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Sexuality Theology

Imago dei.

“Human beings are made in the image of God,” writes Joe Perez at Soulful Blogger. Even gay people . . .

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Theology

Dinner with Huston Smith.

‘We are in good hands. Out of gratitude, we are called to relieve each other’s burdens.’

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Sociology of Religion Theology

Beyond ‘liberal’ and ‘conservative’ in religion.

Four categories that may be more useful.

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Theology

Creatureliness, freedom, and hope.

‘In both its personal and its social dimensions human life is at best a fruitful interdependence and at worst a vicious bondage.’

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Episcopal Church Theology

Discernment.

Will the Anglican primates actually listen to each other, or will they only speak?

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Theological Education Theology Unitarian Universalism

Channing vs. Ballou.

“I may find that I have been mistaken but for now, if she means to replay the fight between Ballou and Channing, I’m rooting for Channing.”

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Theology Unitarian Universalism

Will to believe.

Credulousness afflicts religious liberals as much as anyone else.

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Theology

Theological conversation.

A “religious naturalist” middle way between orthodox theology and ecstatic theology.

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Theology Unitarian Universalism

Dogmatic non-creedalism.

The heretical and political roots of Unitarian “non-creedalism.”

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Theology

Always on safari.

Jesus Christ, “who left his home and was always on safari, doing good, curing people by the power of God, teaching about God and man, showing that the meaning of religion is love.”