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December 2014

December 17, 2014

Advent: The Faith to Scream “It’s Not Okay!”

She sat in total shock. Her head rested in her hands as her long hair...

December 15, 2014

American Values: Why the Torture Report Didn’t Go Far Enough

Last Tuesday, the Senate Intelligence Committee released its report of the CIA’s enhanced interrogation techniques...

December 11, 2014

Bible Matters: Lamentations: Political Protest, Grief, and Transforming Theology

Lamentations comes from the word “lament” which means a “passionate expression of grief or sorrow.”...

December 08, 2014

Why God is Sending Christians Straight to Hell

So much of Christianity has become about avoiding hell. But if there’s one thing I’ve...

December 06, 2014

Think Big or Die: Why Global Disarmament Must Be On The Table

A proposal for worldwide disarmament in which every nation in the world demilitarizes by eliminating...

December 04, 2014

Big Hero 6: How to Love like a Superhero

“I love Baymax! He is the nicest superhero ever!” – My son, age 7 “Of...

November 2014

November 29, 2014

America’s Leading Historian on the First Thanksgiving and Faith

We recently had the great honor of talking with Dr. R. Tracy McKenzie about his...

November 28, 2014

The Shooting Death of Michael Brown: A Necessary Evil or Just Plain Murder?

I want to discuss something fundamental, disturbing and largely invisible about human society that the...

November 25, 2014

Thanksgiving and a Theology of Despair

Are you feeling pressure to be thankful? We are in the midst of the Thanksgiving...

November 20, 2014

Bill Cosby and Rape: Why Were We So Slow?

Bill Cosby has fallen from grace. America’s dad is in the dog house after decades...

November 19, 2014

Oprah, the One Question, and Mimetic Desire

Oprah Winfrey is used to asking the questions, but there is one question that everyone...

November 18, 2014

The Oracle of Certainty: From Ancient Athens to ISIS

Thank the gods we don’t believe in the utterances of oracles anymore. We don’t search...

November 14, 2014

Full Inclusion of LGBTQ: A Leading Evangelical Ethicist Changes His Mind

REPENT! Do shivers run down your spine when you hear that word? Well, there’s no...

November 12, 2014

On Being a Good Dad: Mimetic Desire, Toys, and How Not to Love Your Neighbor

I consider myself to be a good dad. And that’s where the problem began. One...

November 11, 2014

How a Pacifist Says Thank You on Veterans Day

I hope this doesn’t make me un-American, but I don’t celebrate Veterans Day; I mourn...

November 06, 2014

[Video] Mimetic Theory and the Nonviolent God

(Mimetic Theory and the Nonviolent God was delivered at the Christianity 21 Conference in Denver as part of...

November 04, 2014

Winston Churchill, Jesus, and Redeeming Democracy

Winston Churchill, the great 20th century politician and protector of democratic values, once quipped that,...

November 01, 2014

The Rev. Dr. Stephanie VanSlyke on Christmas, Incarnation, and Salvation

The Rev. Dr. Stephanie VanSlyke discusses with us the importance of the birth of Jesus,...

October 2014

October 28, 2014

Why? – Unlocking the Answer to School Shootings

Last week’s school shooting in Marysville, Washington has us all asking the question again –...

October 28, 2014

The Rise of ISIS and the Immoral Equivalency of War

The Rise of ISIS: A Threat We Can’t Ignore by Jay Sekulow is an extended...

October 25, 2014

The Rev. Dr. Stephanie VanSlyke on Resurrection, Atonement, and the Early Church

The Rev. Dr. Stephanie VanSlyke talks with us about the meaning of Resurrection and Atonement...

October 22, 2014

Parenting Confessions: God, Rivalry, and College Football

My family recently moved to Eugene, Oregon. Eugene is probably best known for the University...

October 16, 2014

Why David Brooks Needs Mimetic Theory – and So Do You

Anyone honestly interested in a solution to the emergence of ISIL in Iraq needs to...

October 14, 2014

Islam, Muhammad, and Jesus – A Discussion with Lindsey Paris-Lopez and Adam Ericksen

Lindsey and Adam discuss their personal stories about Islam. Lindsey tells her story of growing...

October 08, 2014

Islam and the Mother Lode of Bad Ideas: The Bill Maher, Sam Harris, and Ben Affleck Debate

Rene Girard has a prophetic warning in his book Battling to the End about the...

October 02, 2014

Why the NFL is Better for Women than the US Senate

The NFL has come under severe scrutiny for its handling of domestic violence during the...

September 2014

September 25, 2014

Parenting – Book Review: Mickey Mouse, Mimetic Theory, and Saving a Villain

As a parent dedicated to mimetic theory, I know that the stories we tell our...

September 23, 2014

How Christians Reject Jesus: On Trying to Outsmart God

Here at Teaching Nonviolent Atonement we have written a lot about nonviolence. We take seriously the...

September 18, 2014

Is Adrian Peterson a Scapegoat?

Is Adrian Peterson being scapegoated? Suzanne and Adam discuss ways in which the condemnation of...

September 16, 2014

What ISIL Beheadings Can Teach Us about God and The Cross

What’s the difference between a beheading and a crucifixion? I ask the question as a...

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