Ken ChitwoodEach day, as I settle onto my stool, place my coffee mug on my Scottish rugby coaster, adjust my desk height, and open my laptop, I pinch myself. I’ve long been the annoying kid on the play ground asking what people are doing, why they’re doing it,...
Feminism and Religion"For years, I have dedicated my life to empowering and uplifting all women in all ways. I have loved women as mothers, aunties, sisters, friends, cousins, teachers, mentors, daughters, God, and most recently myself. The depth of sweetness and...
Political TheologyWhat does a study on medieval Chinese religions have in common with a book on the Roman festival of the Lupercalia and a third one on Greco-Roman views about the question of what makes us human? On the face of it, not very much. And yet there is a...
Barth NotesFrom Farmers’ Weekly: London witnessed an extraordinary spectacle on Wednesday 11 December as more than 600 tractors rolled into Westminster in a dramatic protest against the Autumn Budget’s impact on farming. Organised by Save British Farming...
Feminism and Religion"For 37 years, I have resided with awe and delight in the Appalachian Mountains near Asheville, North Carolina. With gratitude for the palpable strength and ageless beauty of the great mountains down to the tiniest ephemeral flowers, I have poured...
White Too LongPLUS, 5 free books still available as part of my paid subscriber holiday book giveaway.
Marginalia Review of BooksPHILIP BALL | I’d put money on quantum computing becoming commercially viable and useful way before fusion does...
Contending ModernitiesLloyd and Sostaita show us how we might move beyond the sacred/profane binary that both its defenders and critics are parasitic upon. The post Sacrality, Land, and Conceptual Fluidity: A Synthetic Response to Dana Lloyd and Barbara Sostaita...
Political TheologyWhat might it mean to learn from the past now that time has moved on and “the past” now refers to a bygone era of liberal hegemony? Source
The ConversationCharles Schulz’s TV special survived the skepticism of network executives to become a holiday classic.