The American Academy of Religion just offered a well-attended and fascinating panel on "The Threat of Christian Nationalism" to democracy. Survey data was interpreted to support the thesis that America's evangelical Christians tout white supremecy. Frankly, I don't think the data supports this thesis. I suspect that my progressive Christian friends are covering up their scapegoating of evangelicals. What do you think? Read more
To fear Christian Nationalism is like fearing a conspiracy theory. It's a waste of psychic energy. The real threat is Trump's Vermin Curse. Read more
Professor Thomas Lindell is a Progressive Christian who incorporates Big Bang cosmology and evolutionary biology into his critical appropriation of Big History. Read more
Big History and Evangelical Theology mix like oil and water. Evangelical theologian Roger E Olson is sharply critical of the naturalistic and materialistic assumptions made by big historians. Read more
I recommend that Big History expand its method to include the history of humanity's differentiating consciousness and reask the God question. Read more
One task of history within Big History, I believe, should be to chronicle and interpret leaps in consciousness. One leap of particular interest is the Axial Threshold. Unfortunately, this concern is not as central to practicing big historians as I would like to see. Read more
Mitchell Diamond's critique of Ted Peters is actually a critique of Big History. Diamond argues that both morality and tribalism predated the rise of religion in evolution. Science needs to better explain religion's origin and persistence. Read more
Like a volcano, AI potential is spreading excitement and turmoil across the landscape. We must ask: will there be a connection between AI and Radical Life Extension? Certainly our transhumanist friends think so. How does Radical Life Extension and its partner, Cybernetic Immortality, compare with religious visions of the afterlife? Read more
Religious Naturalism meets Big History. Evolutionary biologist Ursula Goodenough finds meaning already within natural processes. And this justifies her religious naturalist orientation. Read more
When we remind ourselves of the connection between Teilhard and Big History, we realize that the universe story we tell need not be reduced to a materialist ideology. Our account of cosmic history could include consciousness, goodness, and even transcendence. Read more
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