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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
Posted in Faith versus Reason, PHIL 500, Religion Blog, Religious Belief
Tagged Roger Ebert
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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
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
Posted in Death and Immortality, Music, PHIL 500, Religion Blog
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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
Posted in Death and Immortality, Kierkegaard, Religion Blog
Tagged cancer, Howard Rheingold, Kierkegaard, Reed College
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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
Posted in African American, Books, Contemporary Theology, Religion Blog
Tagged C. E. Moore, Thabiti Anyabwile
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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?
Posted in Death and Immortality, PHIL 500, Religion Blog, Theologians
Tagged 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
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
Posted in Durkheim, Religion Blog, Religious Belief, Theorists
Tagged Darren Sherkat, Durkheim, Weber
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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
Posted in Convent Blog, Religion Blog, Religious Belief, Rituals, Television
Tagged Oprah
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