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Discipline and Punish: The Buddha on the Dangers of Divinity School
In the Kalama sutta, the Buddha is approached by a group of villagers called the Kalams, who ask him a very simple question: “All of these preachers pass through here praising their own doctrines an... Read More
Making the Internet Moral
This post originally appeared on the Washington Post Faith Divide. Is the Internet destroying our morals? Earlier this month, Pope Benedict XVI issued a warning that the Internet was “numbing&#... Read More
Between Native Americans and Pilgrims
For a few years my wife, children, and I would hear about the jokes, laughter, and family news on the following day when we went to get our share of the leftover oxtails and pie. Happily, we haven't l... Read More
Who ‘owns’ religious practice?
Is it appropriate to "borrow" religious practices from religious traditions other than our own? If so, what are the limits to such practices and how should this be done? If not, then why not?... Read More
Is Pluralist Scripture Possible?
Spending a year reading the Bible to seven year-olds in a Unitarian Universalist church, I learned to walk a very fine line - between narrating stories and sharing Scripture. Even as a non-Christian,... Read More
A dialogue continued
This post is a continuation of a (formational) dialogue on atheism, theology, and valid sources of knowledge. More than this, though, it is an open, public discourse between an atheist and a theologia... Read More
Integration, In-Formation, Incarnation
Despite the resistance to seminary I described in my previous post, I have moaned on many occasions, “I wish I could just go to school full-time.” I am meandering my way through seminary, ... Read More
Learning to Give Thanks – Ritual for Humanists
I know how to celebrate Christmas. The tree, the carols, the mulled wine, the mistletoe: all this makes sense to me. Although I am not a Christian, I know the Christmas story and its significance in t... Read More