Religious Beliefs, Insurance, and “Acts of God”
Yesterday in my class on religion and science, we discussed the notion of “acts of God” and divine action. I started us off with the phrase “acts of God” as used in the realm of insurance policies,...
View ArticleDid God Want Obama to Win the Election? Will This Be on the Exam?
A colleague shared this on Facebook, suggesting that it would make for a good exam question in theology to ask students to carefully examine the underlying theological views and assumptions at play....
View ArticleHurricanes and Divine Wrath
One can understand the inclination to think of hurricanes as expressions of anger. Even the metaphors we use – furious howling winds, lashing rain, and so on – draw from such imagery. But there are...
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