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October 2014

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 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...

September 11, 2014

How Christians Should Respond to President Obama: On Fear, Violence, and Safety

Do you feel safe? President Obama made his case for war against ISIS during his...

September 09, 2014

From 9/11 to ISIS: Resolving the Paradox of the US War on Terror

It’s been fourteen years since our government declared war on terrorism. How are we doing?...

August 2014

August 29, 2014

Book Review: The Hope to “Reconcile” in a World of Conflict

From Ferguson to Ukraine to Syria to Iraq to local neighborhoods to family systems, many...

August 26, 2014

Rock, Paper, Scissors … GOD! – Children and a Nonviolent Reading of the Bible

Last April, my family moved to Eugene, Oregon. Eugene is located in Linn County. This...

August 08, 2014

David’s Sling: Israel and Interpreting Biblical Violence

Israel is completing a missile defense system known as “David’s Sling.” It is designed to...

July 2014

July 25, 2014

Live Chat with Brian McLaren: We Make the Road by Walking: A Book Review

On Thursday, July 31 at 3:00 Eastern, we interviewed the highly influential activist, author, and...

July 24, 2014

Michael Hardin on the Nonviolent Atonement, Mimetic Theory, and Science

Michael Hardin of Preaching Peace is one of the greatest teachers of mimetic theory and...

July 15, 2014

Fr. Richard Schenk on Mimetic Theory, World War 1, and “Battling to the End”

The annual conference of the Colloquium on Violence and Religion begins next week! This conference...

July 01, 2014

God, Satan, and the Quran: Islam’s Answer to Violence

Violence is on the loose in Iraq and Syria this summer. The Islamist extremists known...

June 2014

June 23, 2014

[Video] Suzanne and Adam Discuss Violence, the News, and Signs of Hope

With so much violence in the news, how do you find hope? A recent conversation...

June 19, 2014

The Hellish Dream of a Parent: Why CS Lewis Was Wrong about Hell and Free Will

At five years old, my middle child has developed a defiant pattern. A typical day...

June 11, 2014

The Resurrection Effect: Guns, God’s Sovereignty, and the Last Word

It seems like violence will never end. Portland. Seattle. Las Vegas. Isla Vista. Almost every...

May 2014

May 29, 2014

Alpha Gods at the University of California: Redeeming Theology

The horror of last Friday’s murders at UCSB has us asking the all-important question: Why...

May 22, 2014

Virtually Christian: Finding Atonement on the Internet

How is technology changing contemporary spirituality? That’s the question Patheos asked in its recent Public...

May 20, 2014

[VIDEO] Live Chat with Dr. Andrew McKenna on Truth, Violence, and “A Refuge of Lies”

No topic is more important today than how to deal with violence, and Cesáreo Bandera's...

May 14, 2014

Dancing with Mimetic Theory

There are two related misconceptions about what mimetic theory says about being human: that (1)...

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...

April 21, 2014

Book Review: Why Did Jesus, Moses, the Buddha, and Muhammad Cross the Road?

Today, 9/11/2012, marks the release of Brian McLaren’s book Why Did Jesus, Moses, the Buddha,...

April 20, 2014

Reza Aslan’s ‘Zealot’: Part 2: The Book Review

Reza Aslan begins of his book, Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth, with...

March 2014

March 19, 2014

The First Lie: Language’s Big Bang

“Once a person begins to desire what the model desires, he learns very quickly that...

September 2013

September 04, 2013

Advice on Syria from Gregory the Great

As I began my morning devotions on Tuesday this week, Syria was on my mind....

July 2013

July 25, 2013

Take Heart: A Review of “From Willow Creek to Sacred Heart” by Chris Haw

So much of Christian identity is wrapped up in being “not” some other type of...

July 25, 2013

Star Trek: Into Darkness and Changing Course

Star Trek: Into Darkness is a fascinating and complicated story that is well worth watching....

July 17, 2013

Why God is Giddy

After three years of working with James Alison to put his introduction to Christianity for adults into...

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