What do you get when you put two of the world’s top philosophical theologians, a prestigious university President, and me in a room with a camera? A fun conversation.
At the American Academy of Religion I was able to join LeRon Shults, Philip Clayton, and Stephen Knapp for a discussion about how theology finds traction in [...]
What is funnier than a Chuck Norris joke? Chuck Norris’ attempt to be taken seriously. It is one thing for the round house kickin’ mediocre actor to walk around to stage with the fringe members of the political right, but just because they like having the authority of America’s favorite Texas Ranger doesn’t mean [...]
Michael Moore posted an editorial at the Huffington Post titled “For Those of You on Your Way to Church This Morning…“ While Mr. Moore is indeed a film maker, it appears that he is attempting to take up a prophetic mantel in his newest film Capitalism: A Love Story. I haven’t seen the film [...]
I was making an afternoon run through Facebook when I noticed that one of our fearless leaders, Mr. Fuller, posted a quite salient comment by Rep. Rangel on the state of religious organizations and health care (the responses to which I would encourage you to read as they’re quite interesting and pertinent to this piece). [...]
My ears always perk up when I hear the Bible quoted on the House floor to argue against a bill I support. Today, Rep. Mike Pence (R-Indiana) didn’t do as bad a job with Luke 11:46 as Shimkus did with his Bible quotes. The verse Pence quotes is one of Jesus’ three woes to the [...]
In 2007, I was in North Carolina, desperately trying to survive my final year of divinity school. Specifically, I spent the majority of the year filling my head with ecotheology and getting fired up about ridding the world of fossil fuels. I remember sitting in class, outraged that Rick Perry, the secessionist Governor of my [...]
Over the summer Chad and I will be recording a bunch of podcasts to share with the Homebrewed Christianity Deaconate. While we do not lack confidence in our ability to select rockin’ guests, we want to know now…..
Who should we invite on the podcast?
What topics are worth a series of interviews?
When Chad and I go [...]
Our guest this week, as we take a ride on the hermeneutics train, is Dr. Ron Farmer, religious studies professor at Chapman University and dean of Wallace All Faiths Chapel in Orange, California. Farmer discusses five approaches to scripture that he found in what he calls his “quest for a satisfying hermeneutic”.
Next week, we keep [...]
John Cobb was the first to publish a book by a philosopher on environmental ethics. Is It Too Late? A Theology of Ecology came out in 1972 and was revised in 1995, but remains today as pertinent as ever. Dr. Cobb made a special guest appearance in my Eco-Philosophy class this past week on Earth [...]
I just wanted to pass on the good news. We don’t have to worry about global warming because the Bible clearly says humans cannot destroy the Earth. Thanks Rep. John Shimkus (R-Ill) for clearing up this huge misunderstanding.
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The second verse comes from Matthew 24. ‘And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call [...]
