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January 07, 2016

How Strong Is Your Will to Live, to Love, and to Hate? Musings on the Movie “The Revenant”

SPOILER ALERT FOR THE NEW MOVIE, "THE REVENANT"! I went to a movie theater in...

January 05, 2016

Monogamous Sex Makes ‘Good’ Sense to Reason, or Does It?

In my last post titled “What’s Up with Monogamy? Reflections and Resolutions in a Time...

December 2015

December 30, 2015

What’s Up with Monogamy? Reflections and Resolutions in a Time of Transition

2015 was a revolutionary year for defining marriage, to say the least. It has even...

December 23, 2015

Away in a Manger—Away in a Spaceship? How Should We View Jesus’ Incarnation and Human Life If There Is Extraterrestrial Life?

How will Christians worship on Christmas if scientists report this week that there is extraterrestrial...

December 22, 2015

Keep Your Eyes Wide-Open: Don’t Discount Donald Trump

Many people with whom I speak can't get over Donald Trump's ongoing ascendance in national...

December 14, 2015

Be Patient with Patients: They Are Far More than Temporarily Animated Corpses

Is a patient near the end of life simply temporarily animated matter--a soon-to-be corpse that...

December 10, 2015

Ban Nastiness and Naiveté, not Muslims

Donald Trump’s recent statements about banning Muslims from the States has met with a wide...

December 07, 2015

Science, Metaphysics and Metaphorical Ladders: When Science is Theology

Anti-Theologies Are Theologies, Part I For those who think that metaphysics and theology are antiquated...

November 2015

November 30, 2015

Should Ethics Be “Biologicized”? What Might that Mean for Eugenics?

In the concluding chapter of Sociobiology: A New Synthesis, Harvard University’s Edward O. Wilson states,...

November 27, 2015

Lights Out: Shining a Light on Caring for the Dying in a Multi-Faith World

What would you do if you were a chaplain or pastor or trusted friend given...

November 16, 2015

If I Weren’t a Christian, Perhaps I’d Be a Pagan

Max Weber wrote that the "progressive disenchantment of the world" marks modernity. This is indeed...

November 14, 2015

The French Connection—The Human Connection: The Law of Relational Gravity

Last night, our monthly Buddhist-Christian dialogue took a sudden turn in view of the deeply...

November 12, 2015

Evangelical Zen: A Christian’s Spiritual Travels With a Buddhist Friend

An Interview with Dr. Paul Louis Metzger conducted by Olivia Lovern: Dr. Paul Louis Metzger...

November 10, 2015

Is Religion a Biologically Determined Neurosis?

Is religion a biologically determined neurosis? Yes and no. Before seeking to answer this question...

November 05, 2015

Church and Science: Partners for the Common Good

Recently, I corresponded with Dr. Steve Baker, a medical doctor who oversees New Heights Clinic...

November 04, 2015

Access to Clean Water: Clearly There’s No Debate, Right?

A student asked for prayer for his mother yesterday. She lives in Oregon and is...

November 01, 2015

All Saints’ Day: We Need Saints in an Age of Cynics

Cynics are everywhere today, even in the church. This point came home to me when...

October 2015

October 30, 2015

Reformation Day Prayer: “God, thank you that I am not like this Pharisee”–Not

Jesus challenges self-righteousness at every turn. For example, he told a parable about a Pharisee...

October 28, 2015

Unmask Halloween and Humanity

By Paul Louis Metzger and John W. Morehead* Masks and costumes shroud people at Halloween....

October 20, 2015

Don’t Compromise on Multi-Faith Dialogue

Don’t compromise on multi-faith dialogue. Go all out. Multi-faith dialogue entails thick narrative descriptions that...

October 14, 2015

Religions and Road Rage: How to Navigate the Highways of Life

Editors' Note: This article is part of the Patheos Public Square on Moving Past Hatred....

October 13, 2015

Poor Children Aren’t Stupid. They’re Just Hungry.*

*This blog post is part of a series of entries on education in contemporary society. ...

October 09, 2015

Complexify Religion if you Want to Stamp Out Fanaticism

[This post, co-written with John W. Morehead,* originally appeared here at Theologyofculture.com ] If jihadi groups are...

October 05, 2015

Capitalism Works. Darwinism Works. But Do They Work Well Enough?

Capitalism works. Darwinism works. But do they work well enough? Many believe that capitalism effectively...

October 02, 2015

A Faith Not Worth Dying For Is Not Worth Living For: Thoughts on Roseburg

The fatal, tragic shooting rampage at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon yesterday highlights how...

September 2015

September 29, 2015

Planet of the Apes: Did Darwin Lead Us There?

According to popular opinion among certain groups of creationists and Darwinians alike, Darwin devalued humanity...

September 23, 2015

“If I Weren’t a Christian, I’d Be a Buddhist”—Beyond Straw Men

“If I weren’t a Christian, I’d be a Buddhist.” I remember sharing these words several...

September 22, 2015

Isaac Newton: Was He a Friend or Foe of Religion and Nature?

Was Newton a friend or foe of religion? What about nature? Let’s start with religion....

September 18, 2015

Flat Earths and Flattened People: How Our Pictures of the World Can Hurt Humanity

The air in the room went flat. A friend of mine challenged me on my...

September 14, 2015

The Galileo Affair: Was His Conflict with the Church Really about Science vs. Religion?

If one were to argue that the Church’s fallout with Galileo was one of science...

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