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		<title>Unscriptural Doctrines of Scripture</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 18:54:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Unscriptural doctrines of scripture are a problem in a variety of ways. Some contradict key biblical teachings. Some are incompatible with the evidence the Bible presents about itself. Some are unscriptural doctrines of scripture in both these senses. Let me explain.   Doctrines of Scripture that Run Counter to How Its Authors and Characters Treat [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Reviews of Beyond Deconstruction (and an Easter Excerpt)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 14:36:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Beyond Deconstruction]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[There are several new reviews of Beyond Deconstruction as well as several new podcasts. I will share those below. But first, here’s a brief excerpt from the book (pp.17-19, going just a bit further than the Google Books preview does) that is relevant to Easter. I will never forget (and still use in my own [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Nerd Faith</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[James F. McGrath]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 14:08:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[fantasy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Progressive Christianity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[science fiction]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Nerd Faith]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Rachel Kessler]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[In her absolutely wonderful book Nerd Faith: 60 Second Sprints of Spiritual Guidance for the Occasionally Uncool, “The Nerdy Priest” offers a devotional for Christian nerds of every variety. The volume isn’t just for fans of science fiction and/or fantasy of the classic sorts. The Muppets and The Princess Bride are mentioned in just the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>John the Baptist Was Once More Famous Than Jesus</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[James F. McGrath]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 17:16:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Candida Moss]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jesus]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Candida Moss has a new article out in National Geographic titled “Why John the Baptist Was Once More Famous Than Jesus.” She quotes me in the article, and since I answered some brief questions with very long answers as she was writing it, most of which wasn’t included in the article, I thought I would share [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Wonderful Wizarding World of Artificial Intelligence</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[James F. McGrath]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 18:10:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Harry Potter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NotebookLM]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[AI can seem like magic. I have used the analogy of “showing how the magic trick is done” to refer to what I try to do when I explain the technology. Once you understand the magic trick, it will no longer seem like magic ever again. You can still find the illusion impressive, but you [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Make Great Christianity Again</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[James F. McGrath]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 19:59:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[scams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bad Bunny]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[MAGA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[superbowl]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The title of this post does indeed have the words in the right order – I intentionally wrote “Make great Christianity again.” I’ll explain what I mean by that, but let’s start with what that phrase is echoing and why I’ve changed it as I have. Those who use the slogan “Make America Great Again” [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Faith in Your Team</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[James F. McGrath]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 14:58:13 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Evangelicals]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[morality]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[One of the key topics I address in my new book Beyond Deconstruction is how so-called conservative Evangelical Christianity distorts the meaning of faith into something idolatrous. As we have been witnessing the transformation of that group from one that claimed the ethical conduct of a candidate mattered deeply, to one that claims their conduct is [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Paid AIgitators</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[James F. McGrath]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 00:44:42 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[artificial intelligence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Progressive Christianity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ice]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[I called this post “Paid AIgitators” because it seemed a good way to explore the topic that I want to address today. I know a lot of protestors. They are paid to be clergy, to be professors, to be any number of other things. If they were receiving money to protest, they would have told me [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Build Something Better (Songs from the Journey)</title>
		<link>https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/2026/01/build-something-better-songs-from-the-journey.html</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[James F. McGrath]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 12:40:04 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[music]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[I had grandiose ideas about what I might do to offer some music in connection with the release of my book Beyond Deconstruction: Building a More Expansive Faith. Having offered some piano music on Spotify, I thought maybe I could redo all the major songs I’ve written over the years and release them as an [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Minneapolis Temple Tantrum</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[James F. McGrath]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 13:33:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jesus Christ]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Pam Bondi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[protest]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[As someone who has been researching and writing about Jesus’ temple action for many years, there is a lot that I ought to and need to say about how the recent protest at a church in Minneapolis is being compared and contrasted to that event. For some reason, the Facebook algorithm decided to show me [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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