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Tag Archives: Jesus
Zombie Jesus Day: When Labels (Re-)Make Reality
By Philip L. Tite Over the Easter weekend, I heard a story of a young child at a local school discussing the Easter holidays with her friends. The holiday that her family celebrates, she said, is actually called Zombie Jesus … Continue reading
Jesus’ Man-Breasts
In contemporary Western society, an (imaginary) flat “chest” is marker of male gender; and round, spherical breasts are a marker of female gender. In the realm of the symbolic the everyday real breasts of men and women, with their assortment of different shapes and sizes, no … Continue reading
Posted in Deane Galbraith, Religion and Theory, Sexuality and Gender
Tagged Apocalypse, bra, breast implants, breasts, chest, digital enhancement, flat-chested, Gender Trouble, Jack Nicholson, Jesse Rainbow, Jesus, Judith Butler, Keira Knightley, man-boobs, man-breasts, moobs, paps, Real, Revelation of John, Son of Man, Song of Solomon, symbolic, voyeurism, μαστοῖς
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Can an Atheist Believe in God?
By Steven Ramey My last post generated an extended exchange with a colleague who has rightly pushed me concerning my disavowal of judging identity claims. My colleague suggested, for example, that someone who believes that Jesus is the Son of … Continue reading
Posted in Steven Ramey, Theory in the Real World
Tagged Atheism, belief in God, Christians, Jesus, Orthodoxy, practice, Religion, religious identification
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Cultural Icons Turn Out For Perry-odies
In what is now a classic text in American religious history, Selling God: American Religion in the Marketplace of Culture, R. Laurence Moore documents the gradual entanglement of American religion “in the marketplace of culture” during the 19th and 20th … Continue reading
Picture Book: No Room at the Inn
I recently found the following image on the Fail Blog: I don’t know it’s provenance—it might have been photoshopped by an anti-Christian group. My guess, however, is that it is genuine. This is a provocative image. I don’t know quite … Continue reading
Picture Book: Remembering 9/11
Here are two provocative images I’ve recently seen that relate to the ten year anniversary of 9/11: This one was found via Facebook—shared by a friend of a friend: The text reads: “Flight 93 Born Hero’s; Gave their Lives to … Continue reading
Did Jesus Rise from the Dead? Casey on Jesus (7) – Visionary Experiences of Jesus’ Resurrection
Review of “Did Jesus Rise from the Dead?” in Maurice Casey, Jesus of Nazareth: An Independent Historian’s Account of His Life and Teaching. London and New York: T&T Clark (Continuum), 2010. Part 7: Visionary Experiences of Jesus’ Resurrection As the … Continue reading