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November 2013

November 29, 2013

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November 29, 2013

Field Notes from the Schism

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving. If you're here in the States, I hope you did,...

November 27, 2013

Maybe “Schism” Was the Wrong Word

My post from last Friday continues to generate passionate responses from all sides. I've gotten...

November 26, 2013

Steps for the Schism

I've gotten many emails about my call for schism over the role of women in...

November 25, 2013

Misogyny Isn’t Baked into the Cake of Christianity

Slavery was de facto and normative in the ancient world. Last week, Courtney and I...

November 22, 2013

It’s Time for a Schism Regarding Women in the Church

I don't take this lightly. I very much take Jesus' prayer for unity in the...

November 12, 2013

Made It Legal

Here are just a few of the pics from yesterday, the day in which Rachel...

November 11, 2013

I’m Getting Married Again

When Courtney and I were married by Doug Pagitt at Solomon's Porch in July, 2011,...

November 02, 2013

Touchy Christians Get the Cruci-Flex Blocked

The comic above got Rob DenBlyker banned from Facebook for a time. After it...

October 2013

October 31, 2013

As I’ve Said Before, You’re Probably a Heretic

My friend, Dave Huth, has a great graphic on his blog about heresy. Here's the...

October 30, 2013

The Anglican Communion Is Dead, Says Andrew Brown

Andrew Brown, an incisive observer of the Anglican church, has a biting column about what's...

October 30, 2013

Today’s the Day…To Save $100

That's because at midnight tomorrow, the price for Christianity21 goes up. If you register...

October 28, 2013

Straight White Men Shouldn’t Write about Power and Privilege, Right?

This post is part of the Patheos Book Club. To see more posts about...

October 24, 2013

Two Days with Rob Bell – Part Two

The following is a guest post by Chris Estus. Chris is an “Aspiring Emergent.” He left...

October 23, 2013

Two Days with Rob Bell – Part One

The following is a guest post by Chris Estus. Chris is an “Aspiring Emergent.” He left...

October 20, 2013

Closing Up the Cabin

It's snowing today in the northwoods. We're packing out what remains of the food, wiping...

October 17, 2013

Evangelicals Still Struggle with What To Say To Gays

At Leadership Journal, part of the shrinking stable at Christianity Today International, there's an article...

October 12, 2013

Do You Have To Be a Good Person To Be a Good Theologian?

That's what Mark Oppenheimer asks as he reports on the troubled legacy of John Howard...

October 09, 2013

Dear Marcus Borg: Please Reconsider the Resurrection

Marcus Borg has joined Patheos as a blogger, which I think is great. He has...

October 05, 2013

Hans Küng Considering Assisted Suicide

From Reuters: Hans Küng, Roman Catholicism’s best known rebel theologian, is considering capping a life...

October 03, 2013

Various Goodnesses

At Her•Menuetics, Laura Turner encourages her fellow evangelicals to embrace the F-Word -- feminism: The...

October 02, 2013

What the Church Can Learn about Millennials from Small Batch Distilleries

I'll admit that sometimes I feel that I've walked out of a Portlandia sketch. I'm...

September 2013

September 28, 2013

One Last Post on Slavoj Žižek

Longtime reader Joel emailed me. He asked, I'm so incredibly tired of intellectual hipster Christians...

September 25, 2013

Transgender Prof Dismissed from Azusa Pacific University

From RNS: A California Christian college has asked a professor who was once its chair...

September 24, 2013

Oprah Loves Her Some Rob Bell

I've heard this was coming for a while, and now it's here. Oprah has picked...

September 18, 2013

But What About the Millennials Who *Do* Go To Church?

The Barna Group has studied them extensively, and has some answers. Here's the report, and...

September 18, 2013

Who’s Got It Goin’ On? The Gravity Center, That’s Who!

Rob Bell gets me traffic. So does Mark Driscoll. So does any controversy, whether I...

September 14, 2013

Westmont College and the Apotheosis of Evangelicalism

Jeff Sharlet is probably the best long-form religion journalist we have today. A few years...

September 13, 2013

Slavoj Žižek and the Illusion of Religion

I'm getting audited, which I can tell you completely sucks. And I'm getting audited for...

September 11, 2013

A Story You Should Be Following, Even If You’re Not Catholic

Many agree that in the Global South, liberation theology lost and prosperity theology won by...