#theology

I've been spending a few days in Newark, New Jersey with the good folks at the World Communion of Reformed Churches! #ecumenism #communion #Reformed #theology #church

https://wcrc.eu/wcrc-gathers-in-newark/

@theology @religion

Today, we remembers the death of the German Protestant theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer, who was executed on this day in 1945 for his active opposition to Nazism. May his courage and his memory never be forgotten. #dietrichbonhoeffer #fascism #nazism #Trump #MAGA #Germany #theology #USA #stupidity #cheapgrace #religion #christianity #christian #ChristianNationalism #philosophy #sociology #psychology #resist #TrumpLies #trumptariffs #decline #usa #jesus

Hungarian theologian Izidor Guzmics, born OTD in 1786, wrote his influential "A keresztényeknek vallásbeli egyesülésekről" or "On Religious Unity among Christians" in 1822 https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/hungary/budapest/?s=mb #travel #theology #history

In protestant doctrine, life on Earth seems like a meaningless charade. Its value is infinitesimal compared to that of the afterlife, and whether we end up in Heaven or Hell is already predestined. So why doesn't God just immediately create us in the afterlife?

This question *must* be a commonly discussed one in #theology, but I'm not a theologian and I don't know where to look. Any ideas?

A second reflection I wrote after being at the Hands Off demonstrations yesterday, this time an exploration of what it means to be "blessed"--even when an angry Trump supporter yells at you from his car window.

https://catecheticconverter.com/a-blessed-insult

#Theology #Bible #Jesus #Episcopal #Church #Politics #HandsOff #Hawaii

Was at the #HandsOff demonstrations today in #Honolulu. Was handed this #Trans pride flag, which inspired this little entry:

https://catecheticconverter.com/being-ministered-to

#Theology #Church #Episcopal #Christianity

Can lesbians follow Christ?

Brilliant take on dogmatic bigotry.

https://youtu.be/9lNazw2bGLo?si=l8WXJ88g3SRa5S7V

#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
#theology

The “Old Testament God”?

Trans artist Laura Jane Grace asks about God’s phallus.

https://youtu.be/fT0UhhVixCY?si=nx-p3Zqco9weOiaP

#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
#theology #judeophobia

Been a few weeks, but here's a new post on the ol' blog (and not the one I accidentally deleted last night!), wherein I use a deeply nerdy Godzilla discussion as a launchpad for a discussion on narrative theology.

https://catecheticconverter.com/let-the-story-speak

#theology #Bible #Jesus #Episcopal #Church #Godzilla

This blog posting is partly about the UHJ letter using a text that is near to the opposite of what the authenticated Persian text says. I get titchy about people adulterating the wisdom of Baha'u'llah and Abdu'l-Baha with add-ons. But it's more about choosing language that does not exclude, and about the role of religious communities in shaping individuals and building society. The complete human emerges in the polis, not in the unassisted family.

#bahai #theology
https://senmcglinn.wordpress.com/2025/04/02/the-family-building-block-cornerstone-or-more/

My newest post “Ecstatic Naturalism and Time” is now on Substack.
#science #theology https://open.substack.com/pub/johnpohl602530/p/ecstatic-naturalism-and-time?r=16zm4&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

I maintain that the most interesting epoch of Christianity was during the first 3 centuries and then it proceeded to get co-opted by power, and everything - EVERYTHING - went downhill from there.

#theology #hermeneutics #Christianity
https://masto.ai/@GhostOnTheHalfShell/114236614646398161

Tonight we take a look at Ephesians 3 and the pretty radical idea that seems to have landed Saint Paul in prison: "Every ethnic group in heaven or on earth is recognized by God."

We go live at 6:00 pm Hawai'i time (or whenever after).

#Jesus #Bible #Episcopal #Church #Theology

https://www.youtube.com/live/bzxDk1t6aDA

Shambles of “the century” – the film.

In most places where "century" appears in English translations of Bahai Writings, the meaning is the Bahai dispensation, NOT “the 20th century.” Abdu’l-Baha says so, in Some Answered Questions: "Now consider, in this great century which is the cycle of Baha'u'llah, what progress science and knowledge have made, …"

https://youtu.be/d8XoRgvyio4
#Bahai #BahaiStudies #Theology #scholarship

My newest post, "The Ultimate Flaw in Intelligent Design" is now on Substack. #theology #science https://open.substack.com/pub/johnpohl602530/p/the-ultimate-flaw-in-intelligent?r=16zm4&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

Charles Spurgeon was a particular Baptist preacher in London. Here he requests prayers for peace. Strife would stink. It would cause bloodshed. He says we should diligently promote those principles by which classes at home and races abroad may be bound together in amity.

Do we have people seeking strife abroad?

How can you promote peace?

#christian #caritas #theology #worldisone #regulafide

Journal of the British Academy, Thematic Collections publishes a very timely issue On recent closures and threats of closure in the Humanities and Social Sciences. No #Archaeology but #History, #Theology and #Philosophy
https://journal.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/thematic-collections/articles/13/1/on-recent-closures-and-threats-of-closure-in-the-humanities-and-social-sciences/page/1

When certain people find out I'm Buddhist, they sometimes I think I'm into New Age stuff. I blame Theosophy. But nothing could be further than the truth. The New Age movement is just repackaged prosperity gospel and eugenics. That's my hot take for today.
#Buddhism #newage #religion #Theosophy #theology #prosperitygospel

Do Bahais say grace?
A prayer before and after a meal is recommended in the Tablet of Medicine:
"When you would commence eating, begin by mentioning My Most Glorious Name (al-abha) and finish it with the Name of Thy Lord, the Possessor of the Throne above and of the earth below." (Tr. by Stephen Lambden) There are a number of ‘table’ prayers in the Bahai Writings. I have some on my blog, along with further discussion:

https://senmcglinn.wordpress.com/2009/09/01/grace/

#Bahai #theology

My latest discourse with the critical theorist, Rudolf J. Siebert, can be found below. We talk about the anti-Nazi Lutheran Pastor, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and the model of resistance he left for us to follow. #philosophy #theology #Nazism #Fascism #DietrichBonhoeffer #Hitler #Trump #MAGA #GOP #ElonMusk #Resist #academia #Sociology #WWII
https://dustinjbyrd.org/2025/03/16/talking-dietrich-bonhoeffer-and-fascism-with-rudolf-j-siebert/