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Image of Jesus and disciples from the Coptic Museum in Cairo, Egypt Writing in the Sunday Review section of the New York Times, Peter Wehner
Jonathan Merritt says that Christians need to get a clue about transgender issues and provides a useful introduction to gender identity issues and ways to think about gender theologically and biblically.
Photo of emotional intelligence mind-map exercise via Tracy Rosen Writing about emotional intelligence and the fundamentalist interpretation of sola scriptura, author Richard Beck asserts that
Rowan Williams looks at Pope Francis’ encyclical on the environment, noting how when one looks at climate change, one must look at all of human society.
Even though the majority of white people claim to oppose racism, white supremacy ignores the testimony and personal accounts of black experience, except when verified by white institutions or individuals.
From the pseudonym of “Gutbloom” comes this humorous attempt to rank condiments according to their divinity; inspired by the “neo-platonic metaphysic” of St. Augustine, the
Here is a round-up of the several responses to The Task Force on the Study of Marriage.
Richard Beck thinks about how the need to define our beliefs as both holy and pure is not limited to evangelicalism but shows up among progressives as well.
Can God lie? Does God lie? And did science make God honest? And in making God honest, did science take away God’s power to speak?
Noted actor Stephen Fry appears in an episode of The Meaning of Life where he is asked a hypothetical question by presenter Gay Byrne. “Suppose it’s
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