theological

Quote of the Day (The Doctor)

December 25, 2012 By James F. McGrath 2 Comments

I have long loved this quote from “The Moonbase.” And so given the echoes of the Second Doctor’s adventures, and the theological aspects, in “The Snowmen,” I thought I would share this image plus quote that came my way on Facebook. Even though I am pretty sure he is holding his 100-year diary, with Patrick [...]

Filed Under: Bible, Christianity, Doctor Who Tagged With: Doctor, Doctor Who, Great Intelligence, Patrick Troughton, preacher, quotation, quote, snowmen, theological, theology 2 Comments

Did God Want Obama to Win the Election? Will This Be on the Exam?

November 9, 2012 By James F. McGrath 3 Comments

A colleague shared this on Facebook, suggesting that it would make for a good exam question in theology to ask students to carefully examine the underlying theological views and assumptions at play. What do you think?

Filed Under: politics, theology Tagged With: acts of God, Barack Obama, hurricane, politicians, politics, rhetoric, Sandy, theological, theology 3 Comments

Podcast on The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell

October 3, 2012 By James F. McGrath 4 Comments

I have said on numerous occasions that Mary Doria Russell’s two novels, The Sparrow and Children of God, are among my favorite works of what I can only call theological science fiction – works in the sci-fi genre that don’t merely tangentially touch on religion, but explore it at the core of their story. Today, [...]

Filed Under: Judaism, religion, Roman Catholicism, science fiction, theology Tagged With: Children of God, Mary Doria Russell, novels, podcast, science fiction, The Sparrow, theological, theology 4 Comments

Two Theological Libraries

February 6, 2012 By James F. McGrath 2 Comments

This is the latest cartoon from David Hayward, aka Naked Pastor. I find it makes rather effectively the important point that alleged belief in the authority or clearness of Scripture does not prevent enormous differences of interpretation and disagreements.