Reblogged from SLOTHROP: Dave Webster and I have been crawling toward a finished interview for months. He’s the author of ‘Dispirited: How Contemporary Spirituality makes us Stupid, Selfish and Unhappy’ — which I reviewed when it came out. I said, at the time, that the book “manages very quickly to demonstrate the necessity for an […]

Reblogged from Thoughts on Psychology: I’m sometimes asked how psychology might explain events that seem so strange that they suggest the existence of paranormal activity, for example when you’re thinking about a friend and how you haven’t talked to them for a while, and then the phone rings and it’s them. These events seem so […]

Reblogged from A Daily Act of Journalism: If you’re a crime fiction fan who spends any time on social media, you’ve probably been scraping your jaw off the ground at the shenanigans over sock puppet reviews where a number of big – and not as big as they’d like to be – names have been […]

Reblogged from irritually: As I noted earlier, the Pew Forum released a report two days ago about religious disaffiliation in the United States entitled “‘Nones’ on the Rise.” As one might imagine Pew has been publicizing this report in a variety of ways, but often by emphasizing one particular finding at a time. That’s why […]

Reblogged from Theoglos: This question, of course, arises in the context of the current debate over the authenticity of a purportedly fourth-century papyrus fragment in Coptic which has Jesus saying “my wife …” The existence of this fragment, which is being called The Gospel of Jesus’ Wife, was announced by Professor Karen L. King of […]

Reblogged from Video Resources for Philosophy & Religion Students: Professor Lincoln argues for ways in which John can and cannot be described as the ‘spiritual gospel’ Professor Andrew Lincoln is part of the TRS team at the University of Gloucestershire Read more… 2 more words From another blog I’m responsible for, but thought this might interest some here […]

Reblogged from CNN Belief Blog: By Alan Miller, Special to CNN Editor’s note: Alan Miller is Director of The New York Salon and Co-Founder of London’s Old Truman Brewery. He is speaking at The Battle of Ideas at London’s Barbican in October. By Alan Miller, Special to CNN The increasingly common refrain that “I’m spiritual, […]

Reblogged from Crystal St. Marie Lewis: I was checking my social media accounts this morning when I noticed that an article by author and businessman Alan Miller was getting a fair amount of attention on Facebook. He has written an opinion piece for CNN titled “My Take: ‘I’m spiritual but not religious’ is a cop-out”. […]