“Viewing Genesis 1 as an account of functional origins of the cosmos as temple does not in any way suggest or imply that God was uninvolved in material origins,” writes John H. Walton, “it only contends that Genesis is not that story…”  Continue reading… [Image: Enki, the Sumerian god of life and wisdom, with the Tigris and Euphrates flowing from his shoulders.]

Finding a decent hermeneutics text for introductory courses in biblical interpretation is difficult.  Some texts can be either too thorough for the first year student, too narrow on methodology to give them a good overview, or too polemical.  As for the last one…  Continue reading…

Studying the genius of Northrop Frye’s work is its own industry.  The now deceased professor from Victoria College has influenced generations of scholars and The Great Code: The Bible and Literature demonstrates why this giant figure commands so much attention.   Continue Reading…

From the beginning, we learn that the mission to Rakhat was a total failure.  In 2019, a signal unexpectedly reaches Earth and the world is stunned to discover evidence of life on another planet.  The Jesuits did what they have done best for centuries: put together a team to engage in first contact with “God’s other children.” Continue reading…

Chakravarthi Ram-Prasad’s Eastern Philosophy was chosen as a way to get my students into the diversity of over 3,000 years of Eastern thought.  I was surprised to find that in graduate-level theological education, the closest 90% or more of my students came to knowing anything about Eastern philosophy was what they heard in the movie, Kung Fu Panda.  Continue reading…

(Image: The Bhavachakra, a Tibetan Buddhist representation of the “wheel of life.” MarenYumi – Flickr, Creative Commons License)