Category: Theology
Can Unitarian Universalists Really Believe Whatever They Want?
Unitarian Universalism is a religious tradition with roots in Christianity, but has since taken a strong stance regarding religious freedom in every person’s spiritual formation. This may be charact... Read More
Torah Study As a Spiritual Practice
This article was originally posted at http://judaism.bellaonline.com. Torah study is an integral part of Judaism and living a full and vibrant Jewish life. We are all commanded to dedicate some part o... Read More
Seven Types of Scholarship
What are scholars for? I offer for your consideration seven types of religious scholarship: priest, scribe, gnostic, revolutionary, rabbi, scientist, and contemplative.... Read More
The Anxiety of Inerrancy
As a recent Baylor University study shows, it is one thing to say the Bible is inspired; it is quite another actually to read it. ... Read More
Choosing My Religion
There’s that metaphor of God as a mountain, and different religious traditions are just different paths up the mountain. For most of my life, I stood at the foot of this mountain, telling passersby ... Read More
Disability, Christian Theology, and the Proper Place of “Limit-ness”
Deborah Creamer proposes a theology of disability based on the concept that all people are "limited." When is this concept of "limit-ness" harmful to people with disabilities?... Read More
Online tools enriching the study of sacred text
This article was co-authored by Matthew L. Skinner. Picture this: an Iraqi reporter becomes interested in the work of a Jewish student in Israel after reading an article about Jewish-Muslim relations ... Read More
Live in the Moment, Forget Fundamentalist Certainty
“Live in the moment.” Seems simple, doesn’t it? Yet sometimes living in the moment feels as challenging as riding a wild stallion. We try and try, but it just keeps bucking us off and getting aw... Read More