James F. McGrath (ReligionProf)
@religionprof.bsky.social
Clarence L. Goodwin Chair in New Testament Language and Literature at Butler University in Indianapolis
James Frank McGrath is an American scholar of religion. He is the Clarence L. Goodwin Chair in New Testament Language and Literature at Butler University. He is known for his work on Early Christianity, Mandaeism, criticism of the Christ myth theory, and the analysis of religion in science fiction. .. more
History
40%
Philosophy
35%
A Historical Consequence of Male-Only Clergy Has Always Been the Sexual Exploitation and Abuse of Women
A Medieval Perspective on the Continuing SBC Sex Abuse Crisis
bethallisonbarr.substack.com
A Historical Consequence of Male-Only Clergy Has Always Been the Sexual Exploitation and Abuse of Women bethallisonbarr.substack.com/p/a-historic...
'The X-Files' Is Ready to Be Your Free Streaming Binge for the New Year
Every episode from the classic run and the 2016 revival is coming to Pluto TV on January 1.
gizmodo.com
‘The X-Files’ Is Ready to Be Your Free Streaming Binge for the New Year gizmodo.com/x-files-stre...
Five-Year-Old Mini Brains Can Now Mimic a Kindergartener’s Neural Wiring. It’s Time to Talk Ethics.
Among pressing ethical concerns are whether brain organoids can feel pain or become conscious—and how would we know?
singularityhub.com
A technology that more ethicists need to reflect on and write about
singularityhub.com/2025/12/25/f...
singularityhub.com/2025/12/25/f...
Sacred Heritage on View
Religious and Post-Religious Museums of the Modern Era 18–20 June 2026, Wrocław, PolandDeadline: 15 January 2026The Institute of Art History at the University of Wrocław, in collaboration with the …
religioncollections.wordpress.com
Sacred Heritage on View religioncollections.wordpress.com/2025/12/29/s...
Can We Introspectively Test the Global Workspace Theory of Consciousness?
reflections in philosophy of psychology, broadly construed
schwitzsplinters.blogspot.com
Can We Introspectively Test the Global Workspace Theory of Consciousness? schwitzsplinters.blogspot.com/2025/12/can-...
Gentlemen Clergymen In The Mud And Blood Of World War One
A guest blogpost today, by my great friend, Tim Larsen, who teaches at Wheaton College and is the president of the American Society of Church History. Tim
www.patheos.com
Gentlemen Clergymen in the Mud and Blood of World War One www.patheos.com/blogs/anxiou...
“The Wilderness is Not Safe”, taken from “Enough for Today,” Ch. 29
The path to freedom is not safe. Who has ever made their way from bondage to freedom without risk? There are always things to go under, around, or through. Barriers and obstacles, one after another…
redletterchristians.org
“The Wilderness is Not Safe”, taken from “Enough for Today,” Ch. 29 redletterchristians.org/2025/12/29/t...
Notes Along the Way -- Asbury Years 2.1 -- New Testament Criticism 1
Here is the previous bread crumb . ____________________________ 1. Let me sum up two key shifts that had taken place in my understanding as ...
kenschenck.blogspot.com
Notes Along the Way -- Asbury Years 2.1 -- New Testament Criticism 1 kenschenck.blogspot.com/2025/12/note...
Top 10 Discoveries of 2025 - BiblePlaces.com
The end of the year marks a time to look back and reflect, and since our interest here is the biblical world, I am continuing our tradition of highlighting the most important discoveries and stories…
www.bibleplaces.com
Top 10 Discoveries of 2025 www.bibleplaces.com/blog/2025/12...
Heathcote Statham: Fantasia on ‘Veni Emmanuel’ for organ
Advent Sunday is the “official” start of the Church Year. To be sure, Christmas merchandise has been available in the shops since mid-Septem...
landofllostcontent.blogspot.com
Heathcote Statham: Fantasia on ‘Veni Emmanuel’ for organ landofllostcontent.blogspot.com/2025/11/heat...
Beyond Deconstruction: Building a More Expansive Faith by James F McGrath
Butler University religion professor McGrath (John of History, Baptist of Faith) outlines in this pensive guide how former Chris...
www.publishersweekly.com
In case you missed it, here's Beyond Deconstruction in Publisher's Weekly
www.publishersweekly.com/9780802884596
www.publishersweekly.com/9780802884596
Trump Lies: "No Hostages Were Released Under Biden" - Joe.My.God.
“Every hostage that’s been released was released because of me, Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner, my whole team, Marco Rubio, Pete Hegseth. They were all released because of us. None were released in the…
www.joemygod.com
Trump Lies: No Hostages Were Released Under Biden www.joemygod.com/2025/12/trum...
2025: The Pictures of the Year
From the thousands of images made by our photographers all around the world this year, we present the ones that moved and inspired us most.
www.nationalgeographic.com
One of the Pictures of the Year chosen this year by National Geographic is a photo of a Mandaean baptism!
The Administrator's Prayer
God grant me the serenity to accept the faculty I cannot change,
The courage to change the faculty I can,
And the wisdom to know the difference.
God grant me the serenity to accept the faculty I cannot change,
The courage to change the faculty I can,
And the wisdom to know the difference.
ArtDependence | Iraq’s Ancient Tigris River could Disappear
Iraq’s Ancient Tigris River could Disappear
artdependence.com
More reporting on how Mandaeans are impacted by the decline of the Tigris River
artdependence.com/articles/ira...
artdependence.com/articles/ira...
New Open Access Journal: Studi di Antichità
Studi di Antichità ISSN: 0394-6010 e-ISSN: xxxx-xxxx La nuova serie di Studi di Antichità si pone come ideale proseguimento della rivista...
ancientworldonline.blogspot.com
New Open Access Journal: Studi di Antichità ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2025/11/new-...
Draft Chinese AI Rules Outline ‘Core Socialist Values’ for AI Human Personality Simulators
China may soon have rules governing AI interactions.
gizmodo.com
Draft Chinese AI Rules Outline ‘Core Socialist Values’ for AI Human Personality Simulators gizmodo.com/draft-chines...
Rediscovering the Dead Sea Scrolls
Discover why the Dead Sea Scrolls still captivate scholars and readers alike in Andrew Perrin’s lively, accessible introduction. Explore who wrote the scrolls, what they reveal about ancient Judaism…
www.biblicalarchaeology.org
Rediscovering the Dead Sea Scrolls www.biblicalarchaeology.org/reviews/redi...