Tag Archives: psychology of religion

From AwayPoint on Youtube: How Beliefs Change

Posted on March 2, 2013 by Valerie Tarico

With all of the ways that beliefs resist change, one might think that awakening to complicated realities is hopeless. But there is another half of the equation. As much as we tend to be wary of threats against our world … Continue reading →

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Jesus loves Me. He Can’t have a wife!

Posted on October 2, 2012 by Valerie Tarico

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Was Jesus married? The question is ancient—perhaps as old as the question of his divinity. On September 18, at a conference in Rome, Harvard historian Karen L. King, unveiled an ancient scrap of papyrus  with Coptic script in which Jesus … Continue reading →

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Is Prayer Selfish?

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Valerie Tarico

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Fall is prayer season. Some folks think of it as football season, and indeed, images of football players circled with heads bowed or pointing to the big guy in the sky are almost as familiar lately as birds flying south. … Continue reading →

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God’s Emotions Series Now Available as Podcasts, YouTube, Blogposts

Posted on June 5, 2012 by Valerie Tarico

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Thanks to requests from readers, God’s Emotions is now available in three media:  audio, video, or plain old written word. What suits you? Anger, disgust, jealousy, regret, grief, love . . . The Bible authors wrote as if God has emotions, … Continue reading →

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Why Good Christians do Bad Things to Win Converts

Posted on March 18, 2012 by Valerie Tarico
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At Alternet: How the Fundamentalist Mind Compels Conservative Christians to Force Their Beliefs on You Evangelicals wear their religion on T-shirts and around their necks and on car bumpers and eye-blacks. They hand out tracts on college campuses and stage … Continue reading →

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