Daily Archives: March 20, 2012

“15 Reasons I Left Church”, and My Musings on My Own Church and Evangelical Experience

Posted on March 20, 2012 by jamesbradfordpate

Rachel Held Evans has a good post this morning, 15 Reasons I Left Church.  In this post, I will comment on each of her fifteen reasons.  My purpose is not to tell people that they should go to church or … Continue reading →

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Meier on Christology: “In the Beginning Was the Grab Bag”

Posted on March 20, 2012 by jamesbradfordpate

In my latest reading of volume 2 of John Meier’s A Marginal Jew: Rethinking the Historical Jesus, Meier was talking about the Gospel story in which Jesus walks on water, and the one in which he stills the storm. Meier … Continue reading →

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Susan Faludi, Backlash 19

Posted on March 20, 2012 by jamesbradfordpate

In my latest reading of Susan Faludi’s 1991 book Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women, Faludi talks about the Sears case, in which Sears was being investigated for sex discrimination. The defense for Sears brought on the stand a … Continue reading →

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