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As I begin this post, Exploring Our Matrix has been part of the Christian Century blog network<\/a> (CCBlogs for short) for just under three hours. I thought I\u2019d introduce new readers from there to my blog, and regular readers from here to that network.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>For those new to Christian Century<\/em><\/a> and its blogs<\/a>, this magazine is to the Christian mainline<\/a> what Christianity Today<\/em> is to Evangelicalism. Christian Century<\/em> reflects the widespread approach to Christian faith that sees it as essential to engage and embrace science and our developing knowledge in all fields. It also reflects a committment to engaging injustice and societal issues. Read their \u201cAbout Us\u201d<\/a> statement for more information, and browse the site and the blogs.<\/p>\n

For newcomers to this blog, my name is James McGrath, and I\u2019m associate professor of religion at Butler University<\/a> in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. I attend Crooked Creek Baptist Church<\/a> (an American Baptist church), where I teach an adult Sunday school class that is currently engaged in a series on \u201cWhen Christians Disagree\u201d. I\u2019ve written three books: John\u2019s Apologetic Christology<\/a>\"\"<\/em> (Cambridge University Press, 2001), The Burial of Jesus: History and Faith<\/a><\/em> (BookSurge, 2008), and The Only True God<\/a><\/em> (forthcoming from University of Illinois Press, 2009). My interests (and thus subjects I blog about) include religion and science, evolution, creationism and intelligent design, science fiction, Biblical studies, and the historical figure of Jesus.<\/p>\n

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