Archive - Experimental Theology with Richard Beck

Two Reservations about Process Theology

Throughout my life I've entertained, held, or expressed sympathy for a lot of heterodox ideas.

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In Praise of Guilt and Shame

Epilogue, The Tensions Between Love and Self-Care

Jan 22 •

In Praise of Guilt and Shame

Part 2, Mindfulness and the Avoidance of Social Repair

Jan 21 •

In Praise of Guilt and Shame

Part 1, Shame, Guilt, and Social Repair

Jan 20 •

"righteousness and peace will kiss"

Jan 17 •

The Unforgivable Sin

In Matthew 12 and Mark 3 Jesus speaks of an "unforgivable sin." Both stories involve an exorcism Jesus has performed.

Jan 16 •

Augustine On Existing Between God and Nothing

In October I shared a 13-part series I entitled a "Theology of Everything." The series was an attempt to pull together creation theology, soteriology…

Jan 15 •

Awe and Moral Beauty

In The Shape of Joy I discuss the science of awe, the mental health and social benefits of radical amazement and wonder.

Jan 14 •

Theological Worlds

Part 9, Welcome to My World

Jan 13 •

"Even a sparrow finds a home"

Jan 10 •

Theological Worlds

Part 8, The Theological Worlds of Catholicism and Orthodoxy

Jan 9 •

Theological Worlds

Part 7, The Theological Worlds of Progressive Christianity

Jan 8 •

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