Should Astrologers Get Tenure?

The cdesign proponentsists are up in arms about the fact that those involved in Guillermo Gonzalez’ tenure review discussed his support of intelligent design. Imagine that! What next? Will they discuss whether astronomers are astrologers who believe the stars hold sway over human events? Will they dare to start expecting that people who will teach [...]

A Review Essay on Orality and the Bible by Werner Kelber

Review of Biblical Literature just announced that “ORALITY AND BIBLICAL STUDIES: A REVIEW ESSAY” by Werner H. Kelber has been posted on their web site.

External Delivery The Future – Just Santa Clausism With A Wedge?

There is a funny parody site about ED Theory – i.e. external delivery. This is a great pre-Christmas present. Enjoy! (ht: Pharyngula)

Should You Avoid Being Left Behind?

Sean the Baptist has posted a blog entry on a subject that I’ve long thought about, but never written about (until now). In Matthew’s Gospel (chapter 24), the image of some being ‘taken’ and others being ‘left (behind)’ is used, but in a way that in fact suggests that those who are left are the [...]

What is Christianity? More on Judas, Gnosticism and the Historical Jesus

In some recent discussions both on this blog and elsewhere, the question of whether someone like me, who is far from being a fundamentalist, is a ‘Christian’. This leads naturally to the question ‘What is Christianity?’ The problem is that, while fundamentalists make the most noise, and thus can seem to be speaking for Christianity [...]