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April 2018

April 24, 2018

Seven Stories – Chapter 4: Wrath to Compassion

Join Adam Ericksen and Lindsey Paris-Lopez as they discuss the shift of seeing God as...

March 2018

March 27, 2018

Passion Sunday Meditation

In the beginning, there was Love. And Love was joyful, and Love was playful. Lover...

March 12, 2018

How Progressive Christians Can Reclaim John 3:16

The following is an interactive sermon I led at Clackamas United Church of Christ, near...

April 2017

April 28, 2017

Theatre, Violence, and Truth – Interview with Playwright Christopher Shinn

In this interview, playwright Christopher Shinn explains how mimetic theory has helped him understand the...

January 2017

January 31, 2017

Bible Matters: The Prophet Joel: Should You Fear the “Day of the Lord”?

The Prophet Joel said the Day of the Lord is coming! Is this just some...

May 2016

May 05, 2016

The Cross on Trial: A Sestina in Honor of Father Daniel Berrigan

Editor's Note: This poem, in the form of a sestina, is written in honor of Fr....

March 2016

March 21, 2016

Victory Over Death

This post is by guest blogger Jeremy Myers. For more of Jeremy's work, you can...

February 2016

February 24, 2016

Wednesday Sermon: Sorting Out the Week

Pastors have a frequent question when they begin to discover mimetic theory. “That’s great. But how...

April 2015

April 14, 2015

Monica Lewinsky and Jesus Christ: How to Overcome the Place of Shame

Monica Lewinsky and Jesus Christ had the same experience. Their shared experience could have defined...

April 01, 2015

My Brainiac Faith on the Resurrection

For a long time I thought I was too smart for the resurrection. My progressive...

February 2015

February 23, 2015

Why Was Jesus Crucified? Curriculum Writers Discuss Their Answers, Part 1

During Lent we are inviting curriculum writers to tell us how their curriculum for children...

September 2014

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 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...

May 2014

May 16, 2014

Defeating Satan at Harvard

How do you defeat Satan? That was the question the University of Harvard had to...

April 2014

April 23, 2014

The Cross: An Exposé of Human Sacrifice

At the center of Christianity is a weird claim: that we have been saved by...

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