Sitemap - 2010 - Experimental Theology with Richard Beck
Letters from Cell 92: Part 6, "The Man for Others"
"Watching Their Flocks at Night": An Advent Meditation on Shepherds and Cultures of Violence
Letters from Cell 92: Part 5, The Arcane Discipline
Letters from Cell 92: Part 4, Religionless Christianity
Letters from Cell 92: Part 3, The "World come of Age"
Letters from Cell 92: Part 2, "Who is Christ for us today?"
The Church Exists for the Sake of the World
Letters from Cell 92: Part 1, A New Theology
Something of Eternal Consequence Hangs in the Balance
The Sermon, Grace & Justification
Everything I Learned about Christmas I Learned from Watching TV
"Religion in America is characteristically atheistic or agnostic..."
Direct Your Hearts to Her and Speak Out
Greg Boyd on Constantinianism and Christianity
The Psalms and a Cup of Coffee
Abuse, Violence, Gender and Submission
On Christian Liking and Loving
Atonement, Resurrection and Revelation
The Kingdom of God Will Not be Tweeted
Notes on a Revolutionary Life: Part 4, Forsaken
Notes on a Revolutionary Life: Part 3, "Take no purse..."
Tales of Disenchantment: On Harry Potter and Vampire Movies
Adventures in Ghostbusting and the Question of Metaphysical Chauvinsim
Monsters: The Theology of Frankenstein, Werewolves, Vampires, and Zombies
Notes on a Revolutionary Life: Part 2, Miracle Workers
Notes on a Revolutionary Life: Part 1, A Kingdom of Nuisances and Nobodies
Theodicy and No Country for Old Men
The Gospel According to a Wimpy Kid
I Think, but I'm Just Guessing, that Love Means You Have to Treat People Better
A Fly on the Wall: What Elders Are Thinking in Gender Inclusive Congregations
View of God: Divine Base Rates and the Great Drama of Salvation
The Stockholm Syndrome & Resistence
The Theology of Type 1 & Type 2 Errors: Deciding Who is Going to Hell
Sexuality and the Christian Body: Part 2, Grace & Election
"I Divorced Your Mother Jerusalem": Git Well Soon Mrs. Beck!
Sexuality and the Christian Body: Part 1, "Contrary to Nature"
The Shipwrecked and the Catchers
Salvation in the First Sermons of the Church
Your Teacher Eats with Tax Collectors and Sinners: Welcome to ACU's Cornerstone
WEIRD (Western, educated, industrialized, rich, democratic) People
The Psychology of Christianity: Part 13, The Good Book
Goodbye Calvin and Hobbes (Until Christmas)
Facebook, College and Social Connection
You Should Have Seen It In Color
The Psychology of Christianity: Part 12, The Holy Spirit and Locus of Control
An Individual Who Said No to His Society
The Psychology of Christianity: Part 11, "On the Third Day He Rose Again."
Civil Rights Family Trip: Montgomery
Civil Rights Family Trip: Selma
Civil Rights Family Trip: Birmingham
Civil Rights Family Trip: Atlanta
The Psychology of Christianity: Part 10, "Was Crucified."
The Psychology of Christianity: Part 9, The Imitatio Christi, Virtue and Positive Psychology
The Psychology of Christianity: Part 8, Alignment and the Christian Moral Experience
The Psychology of Christianity: Part 7, “Born of the Virgin Mary...”
The Psychology of Christianity: Part 6, Jesus and I
The Psychology of Christianity: Part 5, "...the Father Almighty, Creator of Heaven and Earth."
The Psychology of Christianity: Part 4, The Love Relationship with God
The Psychology of Christianity: Part 3, "I Believe in God, the Father..."
The Psychology of Christianity: Part 2, Does the Trinity Matter?
To Live in Jesus' Company is to Become a Citizen of a New World
Christianity as Religion or Way of Life?
The Psychology of Christianity: Part 1, The Bigger Tent
George MacDonald: Justice, Hell and Atonement
Conversation and the Christian University
To Change the World: Part 5, Faithful Presence
To Change the World: Part 4, What About Those Anabaptists?
The New Face of American Evangelicalism
N.T. Wright on Genesis and America
To Change the World: Part 3, Christianity and Ressentiment
War Casualties: Iraq and Afghanistan
Tokens: Deluge, Hope, and Patience
To Change the World: Part 2, The Weak Culture of Christianity
To Change the World: Part 1, Confused about Culture
The Teaching of the Twelve: "Hate no one" and "Do what you can."
Pentecost, Othering, and the Kingdom of God
The Depths of the Riches: Part 2, What if We All Get Where We are Going?
An Atheist's Prayer for the Church
The Depths of the Riches: Part 1, Exclusivism or Pluralism?
The Gospel According to John the Baptist
George MacDonald: The Real Emerald City
"Should I Not Be Concerned About That Great City?"
Jim Wallis on Religious Fundamentalism
Gender and the Church (of Christ)
A Scientific Approach to Social Policy
Franz Wright: One Heart and Baptism
The Art of Andy Goldsworthy: Part 3, The Power of God
The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ
The Midrash of R. Crumb: Part 4, The MPAA Rating of the Bible
The Art of Andy Goldsworthy: Part 2, Agents of Grace
The Midrash of R. Crumb: Part 3, Oddity and Irritation
The Art of Andy Goldsworthy: Part 1, A Collaboration with Nature
The Midrash of R. Crumb: Part 2, Angry Old Man
The Comment Policy: Theology & Epistemology
The Midrash of R. Crumb: Part 1, The Book of Genesis Illustrated
George MacDonald: "To Be More Blessed in the Pains of Hell"
Us Against Them: Part 5, Some Notes on Methodology
Justice and the Case of Price Gouging
Us Against Them: Part 4, Ethnocentrism and Policy
The Sexuality of Christ in Modern and Renaissance Art
Infant Baptism and Original Sin
Us Against Them: Part 3, Generalized Prejudice
Us Against Them: Part 2, The Origins of Ethnocentrism
Us Against Them: Part 1, Defining Ethnocentrism
M&M's as Famous Characters in Questionable Situations
The Liturgical Year for Dummies
Christus Victor and The Passion of the Christ
Why Easter Resists Commercialization
George MacDonald: At the Back of the North Wind
Pearls Before Swine: The Mathematics of Doing Good
Self-esteem versus Self-respect
Unspoken Sermons: The Higher Faith
Bacon is a Little Hug from God
Take a Virtual Tour of the Sistine Chapel
When Will Children Disobey Parents?
Unspoken Sermons: Our God is a Consuming Fire
Sam Harris on the Fact/Value Split: Can Science Inform Moral Judgments?
"This is a Big #%4&ing Deal": Profanity, Emotion and Politics
Preachers Who Are Not Believers
More on How Facebook Killed the Church
Reflections on Judas: Part 4, Was Judas Free? And What About Jesus?
When God Was the Federal Government: Jubilee and Economic Policy
Guinness, Statistics & Christianity: A St. Patrick's Day Meditation
Christopher Hitchens Rewrites the Ten Commandments
Reflections on Judas: Part 3, Judas in Art
Reflections on Judas: Part 2, Judas as Other in the Gospels
Reflections on Judas: Part 1, Repentance as Suicide
"Bad news, Mom. I promised my soul to the Devil this afternoon."
“When we tried to fight evil, we found ourselves becoming evil.”
Ground Waters by Alison Apotheker
On Christian Silence Before the World
How Facebook Killed the Church: A Correlational Analysis
How Facebook Killed the Church
Thoughts on Tim Wise: Part 3, Meritocracy and Coping
Thoughts on Tim Wise: Part 2, Objective Reality, Denial and Persuasion
Thoughts on Tim Wise: Part 1, Defining White Privilege
Thoughts on Racism, Liberals and Conservatives (Particularly at ACU)
Secularism Smuggling Religion: Are There Secular Reasons?
Have We Made Moral Progress? I Think So. But My Friends Disagree.
Purim and Violence (Or the Lack Thereof)
"Something Sacred is at stake in every event."
Congratulations Canadian Woman's Hockey Team
Sin, Self-Deception and Authenticity
The Ordo Salutis, Sex and the Churches of Christ
"The faking is especially prominent in the dating scene"
Nature, Nurture and Epigenetics: The Plot Thickens
"Our family fakes Christianity for social reasons"
Notes on The Deliverance of God: Part 12, The Rhetorical Reading of Romans 1-4
The Economics of Good, Affordable Wine
Seven Theses on Annihilationism
Did Hitler's Farts Win the War?
Easter, Astronomy and Calendars
Notes on The Deliverance of God: Part 11, Father Abraham
Taking Valentine's Day Back From Dr. Freud
Notes on The Deliverance of God: Part 10, The Deliverance of God
"It's about finding these two broken pieces in life...and putting them back together again."
Notes on The Deliverance of God: Part 9, The False Gospel, Con't
A Case of Christian Graphic Art: Too Graphic? Or Beautiful?
My Favorite Super Bowl Commercial
IQ and Development: Testing Too Young?
"I don't have time for your business!"
Notes on The Deliverance of God: Part 8, The False Gospel
Notes on The Deliverance of God: Part 7, Attacking the Citadel!
The Way, the Truth and the Life
Faith and Doubt After "The Cognitive Turn"
The Use of Blogs in the Classroom
Notes on The Deliverance of God: Part 6, The Unholy Alliance of Justification Theory and Modernity
On Microwaves and Crock pots: Relationships in the Church
Notes on The Deliverance of God: Part 5, Justification Theory in the Refromation
Notes on The Deliverance of God: Part 4, The Empirical Problems of Justification Theory
"Love is the motive, justice is the instrument."
Notes on The Deliverance of God: Part 3, The Systematic Problems of Justification Theory
Why I Pray: Part 4, Identity and Gift
Notes on The Deliverance of God: Part 2, The Intrinsic Problems of Justification Theory
Why I Pray: Part 3, Choosing Sides
Notes on The Deliverance of God: Part 1, Justification Theory
Why I Pray: Part 2, Solidarity
The Snake Handling Churches of Appalachia: Conclusion, Snakebite, Death and Victory
On Platonism and National Championships
Celebrating Epiphany: Hallmark Days and Holy Days
The Snake Handling Churches of Appalachia: Part 3, Theology and Serpents
Go Ahead, You Know You Want To: The Web 2.0 Suicide Machine
The Snake Handling Churches of Appalachia: Part 2, Religious Experience