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  1. Francesca Aran Murphy

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Remembering Zion

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Memory is often a powerful means of awakening the religious sense. Continue Reading »

25 Jan 2018

Light from Dirty Harry on Biblical Morality

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How does acting—a form of hypocrisy—fit within a biblical vision of morality? Continue Reading »

11 Jan 2018

The Secrets of the Confessional

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At the heart of Catholicism is an experience—the experience of active and personal grace in the sacrament of reconciliation. Continue Reading »

28 Dec 2017

The Little Eschaton

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Even in a churchless family, the build-up of present-buying leading to Christmas can bear a wealth of eschatological meaning.  Continue Reading »

14 Dec 2017

Serve Somebody

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To be a human soul is to be an embodied soul, and that featherless, biped condition is the best equipment for worship. Continue Reading »

30 Nov 2017

The Religion of Muggles

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Why has “It’s a religion” replaced “It’s bad form” as a rhetorical disparagement? Continue Reading »

16 Nov 2017

Everything Is Outside the Text

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Neither Christianity nor Judaism is actually a “religion of the Book”—both regard scripture as a secondary witness to something infinitely greater, namely, the presence of God with his people.  Continue Reading »

2 Nov 2017

Does Theology Exist Outside of Christianity?

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If “theology” means “faith seeking understanding,” and “faith” is not being used subjectively, then there is no theology outside Christianity. Continue Reading »

19 Oct 2017

Evaluating the World’s Religions

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Islam, Hinduism, Confucianism, and Buddhism deserve to be studied, not as geographic entities, but as products of religious insight. Continue Reading »

5 Oct 2017

Mashallah: What God Wants, Happens

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A liberalized Islam is what many people say the world needs, but it’s not obvious how that will come about. Continue Reading »

21 Sep 2017
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