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#57 Did Jesus have to die?

Posted in God, Philosophy of Religion, Religion, Religious Philosophy, Theology, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on March 5, 2012 | 3 Comments »

During this, the 40-day Lenten period leading up to Easter, the inevitable question comes to mind:  why did Jesus—said to be the Son of God—suffer and die on a cross? As.a child, theologian and Methodist minister Rebecca Ann Parker learned that God sacrificed his beloved child for the sake of humanity.  Influenced by this teaching, [...]

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#56 Ode to the “Little Way”

Posted in Philosophy of Religion, Religion, Religious Philosophy, Spiritual Exercises, Spirituality, tagged , , , , , , on December 11, 2011 | 1 Comment »

Powerless and powerful?  At the same time? You’ve been diagnosed with lung cancer and told you have two months to live. Powerless, right? The message of Reinhold Niebuhr’s serenity prayer is familiar:  “God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know [...]

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#55 iHeroes, iReligion, and iHistory

Posted in Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion, Religion, Religious Philosophy, Theology, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on October 12, 2011 | 3 Comments »

Who, among those blessed with extra cash, doesn’t remember their first Mac?  Or first iPod?  Or first iPhone?  Or first iPad?  Or, for that matter, their first visit to a sleek, modernist Apple store?  Or first appointment at the Genius Bar? Will Steve Jobs’ death (on Oct. 5) restore us to agnosticism when it comes to [...]

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#53 Grace to the rescue

Posted in God, Philosophy of Religion, Religious Philosophy, Theology, tagged , , , , , on September 8, 2011 | 6 Comments »

Summer’s nearly over and the routines of autumn are once again settling over the ever-shorter and cooler days. Looking for something to read through the coming bevy of chilly nights?  The Naked Theologian, aka moi, has a new column in the Fall issue of the UU World magazine. To read it, click on this link: “Grace [...]

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#50 Is OCD the source of religion?

Posted in God, Philosophy of Religion, Religion, Theology, tagged , , , , , on March 15, 2011 | 5 Comments »

  Martin Luther, the Father of Protestantism, had OCD.  So what? Robert Sapolsky, the brilliant professor of biology and neuroscience at Stanford, has made his field accessible and entertaining.  But he admits that he sometimes steps beyond his area of expertise–for example, when he prognosticates on Martin Luther, and on the relationship between OCD and [...]

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#49 Reporting to God for duty

Posted in Ethics, God, Philosophy of Religion, Religion, Theological Ethics, Theology, tagged , , , , , , , on March 7, 2011 | 2 Comments »

When it comes to religion, some of us want to have it both ways:  when deeply religious people do bad things, we are quick to say that their religious beliefs are to blame, but when deeply religious people do good things, we take little to no interest in their religious beliefs, as if those beliefs [...]

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#48 Better than milk: Got God

Posted in God, Philosophy of Religion, Religion, Religious Philosophy, Theology, tagged , on February 28, 2011 | 1 Comment »

Friends, Long time no read!  Her Nakedness has been extra-busy these last few months with pre-dissertation requirements, writing academic papers, and attending conferences. Finally (finally!), full-time research and dissertation-writing are about to begin–with time set aside for blogging.  Look for a “real” post before week’s end. But you don’t have to wait to read some [...]

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#47 Men, please get as mad as hell!

Posted in Ethics, Philosophy of Religion, Religion, Religious Philosophy, Theological Ethics, Theology, tagged , , , , , , , , on August 21, 2010 | 1 Comment »

When women have gotten the right to vote or to divorce or to inherit property or to have legal protection from rape, it’s because men have agreed to change the law of the land.  A few forward-thinking women demanded those rights—some nicely, some not so nicely.  Allied to their cause was some of the menfolk, [...]

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#40 What do Jesus and Reagan have in common?

Posted in God, Philosophy of Religion, Religion, Religious Philosophy, tagged , , , , , , on November 22, 2009 | 3 Comments »

According to Jonathan Chait, the author of The Big Con:  Crackpot Economics and the Fleecing of America, “In the conservative mind, the Ronald Reagan presidency lives on in the golden shimmering past, an ideal that Reagan’s successors must strive to approach but can never fully live up to, like the teachings of Christ.” Although Reagan [...]

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#38 Multifaith squabble–over love!

Posted in God, Philosophy of Religion, Philosophy of Religions, Religion, Theological Ethics, Theology, tagged , , , , on October 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

If you imagine that multifaith dialogue is easy, this post will change your mind. Continue reading but be warned that you’ll be asked to tease out the intricacies of an argument between the University of Chicago historian, David Nirenberg, a champion of secularism, and His Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI, the champion par excellence of Roman [...]

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