Hello from Wake Forest, NC. How do the so-called Christians you call out in this post defend their positions as…
I wonder if the author of Luke's Gospel thought the same way! In Luke 7:36-50, the anointing story has been…
The programmed cell death which happens in our bodies on a regular basis, known as apoptosis, could be seen as…
In the authenticity horse race, wouldn’t the "For to those who have, more will be given; and from those who…
On a different topic but still related to the earliest appearance traditions, I agree with you that we do not…
My view is that primates developed altruism as an evolutionary advantage long before religions were formed. I can't say that…
If you are arguing that the concept of atonement--the idea that Jesus died to pay for our sins once and…
"[W]e also need to think of the positive sides of modern life that would not be possible without Jesus and…
In Rodney Stark's 1997 book "The Rise of Christianity" he argues that it is altruism that was the main driver…
In an earlier post you discuss the Greek/Aristotelian idea of eudaimonia, often translated as happiness but with an actual meaning…