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The continuing theme of this blog for the past nine years has been an exploration of how faith and reason, my faith commitment and my life as a phlosophy professor, interact and work out in real time. So, it\u2019s no surprise that this essay from April 2019\u2013\u201cI am a Liberal Because I am a Christian\u201d\u2013is, by almost a 2-1 margin over its closest competitor, the #1 most read and commented on post in my blog\u2019s history. Enjoy!<\/p>\n

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