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May 2015

May 06, 2015

What about the Canaanites?: On the Bible, Violence, and Genocide

Suzanne and I recently delivered a workshop on the Bible and violence at the Faith Forward...

April 2015

April 09, 2015

Top 10 Ways Mimetic Theory Can Help Create Interfaith Empathy – A Panel Discussion

was delighted to be invited to an international discussion about creating more empathy between people...

April 06, 2015

Ishtar vs. Easter: Pick Your Story

In the midst of my family’s Easter celebration yesterday, I decided to check Facebook....

April 03, 2015

A God Torn to Pieces: Good Friday, Nietzsche, and Sacrifice

Friedrich Nietzsche is a favorite whipping boy among Christians. It’s difficult to blame my fellow...

March 2015

March 16, 2015

Is God the Biggest Serial Killer of All Time? – A Response to the Friendly Atheist

The Friendly Atheist is one of the most influential atheist blogs on the Internet....

March 12, 2015

The Day She Came Out: Why Rob Bell is Right and the Church is Being Left Behind

She was one of the best students I’ve ever had in a youth group. She’s...

March 04, 2015

Don’t Tell Me that God Is In Control: On Sovereignty, Tragedy, and Sin

“God is in control.” The statement comforts many people because deep down we know that...

February 2015

February 27, 2015

Bill O’Reilly, Brian Williams, and Jesus: On Goodness and Love

I’m cringing as I write this. That tells you a lot about me. When it...

February 20, 2015

Relaxing into Lent: Identity and those Voices in Your Head

The Christian journey of Lent is upon us. Lent commemorates Jesus’ journey into the wilderness....

February 12, 2015

Who is God? Part 3: The Son of God: How the Son Subverts Violence and Patriarchy

My inner feminist recoils when I hear the term “Son of God.” I get the...

January 2015

January 29, 2015

Meeting Jesus – What My Mom Taught Me About Death, Cussing, and Salvation

I began my second unit of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) yesterday. CPE is basically a...

January 27, 2015

In Gratitude for Marcus Borg: On the Unholy God

Marcus Borg, a bestselling author and prominent Jesus scholar, died last week. I read the...

January 21, 2015

Who is God? Part 1: God is Love

Theology comes from two Greek words. Theos, meaning God, and logos, meaning word or reason....

January 13, 2015

Jesus, Muhammad, and Traversing Hostility with Love

I have read two articles today on forgiveness. Amidst the violence of our world during...

January 07, 2015

The Nonviolent Atonement: God’s Grace upon Grace

She was 85 and nearing the end of her life. I’d never met her before....

December 2014

December 31, 2014

Top 5 Ways to Be More Peaceful in 2015

At 35, I discovered years ago that New Year’s resolutions are a practice in failure....

December 24, 2014

The Subversive Peace of Christmas

Christmas is a time for celebration, joy, and family. But Christmas is much more than...

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 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...

November 2014

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 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 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...

October 2014

October 30, 2014

Kevin Miller on Hell, Universal Salvation, and Mimetic Theory

Hell. The concept has come under fire. Fortunately, Kevin Miller is here to put out...

October 23, 2014

James Warren on Magic and Mimetic Theory: A Discussion about “Compassion or Apocalypse?”

One of my favorite teachers of mimetic theory is James Warren. Jim is a magician...

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 21, 2014

Book Review: “In Borrowed Houses” by Frances Fuller

This review was written by Lindsey Paris-Lopez and was originally published at the Raven Foundation....

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...

September 2014

September 30, 2014

Undiluted: Rediscovering the Radical Message of Jesus

This Thursday at 12:00 Eastern, we have the good pleasure of talking with Benjamin Corey...

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...

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