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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...

July 2016

July 29, 2016

Poem on a Birthday

All the myths and stories tell us the gift exists to be transformed and passed...

May 2016

May 07, 2016

Metaphors for Religion

There are many different metaphors floating about for religions, and each one illuminates something different...

April 2016

April 20, 2016

Hail Eris!

The way things have been going lately, anyone would think that Eris had lobbed an...

April 18, 2016

Polytheism and Apple Pie

John Beckett has a witty and amusing post up about apple pie, vanilla pudding, and...

November 2015

November 18, 2015

When We Are Birthing, It Helps to Breathe Through the Pain

When we are birthing, it helps to breathe through the pain. An invitation.

June 2015

June 19, 2015

Why Pagans don’t proselytise or evangelise

Pagans don't actively seek converts because we believe that the realisation that you are a...

June 06, 2015

What is Pagan theology, and why do we need it?

Pagan theology is the discussion of pagan ethics and values and a discussion on the...

June 03, 2015

Paganism for Beginners: Theology

Pagan theology is non-dogmatic, experiential, and descriptive. You are 'doing theology' whenever you explain how...

May 2015

May 12, 2015

“No One Understands About Black”

Light without dark is the intolerable bright glare of torture and interrogation. We need our...

February 2015

February 01, 2015

Stephen Fry, burrowing insects, and lions and tigers and bears

Christianity assumes that humans are the pinnacle of “creation” and that the world exists for...

November 2014

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 12, 2014

Dancing and Dowsing: Moving Into Polytheism

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

June 2014

June 18, 2014

On the Nature of Green(s)

Recently I’ve been thinking again about Greens.

June 16, 2014

Being Batty: Polytheism, Experience, and Monistic Reduction

I assert that we make a profound mistake when we attempt to apologize all points...

June 02, 2014

Why I Dislike “-Ist”s but Love Raven Kaldera

When I teach, I do my best to downplay my personal beliefs, since my aim...

May 2014

May 19, 2014

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

Thompson concludes with "Polyvalent Polytheism" and "Monad and Multiplicity." "I don’t claim any superiority for...

May 19, 2014

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

Thompson continues with the question of whether polytheistic monism denies the gods and whether monism...

May 19, 2014

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

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

May 19, 2014

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

Some heathens and polytheists express hostility toward a perspective they define as monism, seeing it...

May 05, 2014

5 Top Posts for #Patheos5Yrs

Happy 5th Anniversary, Patheos! To celebrate, here are the top 5 most-read posts on Sermons...

March 2014

March 18, 2014

What happens when the oil runs out?

The oil won't run out overnight, and if we are lucky, it will be managed...

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...

September 2013

September 23, 2013

Pagan sacraments

A rite of passage is a ritual designed to make sacred a particular life event...

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 19, 2013

Individuation in Pagan traditions

The aims of Pagan traditions with regard to the self, soul, spirit, consciousness and its...

July 10, 2013

Seeking the Mystery: Giveaway Results and Review Round-up

Congratulations to the winner of the Seeking the Mystery paperback giveaway, and thanks so much...

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 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...