Monthly Archives: February 2010

Roger Ebert on God

Just received a Tweet with this link. Really great to hear from non-theologians what they think about God. How I believe in God by Roger Ebert in the Chicago Sun-Times When I was in first or second grade and had … Continue reading

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D&I Journal Entry – Feb 18, 2010

My first entry. We aren’t anywhere close to discussing the topic of grief and loss in the Philosophy of Religion class. I hate to call it my class! Things have gone so well with Daigan assisting us in our conversations … Continue reading

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Lyrics to Passage by Vienna Teng

I died in a car crash two days ago Was unrecognizable When they pulled me from the gears No one’s fault, no one’s bottle No one’s teenage pride or throttle Our innocence is all the worse for fears The other … Continue reading

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Where’s Howard?

I’m on Twitter. One person I followed very early was Howard Rheingold. He’s an amazing guy. We had just a short email correspondence when I asked if I could use some of his social media tips for my PHIL 525 … Continue reading

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Is African American Theology in Decline? – continued

Inspired by C. E. Moore‘s review of The Decline of African American Theology, I wrote this essay. I’ve posted just the first three pages below. A non-printable pdf of the essay is here. The Decline of African American Theology Pamela … Continue reading

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Contemplating Death

From “Charles Spurgeon’s” twitter today: A quote from Charles Spurgeon: The Christian who contemplates death with joy is a living sermon. Who’s Charles Spurgeon?

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Is African American Theology in Decline?

Just read a great review over at the blog Christian Manifesto.com of The Decline of African American Theology. It hits many of the problems I have with most popular contemporary black theology. Of course, one person’s “decline” is another person’s … Continue reading

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When Sociologists Get Religion

As my students know, Durkheim, the “father of sociology”, had a great deal to say about religion. Some of it, from my point of view, helpful. Sherkat, a professor of sociology at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, no longer has … Continue reading

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Oprah gets schooled

I awoke this afternoon just in time to see the Oprah show on Tues. Geishas and Dominican nuns. The list of what Oprah claimed she didn’t know makes me wonder, no, makes me worried about the general religious knowledge Americans … Continue reading

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