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April 2016

April 20, 2016

Hail Eris!

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

April 06, 2016

Are Polytheists an Endangered Species?

Why polytheism is the default setting to which religion will always gravitate.

February 2016

February 25, 2016

The Devil is in the Detail

It is much easier to say "we don't believe in your mythology at all" than...

August 2015

August 20, 2015

Overlapping Circles

I think that theology should always be discursive and not prescriptive. It is not up...

June 2015

June 04, 2015

Reasons for addressing God as Mother

There has been quite a bit of hoo-hah recently as some Anglican women are campaigning...

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...

January 2015

January 01, 2015

Gender and sexuality in Wicca

This is the video of my talk at Witchfest in Croydon, November 2014. The talk...

December 2014

December 22, 2014

Diverse communities are less racist

The subjugation and oppression of Black and brown people is part of the dominionist, capitalist,...

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...

October 2014

October 22, 2014

The Thirteen Vanic Virtues

The Vanir have their own set of virtues...

October 08, 2014

Joy at the Breakfast Table

Maybe this is the best we can do for each other, ever: to keep a...

October 01, 2014

When Storymaking Fails: Towards a Non-Narrative Theology

I distrust any religion that hands its followers too many answers. Answers close down the...

September 2014

September 24, 2014

Storymaking, Artmaking, and the Work of the Soul

Maybe it’s a lifework to piece together the soul from the scraps and bits.

September 19, 2014

Storytime: Spiritual Geography as Story

First we draw the map. Sometimes the map is a story.

August 2014

August 19, 2014

Walking away from Omelas

Have you read Ursula Le Guin's classic short story, The ones who walk away from...

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 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 21, 2014

Polytheism and mystery

Polytheism ought to mean "many deities", with no other qualifications, and include all varieties that...

March 12, 2014

Pagan prayer

A prayer can be nothing more than time taken to set an intention for the...

March 04, 2014

If you build it, they will come

I would like to see Pagan weddings become legally recognised in England and Wales. I...

February 2014

February 11, 2014

Thought forms

One aspect of deities seems to be thought-forms. That is not to say that deities...

August 2013

August 27, 2013

Pagan Theology: Recommended Resources

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

April 2013

April 10, 2013

Five questions about Paganism

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

April 08, 2013

Religion and humour

Part of the function of humour is to subvert the accepted order of things. Whenever...

March 2013

March 31, 2013

Deities and divinity

There are many different views of how deities relate to each other and to the...

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...

February 2013

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...