June 30, 2015
Philosophers on the Supreme Court’s Gay Marriage Ruling
Many of us are quite interested in marital policy for gays and lesbians, so I thought you might find it interesting to look at some short philosopher responses on the…
Posts filed under religion
May 14, 2015
On All That “Christianity Is Dying” Stuff
A number of my atheist friends have celebrated the new Pew surveys (purportedly) indicating the collapse Christianity in America. That’s not what the polls say. For instance, evangelical Christians, the…
March 25, 2015
Religious Exemptions Conference
Hi folks. I thought I’d throw up a reminder for anyone interested that Bowling Green State University is hosting a conference, “The Scope of Religious Exemptions,” on April 17th and…
January 29, 2015
Theism and Philosophical Left-Libertarianism
At a philosophy of religion conference last year, I met one of the great 40-something theistic philosophers, Trent Dougherty. Trent completed his MA at the University of Missouri, where he was…
December 24, 2014
Merry Christmas in a Nation of Indians Ruled by Swedes
Given the season, I’d like to reflect on the “Merry Christmas-Happy Holidays” dispute, and about why people get so upset about the widespread use of either greeting. Sociologist of religion Peter…
November 16, 2014
CFP: The Scope of Religious Exemptions (New Abstract Deadline: December 1st)
We are extending the deadline for submitting abstracts for BGSU’s conference on the scope of religious exemptions until December 1st, 2014. CALL FOR ABSTRACTS The Bowling Green Workshop in Applied Ethics…