Why Faith?
In my latest at Vox Nova, I look at the relationship of faith and love. A sample: The faith for which I strive doesn’t give me certainty about the origins of the cosmos or...
Journeys in Alterity
Our Faith in the “Kill List” President
I want to echo what Jason Kuznicki writes on the front page about President Obama’s secret kill list and what it means for our democracy. Especially this: He deserves to lose. And worse. He...
Romney Just Doesn’t Care About Abortion Policy
As if further evidence were needed, pro-lifers just received another reality check that Mitt Romney doesn’t give a discarded gray hair for their cause. He told The Des Moines Register today that “there’s no...
Politicians Shouldn’t “Wear God”
I’m trying to think of a more superficial assessment of American religiosity than this Washington Post piece about Romney capturing the “God vote” at the debate, but nothing comes to mind. Zack Beauchamp calls...
Biden and Ryan to Debate Rush’s Nomination for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
I learned from my brother-in-law, a respectable devotee of Rush, that the band has been nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, a nice but more or less meaningless honor. Their sound...
Thursday Theological Inquiry: God as Self-Emptying
My imagining of God has evolved some over the years as I’ve moved from accentuating figures and terms of power (almighty, omnipotent) to highlighting those of humility (kenosis, self-emptying, weakness). These days I am...
Wednesday Philosophical Query: Cannibalism Edition
The cannibal almost always plays the role of radical other in popular imagination: he or she is a super-creepy sociopath, a monster such as a witch or a wendigo, or a savage not fit...
In Defense of (Some) Indoctrination
After graduation, I landed a job teaching English to middle school and high school students at a private college preparatory school. It didn’t pay particularly well, but it did provide me with valuable experience...
Thursday Theological Inquiry #2
Proposition: Everybody worships something. You sometimes hear theists stating this in response to atheists. Whether or not the statement is true may depend on what is meant by worship. Is there a meaningful definition...
Still a Better Love Story Than Twilight
The poor mantis being devoured is thinking to himself, “Could be worse. She could be reading me passages from Twilight.” (Image via)
