I’ve watched the events of the last 24 hours with awe and excitement, unable to think of anything to blog that would be adequate to the occasion. But I do want to mention that Rev. Sharon Watkins, who will be preaching at the National Prayer Service tomorrow, is not only a Butler University graduate, but as the daughter of a professor at Christian Theological Seminary, she essentially grew up on and around the Butler campus. We have much to be... Read more

The latest cartoon from The Ongoing Adventures of ASBO Jesus captures well how there can be different perspectives on the same evidence. I’d say that both can be true, simultaneously, as different facets of the same reality. Read more

I couldn’t choose, so here are several gems to choose from: “Biblical inerrancy can’t hold off demographic realities forever” (Bill Leonard) “I’ve said it before: the surprising thing isn’t that creationists are dishonest; it’s that, with all the practice they’ve had, they aren’t any better at it” (John Pieret). “If you don’t like change, you’re going to like irrelevance even less” (General Eric Shinseki). Read more

I finally got to watch the latest episode of Battlestar Galactica. Answers and more questions. Despair and freedom. I am sure I’ll have some thoughts, but for now, here are links to all the posts I turned my eyes away from over the course of the day, as I waited for the chance to see it first myself… SF Gospel reflects on the dark night of the fleet’s soul. Carmen Andres offers meandering thoughts on these meandering humans and cylons.... Read more

I’ve just been made aware of two web sites related to science education and/or the relationship between religion and evolution. The first is called Teach Them Science. The second is the Fact and Faith website, which includes a book that can be downloaded for free entitled God By Evolution. Read more

My quest for NT Wrong took me across vast stretches of time and space. Today’s quest took me to unexpected places, too, but the end is one I ought to have seen coming. I’ve been discussing mythicism as well as oral tradition, both in relation to the historical figure of Jesus, on this blog in recent weeks and months. Today I had a review, written by Robert M. Price, about Eddy and Boyd’s The Jesus Legend, pointed out to me... Read more

IO9 asks whether androids pray to electric gods. Galactica Sitrep tells us all the places we can get access to Battlestar Galactica episodes. John Morehead will be turning his attention to Mormon myth and sacred narrative. Ancient World Online and Horothesia share links to online ancient sources, such as the Nag Hammadi texts and the Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri. Ken Schenck will be blogging Dunn’s Jesus Remembered on Fridays. April DeConick discusses translation problems in the opening line of... Read more

Here’s the Table of Contents for my multi-post review of Keith Ward, The Big Questions in Science and Religion (West Conshohocken: Templeton Foundation Press, 2008): Introduction and a Quotation Chapter 1: How Did The Universe Begin? Chapter 2: How Will the Universe End? Chapter 3: Is Evolution Compatible with Creation? Chapter 4: Do the Laws of Nature Exclude Miracles? Chapter 5: What Is The Nature Of Space And Time? Chapter 6: Is It Still Possible To Speak of the Soul?... Read more

The 8th (and perhaps final?) Dharma Special Access videos have been posted. The first is a sneak peek at a Hurley-centric moment in the season premiere. The second is the “faces of LOST”, and I can’t help but feel that the backgrounds and settings in which the photos of the cast were taken are symbolic clues. Read more