Category: Learning
Whispers of a call
Brad Bannon’s post, responding to Honna Eichler, brought this two-year old post from my blog to mind. I still whisper of what my “formation” might mean–my own acknowledgment of... 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
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
Thoughts on Forgiveness
“As ministers to their countrymen at arms, German chaplains had an immensely difficult job. Hostile military, state, and party authorities made their work even harder. Some chaplains showed fortitud... 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
Thanks a lot, Alan
Okay, fellow scholars…let’s get a roundtable discussion going, shall we? Any interreligious scholar worth their salt must address the dreaded list. You recall the list, don’t you? We can blame (... Read More
The Best (and Worst?) Ripostes to the New Atheism
Books & Culture: A Christian Review recently extended me the privilege of reviewing replies to the New Atheism, including one co-authored by Intelligent Design guru, Philip Johnson. Although it in... Read More