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On Mythology and Innovation (in honor of Ragnarok)*

To those with more than a passing interest in Germanic and Norse mythology, it isn’t news that basically all of our sources are post-Christian. Northern Europeans were not generally a writing people before the Middle Ages, so many of the … Continue reading

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Response to Sam Webster, part the Last (and Longest)

Sam and I briefly discussed the danger of doctrinalism in Paganism, and the undesirable potential for modern Pagans to go the way of the ancient Christians–that is, from a massively diverse group of theologies and practices with some, however tenuous, … Continue reading

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Response to Sam Webster, 2

There are some good points in Sam’s position. Christians have privilege in our society. Contrary to the rantings of Pat Robertson and Friends, Christians in the United States rarely have to worry about losing or missing out on employment because … Continue reading

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My Response to Sam Webster (part the first)

Perhaps the most divisive paper of this year’s conference (to the expressed relief of several of the presenters) was Sam Webster’s “The Relationship between Christians and Pagans.” Sam reiterated a position he’s shared a couple of times on his Patheos … Continue reading

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