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2014-12-30T12:01:23-05:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

“That Which You Hate and Try to Destroy is Sacred”

Last updated on: December 30, 2014 at 12:01 pm By Sarah Sadie

I want every woman to insist on herself—and to be free and able to do so— whoever she is, intensely and immediately and forever and get to the work she must do in the world, without fear. Read more

2014-05-22T13:07:28-04:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

Combative Comments Interfere with Readers’ Critical Thinking

Last updated on: May 22, 2014 at 1:07 pm By Christine Kraemer

A recent study suggests that allowing readers to be exposed to combative comments interferes with their ability to process new information and think critically about it. In fact, readers exposed to such comments tend to double down on their existing beliefs, i.e. their beliefs about the topic become more polarized than before, while their perceptions of the negative aspects of the topic being discussed increase. Read more

Entering the Hall of the Heathens

Last updated on: December 30, 2014 at 12:00 pm By Sarah Sadie

What is it to be approached by the voice and figure of a god of a religion not your own? Revelation? Delusion? Conversion...or merely conversation? Read more

2014-05-16T17:04:07-04:00

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Polytheistic Monism: A Guest Post by Christopher Scott Thompson (Part Four)

Last updated on: May 16, 2014 at 5:04 pm By Guest Contributor

Thompson concludes with "Polyvalent Polytheism" and "Monad and Multiplicity." "I don’t claim any superiority for this perspective. It is only one perspective, and the fullness of reality includes all perspectives in unlimited freedom." Read more

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2014-05-16T17:05:34-04:00

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Polytheistic Monism: A Guest Post by Christopher Scott Thompson (Part Three)

Last updated on: May 16, 2014 at 5:05 pm By Guest Contributor

Thompson continues with the question of whether polytheistic monism denies the gods and whether monism compromises autonomy. Read more

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2014-05-16T17:06:10-04:00

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Polytheistic Monism: A Guest Post by Christopher Scott Thompson (Part Two)

Last updated on: May 16, 2014 at 5:06 pm By Guest Contributor

Thompson explicates the relationship between henotheism and monism and looks at polytheistic monism in historical context. Read more

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Christopher Scott Thompson

2014-05-19T15:45:49-04:00

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Polytheistic Monism: A Guest Post by Christopher Scott Thompson (Part One)

Last updated on: May 19, 2014 at 3:45 pm By Guest Contributor

Some heathens and polytheists express hostility toward a perspective they define as monism, seeing it as the complete opposite of polytheism, a modern or at least relatively new “corruption” of polytheism, a version of henotheism, a backdoor to monotheism or even a synonym for monotheism. Christopher Scott Thompson argues that these perceptions are largely based on misunderstandings of the terms, and that a polytheistic monism is indeed possible. Read more

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2014-12-26T11:32:51-05:00

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Be the change you want to see in the world

Last updated on: December 26, 2014 at 11:32 am By Yvonne Aburrow

As a queer and polytheist Wiccan, some of the changes I would like to see in the world are less heterocentric behaviour in Wicca, and less heterocentrism generally; equal rights for everyone; more respect for the environment; the re-enchantment of the world; and more appreciation of diverse perspectives. Read more

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2014-12-30T11:58:12-05:00

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A Dance of Impermanence: Introducing Myself in Two Chapters (Otherwise Titled, Why Am I Here and Who Am I, Anyway?)

Last updated on: December 30, 2014 at 11:58 am By Sarah Sadie

New contributor, Sarah Sadie! "I went into the class defining myself as a loose-ish, pagan-ish follower-ish of an undefined goddess figure, and I more or less believed that all the gods and goddesses are really archetypes. I changed my mind pretty quick when I was approached by Wayland the Smith, a more-than-mortal figure about whom I knew nothing." Read more

2014-05-06T10:30:31-04:00

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5 Top Posts for #Patheos5Yrs

Last updated on: May 6, 2014 at 10:30 am By Christine Kraemer

Happy 5th Anniversary, Patheos! To celebrate, here are the top 5 most-read posts on Sermons from the Mound for Christine Kraemer and Yvonne Aburrow (respectively!). Read more

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