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September 2016

September 27, 2016

Misconceptions about cultural appropriation

Frequently, people assume that talk of cultural appropriation means that no-one can ever use an...

August 2016

August 26, 2016

Paganism and the Body Class Sneak Peek

This Fall I'm offering Paganism and the Body, a 14-week graduate-level online class in body...

January 2016

January 16, 2016

Pagan and Pantheist Tendencies in Unitarianism

Many people think that the Pagan or Earth Spirit element in Unitarianism started around 1980...

June 2015

June 24, 2015

Paganism for Beginners: Things we care about

Some issues are associated in people's minds with being Pagan, most obviously environmentalism and feminism....

March 2015

March 04, 2015

Transplanting from one culture to another – appropriation or exchange?

Many people do not understand what is and is not cultural appropriation because they assume...

November 2014

November 28, 2014

Ten Pagan Writers I Am Grateful For In a Troubled Season

Among all the thoughtful and passionate voices I have encountered this year, here are ten...

November 10, 2014

The Three Brigits of the Ulster Cycle and the Forgotten Origins of Neopagan Theology

This week, we are pleased to once again host an original research article by Christopher...

September 2014

September 18, 2014

Gardnerians, Sacred Lands, Climate Marches, and Other News of Note

What's on my mind and on my reading list this month? Sacred Lands; British-Wicca.com; Sex,...

September 12, 2014

Dancing and Dowsing: Moving Into Polytheism

I went to a dance class for the first time in years a few days...

September 10, 2014

Polytheist.com

There are many reasons why polytheism is an exciting and vibrant theology that solves many...

August 2014

August 06, 2014

Call for Papers: Pagan Consent Culture – Building Communities of Empathy and Autonomy

Yvonne Aburrow and I are pleased to announce that we will be co-editing an anthology...

July 2014

July 23, 2014

Moving Beyond “Environmentalism”

The world is alive and aware and we are part of it.

July 21, 2014

Finding Our Differences: My Experience of the Polytheist Leadership Conference

Guest post: Julian Betkowski shares his impressions of the recent Polytheist Leadership Conference in Fishkill,...

July 18, 2014

Embodiment and Woundedness: Owning Up to Being an Animal

When I stepped into the waters of Lake Superior, I recognized the sensation exactly: I’ve...

March 2014

March 31, 2014

The Future of Paganism (Part Two): What Pagans Can Learn from Pioneer Mormons

For Pagans who are interested in growing community and wielding political power in the service...

March 24, 2014

Cat Chapin-Bishop: Sacred Fire, or What Do I Hope to Build?

We do not need to define our experiences of the holy in the same way....

March 13, 2014

The Future of Contemporary Paganism: Holding Paradox (Part One)

The challenge of contemporary Paganism's future is to maintain an apparent paradox: to meet the...

March 10, 2014

Wiccanate Privilege and Polytheist Wiccans

We should dismantle Wiccanate privilege as soon as possible. Let’s have devotional polytheism, liturgical Paganism,...

December 2013

December 02, 2013

Petition to Capitalize “Pagan” – Chicago Manual / AP Stylebook Letter

In order to assure greater accuracy in 21st century journalism, 49 scholars and authors petition...

October 2013

October 31, 2013

Eros and Touch from a Pagan Perspective – Signed Copies Available

I am pleased to announce the publication of my theology of touch, Eros and Touch...

August 2013

August 27, 2013

Pagan Theology: Recommended Resources

Looking for resources that explore the theoretical and theological bases for contemporary Pagan practice? Look...

July 2013

July 08, 2013

Pathways in Modern Western Magic (Review)

Pathways in Modern Western Magic has the most to offer to a reader who is...

July 05, 2013

Virtue Ethics (Seeking the Mystery, Chp. 5 Excerpt)

What are virtue ethics, and how do Pagans make ethical decisions? Learn more in this...

July 04, 2013

The Multiple Soul (Seeking the Mystery, Chp. 4 Excerpt)

What are some of the ways that Pagans think about the human soul (or in...

July 03, 2013

Occult Knowledge and Gnosis (Seeking the Mystery, Ch. 3 Excerpt)

What is the occult? Esotericism? Gnosis, and UPG? Learn more in this excerpt from Seeking...

July 02, 2013

Myth and Tradition (Seeking the Mystery, Chp. 2 Excerpt)

As promised, an excerpt from Seeking the Mystery: An Introduction to Pagan Theologies, now available in both...

July 01, 2013

Hard Polytheism (Seeking the Mystery, Chp. 1 Excerpt)

Today (Monday, 7/1), Amazon.com will be offering the e-book edition of Seeking the Mystery: An...

May 2013

May 27, 2013

Why interfaith is important – an interview with John Macintyre

Recently, after fourteen years of interfaith dialogue and sheer hard work, the Scottish Pagan Federation...

May 20, 2013

Pagans and Academic Publishing

Academic books cost a lot of money and can be hard to get. Why is...

April 2013

April 30, 2013

News and Notes – Pagan Theology and Scholarship

Sacred Lands conference, summer Contemporary Global Paganisms course at Cherry Hill Seminary, and crowdsourcing Pagan...