March 2016 – New Walden

Promotional Video from Duke’s Center for Spirituality, Theology, and Health

If you have been following my blog and are familiar with my book, you know that I talk a lot about the connection between neuroscience, spirituality, and mental health. I am well aware that the research I cite seems almost too good to be true since it does such a perfect job of supporting my […]

Religious Freedom Law Under Attack in North Carolina

This is for my North Carolina readers. Actually it’s for everyone, but it is very important for us Tar Heels to know what’s going on in our state. First off, we should be grateful that we are blessed to live in a state that still respects freedom of conscience for all people—including the religious—and does […]

No, Shea Watts, Christianity Doesn’t “Poison Everything.”

A few months ago, Ross Douthat delivered the Erasmus lecture at the headquarters of First Things magazine. In his lecture he claimed that religious conservatives need new and better arguments. Boy, was he right. This Huffington Post article by aspiring theologian cum pundit Shea Watts illustrates the desperateness of the cause. (Bold print is my emphasis): […]