THEOLOGY

WOMEN
Sinead O’Connor Changes Her Name As She Announces Conversion To Islam
By Ash Percival, HuffPost UK
"This is the natural conclusion of any intelligent theologian’s journey."
RELIGION
Christians In The U.S. Are Not Persecuted
By Grace Ji-Sun Kim and Susan M. Shaw, Contributors
An Intersectional theological response
RELIGION
The Protest Of Protestants Is Justified
By Brian E. Konkol, Contributor
Dean of Hendricks Chapel at Syracuse University in New York
Nearly five-hundred years after Martin Luther awakened Protestantism with ninety-five theses, once again some are seeking
RELIGION
Irreligious Illiteracy
By J. H. McKenna, Ph.D., Contributor
Senior Lecture, History of Religious Ideas, U of CA Irvine
Every academic field laments popular ignorance of its area of study. Scholars of religion decry religious illiteracy, but
RELIGION
Only A Minority Is Right
By J. H. McKenna, Ph.D., Contributor
Senior Lecture, History of Religious Ideas, U of CA Irvine
Whoever you are and whatever your view, you are vastly outnumbered by all the other options combined. You are Protestant
RELIGION
Gospel of Wealth Preachers At Inauguration
By J. H. McKenna, Ph.D., Contributor
Senior Lecture, History of Religious Ideas, U of CA Irvine
Pardon me. This piece is admittedly too clever by half, but then again, so is The Gospel of Wealth. Two preachers, male and
RELIGION
Humanists Integrate, Religionists Segregate
By J. H. McKenna, Ph.D., Contributor
Senior Lecture, History of Religious Ideas, U of CA Irvine
Ancient and Renaissance Christian intellectuals claimed all that was beautiful and humane in pre-Christian Greek and Roman
BUSINESS
Your 3 Big Relationship Questions and Opportunities for 2017
By Robert E. Hall, Contributor
Recovering CEO, consultant and relationship speaker; latest bo...
Too many of us have become seduced by the relationship control we now have. We choose selective exclusion - living, working
RELIGION
Filthy Little Atheist
By J. H. McKenna, Ph.D., Contributor
Senior Lecture, History of Religious Ideas, U of CA Irvine
But goodness was not enough and Christians could not imagine belief in God without the Christian apparatus for that belief
RELIGION
Little Things Can Make An Atheist
By J. H. McKenna, Ph.D., Contributor
Senior Lecture, History of Religious Ideas, U of CA Irvine
• An eternal tormenting punishment without rehabilitation for the offenders is perhaps the most immoral idea anyone ever
RELIGION
God Is 'Simply Incredible'
By J. H. McKenna, Ph.D., Contributor
Senior Lecture, History of Religious Ideas, U of CA Irvine
There's no need for releasing the Searchers to find out the cause for the current incredulity about God. At some point in
RELIGION
God Is Unconvincing To Smart Folks
By J. H. McKenna, Ph.D., Contributor
Senior Lecture, History of Religious Ideas, U of CA Irvine
As far as I can discover from interviews and from books, there are at least 21 reasons smart people find God unconvincing
RELIGION
Faith = Credulity ?
By J. H. McKenna, Ph.D., Contributor
Senior Lecture, History of Religious Ideas, U of CA Irvine
Faith and credulity are for the fabulous, fantastic, phantasmagoric beliefs that we only find in religions and conspiracy
RELIGION
Christian 'Elect' Elect Trump !
By J. H. McKenna, Ph.D., Contributor
Senior Lecture, History of Religious Ideas, U of CA Irvine
Independent Voter: 'Good people can be deceived, and even the elect of God can be deceived. (The 'elect' are those chosen
RELIGION
God Loves Trump !
By J. H. McKenna, Ph.D., Contributor
Senior Lecture, History of Religious Ideas, U of CA Irvine
Drop medical coverage for 20 million people Cut taxes on ten million millionaires Cut taxes on one million billionaires Dump
RELIGION
A Trump Christian ?
By J. H. McKenna, Ph.D., Contributor
Senior Lecture, History of Religious Ideas, U of CA Irvine
Preach Love of Enemies But Never Do It Advise Forgiveness of Enemies But Never Do It Avoid Bible Passages Like Micha Loving
RELIGION
Elephants, Grass, And Suffering: A Lutheran Homily For Election Season
By Brian E. Konkol, Contributor
Dean of Hendricks Chapel at Syracuse University in New York
"When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers". This proverb from Kenya is as true and relevant today as when the words were first spoken, perhaps thousands of years ago. When the most powerful among us conflict, the most vulnerable ultimately endure the most.
RELIGION
Jesus, Fully This And Fully That
By J. H. McKenna, Ph.D., Contributor
Senior Lecture, History of Religious Ideas, U of CA Irvine
Paul's theory, though a more deft and credible walk along the borderline of divinity and humanity, is itself as fabulous
RELIGION
What is a Koan ?
By J. H. McKenna, Ph.D., Contributor
Senior Lecture, History of Religious Ideas, U of CA Irvine
Koans are the special short questions of spiritual masters in the Chan and Zen traditions. (Chinese Chan became Japanese
ENTERTAINMENT
Getting Ready for the High Holidays with Bruce Springsteen
By Rabbi David Kalb, Contributor
Rabbi of the Jewish Learning Center of New York
On September 14, Bruce Springsteen and E Street Band completed the River Tour in Foxborough, Massachusetts at Gillette Stadium. On August 30th, the Band finished their three-night run at MetLife Stadium in the Meadowlands, in Bruce's beloved home state of New Jersey.
RELIGION
What is Marriage ?
By J. H. McKenna, Ph.D., Contributor
Senior Lecture, History of Religious Ideas, U of CA Irvine
Religions also legislate marriage in order to legislate sex. But most ancient religious prohibitions against certain sexual
RELIGION
Advice to Young Ph.D.s in Religious Studies
By J. H. McKenna, Ph.D., Contributor
Senior Lecture, History of Religious Ideas, U of CA Irvine
6. Note that epoche entails your public portrayal as an objective scholar and instructor. Privately, while lowered into your
RELIGION
A Rabbi in a Muslim House of Mourning
By Rabbi David Kalb, Contributor
Rabbi of the Jewish Learning Center of New York
When tragedies happen, people want to know why they occur. During such harrowing times, answers are incredibly difficult to come by, and as well-meaning as they are, people inadvertently provide meaningless or hurtful answers.
RELIGION
What is a Cult ?
By J. H. McKenna, Ph.D., Contributor
Senior Lecture, History of Religious Ideas, U of CA Irvine
Hold your ponies! Aren't some new religions harmful, hateful, distasteful, and downright wacky? Yes. And therefore 'cult
RELIGION
Why The Universe Has Wiggle Room
By Shayne Looper, Contributor
Pastor, Lockwood Community Church
Through the very act of creation, God made room for his creatures and conferred upon them the dignity of having their own place and the authority to shape it.
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