual-faith practice (part 1 of 4)

An increasing number of people are beginning to identify themselves as belonging to more than...

January 11, 2013

Three Legs on the Pagan Cauldron, or Must Pagans Be Polytheists?

In 2013, I think the three legs of the contemporary Pagan cauldron are these: polytheism,...

January 10, 2013

Pagan sacred texts

A fluid and interactive relationship with sacred texts is an important feature of contemporary Pagan...

January 08, 2013

Links: Pagan Systematic Theology, Sacred Lands Conference, Pagans vs. Gnostics

Links and news: Pagan systematic theology by Sam Webster, Cherry Hill Seminary Sacred Lands conference,...

January 05, 2013

Maps and signposts on the journey

When I read writers from other religious traditions, I am constantly thinking, how do I...

January 03, 2013

Theology Is Not Religious Studies

Theology can and should involve logic. Ultimately, however, logic is only a means: theology is...

January 01, 2013

What is theology?

What is Pagan theology? Theology is not only the theory of what deities are; it...

December 2012

December 30, 2012

Interviews of Pagan Studies Scholars; Animism and Radical Individualism

Commentary on an interview with Pagan scholar and editor Chas Clifton; in a Scarlet Imprint...

December 26, 2012

Eros and Psyche

Spirituality and sexuality are intertwined. The most profound sexual experiences involve an abandonment of the...

December 23, 2012

Change

My favourite times of year are the transitional seasons of spring and autumn, when everything...

December 22, 2012

After the Longest Night

The world didn't end yesterday: at least, not in a different way than it usually...

December 19, 2012

A gift for a gift: a Pagan ethic of reciprocity

The exchange of gifts is a way of establishing relationship. In gift economies, gifts are...

December 18, 2012

A Community of Scholars

There’s a myth that scholars work alone, but in reality, the best scholarship is collaborative.

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