I’ve been asked to teach a Religion and Literature course next semester. I cannot tell you how much this excites me. Seriously, I’m quite amped. The only thing difficult about this course, thus far, is trying to narrow down the list of possible books. It’s overwhelming. The question revolves not so much around what I […]
All right, so, I don’t get to push The Devil Wears Nada much these days. What would be the use? I know all of my AJ readers have already read it, right? I’m just saying, the conversation I had with one of the ministers in TDWN about Jesus’s divinity and how that correlates with being […]
What’s the best way to respond to critics who claim you teach hate? Threaten them!! (Read more . . .) This past week, the above sign had to be taken down due to countless threats made not only against the American Atheists, but against the company that leased the billboard to them. ‘Hate’ likes to […]
No time for a lofty introduction this week, here’s all you need to know: -Shawn Peters, from Catonsville, MD, is a scholar who has been on PBS, CNN and featured in Time Magazine and The New York Times. He has written the authoritative book on The Catonsville Nine. -Daniel Berrigan, in his early 90’s, is […]
My friend Marc Bekoff recently wrote a piece on the idiocy of the time-honored tradition called “running with the bulls”. Marc has less of a potty mouth than myself . . . well, that or either Psychology Today will not let him title his post what I titled mine–so, thanks The Other Journal for being […]
Tomorrow (or today, depending on when I get around to posting this), is International Homeless Animal Day. For one day, all the self-involved political pundits of the democratic and republican party are going to shut their mouths long enough to do something wonderful for the least of these. For one whole day, I won’t have […]
Shameless. I love it. Being it (it’s my eschatological witness at work), as well the television show. It reminds me of my time in Chicago. Except, I was a North-sider living the dream–what with all the pompous waiters and waitresses who were offended if you expected a refill on your non-sweet tea beverage. [Southern waitresses […]
For some strange reason, I often forget/neglect the genius that is Will D. Campbell. (The same goes for William Stringfellow–oh, that guy is just too smart.) Campbell is one of the few Christian thinkers who understands how (classical) liberal theology ultimately created both right and left-wing Christianity, and, because of this, his understanding of how […]
It’s really tricky to find a solid rhyme for the word ‘eunuch’. The word ‘futtock’ may be my favorite. Anyway. While I was a T.A. for Will Willimon at Duke, I recall him saying something to the effect that until the church starts saying ‘no’ to heterosexual marriages it will not make any sense for […]