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Year: 2007

Reinventing ourselves: A spiritual look at New Orleans

October 8, 2007 1 Comment

By now most of us will have read all about what the Episcopal bishops said (or didn’t say) at the House of Bishops meeting in New Orleans. Some of us will be happy while others are disturbed. But what ever your reaction might be, there is one common denominator that I believe unites all sides of the argument: for better or worse, the church is reinventing itself. We may not like it. We may not admit it. But that is what is happening.

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Convincing talk

October 8, 2007 No Comments

When Jesus says, “Our Father, who art in heaven,” I listen. Even during my doubting days in college I listened, and carefully, because Jesus not only knew more about God than I did—that was obvious—he also knew more about the world.

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David Anderson attacks the Archbishop of Canterbury

October 8, 2007 6 Comments

David Anderson, newly elected as bishop in the Church of Nigeria and President & CEO of the American Anglican Council (AAC), released a letter today that attacks the Archbishop of Canterbury — and in doing so compares the Archbishop to the collaborationist Vichy French during World War II.

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Chimps, humans and notions of fairness

October 7, 2007 1 Comment

Many Christian apologists–most notably C.S. Lewis (and more recently Francis Collins) have argued that our unique human innate sense of morality is itself evidence of the existence of God. Some recent experiments with chimps and twins suggests that at least one feature of this moral law–our notions of fairness–may have a biological explanation.

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Searching for God in the brain

October 7, 2007 No Comments

Does religious belief have origins in neuroscience? Can we pinpoint the location of a mystical experience? Using the tools of modern neuroscience, several scientists are attempting to explore the biological origins of faith.

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Gangs and God

October 7, 2007 No Comments

With books like The Cross and the Switchbade, the story of young pastors ministering to gang members became a cliche many years ago. As the Christian Century reports in its cover story this month, however, there is some very good and important ministry occurring that is focused on gang members–and not just in urban areas.

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A defense of deviation

October 6, 2007 No Comments

The evolving and growing complexity of the human brain allowed our ancestors the ability to question, wonder, and consider new possibilities—to be creative. Life altering advances were the result. Is unconditional adherence to dogma (whether religious or secular) at odds with this evolved capability and our full potential as creative beings?

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Raiders of the faux ark

October 6, 2007 No Comments

Every year “scientific” expeditions embark to look for Noah’s Ark, raising untold amounts of money from gullible believers who eagerly listen to tales spun by sincere amateurs or rapacious con men; it is not always easy to tell the two apart.

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