Changing Subjects: The Alleged Matt Chandler “Scandal” *Note: If you choose to post a comment, make sure it is relatively brief (no more than 100 words), on topic, addressed to me, civil and respectful (not hostile or argumentative), and devoid of links or photos.* Why am I writing here about Pastor Matt Chandler’s problems? I think, based solely on what has been revealed publicly, that what has happened to him, his family, and his church (The Village Church in the... Read more

Gnostic Hart? Final Reflections on “You Are Gods: On Nature and Supernature” *Note: If you choose to post a comment here, make sure it is relatively brief (no longer than 100 words), on topic, addressed to me, civil and respectful (not hostile or argumentative), and devoid of links or photos.* I am not labeling David Bentley Hart a gnostic. I am asking whether what he has written in “You Are Gods,” especially the final chapter entitled “The Chiasmus: The Created... Read more

Who Is a “Heretic?” *Note: If you choose to post a comment here, please keep it relatively brief (no more than 100 words), on topic, addressed to me, civil and respectful (not hostile or argumentative), and devoid of links or photos.* I am not tied down to any dictionaries when it comes to religious words. I have a two M.As and a Ph.D in Religious Studies. So please don’t refer to a dictionary to correct me. I know how religious... Read more

The Heterodox David Bentley Hart? Reflections on “You Are Gods,” Chapter Five “Geist’s Kaleidoscope: Some Questions for Cyril O’Regan” *Note: If you post a comment here make sure it is relatively brief (no more than 100 words), on topic, respectful and civil (not hostile or argumentative) and devoid of links or photos.* Some of you are reading David Bentley Hart’s new book “You Are Gods: On Nature and Supernature” along with me. Some of you have already finished the book.... Read more

Is There a Checklist for Determining “Christian Orthodoxy?” *Note: If you choose to post a comment here, make sure it is relatively brief (no more than 100 words), on topic, addressed to me, civil and respectful (not hostile or argumentative), and devoid of links or photos.* Recently here I suggested that I prefer the label “orthodox” to “conservative”—to describe my own basic Christian cognitive orientation. Of course, as I have said here many times, I am not giving up on... Read more

Is David Bentley Hart a “Situation Ethicist?” Reflections on Chapter Four of “You Are Gods” *Note: If you comment here, make sure your comment is relatively brief (no more than 100 words), addressed to me, on topic, civil and respectful (not hostile or argumentative), and devoid of links or photos.* Some of us are reading David Bentley Hart’s book ‘You Are Gods: On Nature and Supernature.” I have now read Chapter Four “Pia Fraus: Our Words and God’s Truth.” So... Read more

Just Because He Doesn’t Support Trump Doesn’t Mean He’s Not a Fundamentalist *Note: If you choose to post a comment here, make sure it is relatively brief (no more than 100 words), on topic, addressed to me, civil and respectful (not hostile or argumentative), and devoid of links or photos.* I am not going to name anyone here. Some may think they know whom I am talking about. Be that as it may… Something is bugging me. It nagged at... Read more

Hart, “You Are Gods,” Chapter Three: “That Judgment Whereby You Judge: Beauty and Discernment” *Note: If you choose to comment, please keep it brief (no more than 100 words), addressed to me, on topic, civil and respectful (not hostile or argumentative), and devoid of links or photos.* In my opinion, for whatever it’s worth, Chapter Three of David Bentley Hart’s collection of essays entitled “You Are Gods: On Nature and Supernature” is the best of the first four (including the... Read more

Is It Time to Retire the Word “Superstition?” *Note: If you choose to comment, make sure your comment is relatively brief (no more than 100 words), on topic and addressed to me, civil and respectful (not hostile or argumentative), and devoid of links or photos.* Recently here I wrote about large, special displays of books about magick, witchcraft, divination, the occult in the entry of a major bookstore and in the common area of a public library. I labeled some... Read more

Thank You for Your Patience as I Pause … I have tried to find a quiet time to read Hart, Chapter 3 “That Judgment Whereby You Judge: Beauty and Discernment,” but life has gotten in the way. I will resume reading and reviewing the chapters as soon as possible. Retirement usually means old and old means doctor visits. Although my cardiologist gave me a wonderful compliment: “I can’t believe you’re seventy.” I said “I don’t feel a day over sixty-nine.”... Read more