The post, "Who is afraid of Christian Nationalism?," stirred up a hornets nest. Let's get inside the buzzing to see just what stings. We will find two hornets nests, one for American Christian Nationalism (ACN) and one for Christians Against Christian Nationalism (CACN). Read more
Who is afraid of Christian nationalism? I have never met a Christian nationalist. No church denomination or school of theological thought advocates American Christian Nationalism (ACN). No doubt ACN exists. But it might look more like a salamander than a fire breathing dragon. Read more
Digital immortality or cybernetic immortality via whole brain emulation is what transhumanists offer us. We can then live a conscious rational life in the computer cloud in disembodied form. Does this sound more likely than the New Testament promise of bodily resurrection? Read more
After a Mara Lago meeting with Tik Tok investor Jeff Yass, Mr. Trump endorsed Tik Tok. How much did this cost Mr. Yass? How much will "Get Your Trump Bible!" cost God? A miracle? Read more
Even though Holy Week is just beginning, it's time to think about Easter resurrection and what it means. Read more
Here’s my question: when does the dignity of the unborn child become morally protectable, thereby proscribing abortion? Paul Lange, who has studied this matter both scientifically and theologically, says 20 to 24 weeks after conception. This stage marks the point where the fetus' cerebrum develops with a nervious system that feels. Perhaps this is a good point to draw the line. Elective abortion with a doctor's consultation should be permitted prior to the 24th week, but prohibited thereafter except to protect the mother's health. Such a public policy shows respect to both the woman and the unborn child. Read more
Nonreductive physicalism denies that a soul exists in a disembodied form. When it comes to the afterlife, the nonreductive physicalist looks forward to resurrection of the body as an act of God. Our champion for this view is Nancey Murphy at Fuller Seminary. Read more
Emergent dualism relies on the history of evolution to create a new whole -- a whole is greater than the sum of its parts -- and one new whole is the human soul. The nonphysical soul emerges from its physical past. Read more
What do materialists say about the soul? There is no such thing. This is the case for both Eastern Buddhists and Western atheists. Even for some Christian materialists. Read more
To bolster the Alabama Supreme Court ruling that IVF embryos are children warranting legal protection against abortion, we bring in the logic of Vatican bioethics. But even the refined Vatican logic fails to conform to scientific knowledgte about the early embryo. Because of twinning and chimerism, the embryo at conception cannot be declared an individual person with moral protectability. The public theologian must press on toward a scientifically consonant argument to establish personhood for the unborn. Read more
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