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

The final chapter in Keith Ward’s book The Big Questions in Science and Religion focuses on the question of divine action. This is, in essence, the biggest question for a religious worldview interacting with modern science: What does God do? Ward begins by emphasizing the need to address such questions from a well-informed perspective: “Unfortunately, in religion, many people who are unable to cope with the complexities of academic theology tend to think that they have a better grasp of... Read more

Ken Olson has written an insightful review of Eddy and Boyd’s The Jesus Legend. It touches on a number of issues that I’m currently working on, such as oral tradition and historical reliability. I highly recommend it! Read more

A while ago I shared a video offering a “review” of LOST by someone who hadn’t seen it. Well, even funnier is this video in which someone who has never seen a Star Wars movie all the way to the end trying to piece together what happens in the trilogy. You will cry laughing! http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2809991&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1Star Wars: Retold (by someone who hasn’t seen it) from Joe Nicolosi on Vimeo. On a more serious side, I also was made aware of an... Read more

Review of Biblical Literature has just announced that from now on it will also be maintaining a blog, providing both an additional format for accessing book reviews and a forum in which they can be discussed. The address is http://rblnewsletter.blogspot.com/ Read more