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April 2013

April 18, 2013

Fundamentalism

What is fundamentalism? Is it all bad? Can the term 'fundamentalist' be applied to Pagans?

April 17, 2013

Interview with Christine Hoff Kraemer on Albion Calling

I was honored this week by an interview by Dr. Ethan Doyle White for his...

April 14, 2013

Values, beliefs, practices

What makes you a Pagan? Is it what you believe, what you do, or something...

April 10, 2013

Five questions about Paganism

(1) How is paganism different? (2) What is the significance of its difference? (3) What...

April 04, 2013

Ritual, liturgy, and worship

There are several different modes of ritual, which have different meanings and purposes. When writing...

March 2013

March 29, 2013

Pagans and religious education

Some people might argue that Paganism benefits from its counter-cultural status, and that teaching it...

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 06, 2013

Realism and non-realism

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

January 2013

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 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 03, 2013

Theology Is Not Religious Studies

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

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 18, 2012

A Community of Scholars

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