Tag Archives: Religion

Star Wars and Christianity: Pro and Con

Posted on December 18, 2015 by jamesbradfordpate

I want to share three links about Star Wars and Christianity.  All three are by Christians.  Two of the links are rather pro-Star Wars and believe that it has themes that overlap with Christianity.  The third link, not so much! … Continue reading →

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Book Write-Up: Jesus Behaving Badly, by Mark L. Strauss

Posted on November 20, 2015 by jamesbradfordpate

Mark L. Strauss.  Jesus Behaving Badly: The Puzzling Paradoxes of the Man from Galilee.  Downers Grove: IVP Books, 2015.  See here to buy the book. Many Christians struggle with what is in the Old Testament, with its laws, wars, and … Continue reading →

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Book Write-Up: What the New Testament Authors Really Cared About (Second Edition)

Posted on November 17, 2015 by jamesbradfordpate

Kenneth Berding and Matt Williams, ed.  What the New Testament Authors Really Cared About: A Survey of Their Writings.  Second edition.  Grand Rapids: Kregel Academic, 2015.  See here to purchase the book. What the New Testament Authors Really Cared About … Continue reading →

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Book Write-Up: The Shock of Night, by Patrick W. Carr

Posted on November 16, 2015 by jamesbradfordpate

Patrick W. Carr.  The Shock of Night.  Bloomington, Minnesota: Bethany House Publishers, 2015.  See here to buy the book. The Shock of Night is a Christian fantasy book.  It is technically the first book of The Darkwater Saga, but Patrick … Continue reading →

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Book Write-Up: The Hindus, by Wendy Doniger

Posted on September 3, 2015 by jamesbradfordpate

Wendy Doniger. The Hindus: An Alternative History. Penguin Books, 2009. See here to buy the book. The Hindus: An Alternative History is a diachronic study of Hinduism that highlights the complexity and diversity of the religion. Many non-Hindu Westerners have … Continue reading →

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Book Write-Up: The Printer and the Preacher, by Randy Petersen

Posted on August 9, 2015 by jamesbradfordpate

Randy Petersen.  The Printer and the Preacher: Ben Franklin, George Whitefield, and the Surprising Friendship That Invented America.  Nashville: Nelson Books, 2015.  See here to buy the book. Benjamin Franklin was a deist who doubted Jesus’ divinity and blood atonement.  … Continue reading →

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Mark’s Distinct Voice, and the Good News (Extremely Scattered Ramblings)

Posted on February 22, 2015 by jamesbradfordpate

At church this morning, the pastor preached about Mark 1:9-15.  Allow me to post this passage in the King James Version (which is in the public domain): 9 And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from … Continue reading →

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Book Write-Up: All Things New, by Lynn Austin

Posted on February 3, 2015 by jamesbradfordpate

Lynn Austin.  All Things New.  Minneapolis: Bethany House, 2012. I read Lynn Austin’s trilogy about the American Civil War, so I decided also to read her book about the Reconstruction Period.  This book is All Things New.  There are a … Continue reading →

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Ramblings on The Devil’s Advocate and Demons Being Unafraid of the Bible

Posted on January 28, 2015 by jamesbradfordpate

I watched the 1997 movie, The Devil’s Advocate, on Saturday night.  In this movie, Keanu Reeves plays a hot-shot lawyer, Kevin Lomax, who moves from Florida with his wife to work at a New York City law firm.  The head … Continue reading →

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Book Write-Up: Religion in the Secular City, by Harvey Cox

Posted on May 5, 2014 by jamesbradfordpate

Harvey Cox.  Religion in the Secular City: Toward a Postmodern Theology.  New York: Simon and Schuster, 1984. In Religion in the Secular City, theologian Harvey Cox critiques modernity and reflects on the future of religion.  He looks closely at religious … Continue reading →

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