Bibliobloggers to Gather at SBLAAR at SBLAAR
Several publishers are sponsoring the SBLAAR (Society of Beer Lovers and Assorted Academic Research) meeting at the SBLAAR (the Society of Biblical Literature and American Academy of Religion) meeting....
View ArticleA Controversial Post about Beer, Football, and the Relative Merits of Scarlet...
Commenter Paul Regnier wrote in the 977th comment on a post of mine entitled “Mythicism and other Bunk around the Blogosphere”: Chaps, for a laugh, I just worked out how many words have been written...
View ArticleThe Theologians: Episode 1: Gumbo Madonna
Ever wonder what theologians do all day? Michael Homan and Mark Gstohl show you in the premiere episode of The Theologians:
View ArticleSinging about Drinking Beer with Jesus
In looking for songs to sing, I have recently listened more closely to Samuel Barber’s Hermit Songs than I ever had previously. Below are two of them that I particularly like, with the lyrics. First,...
View ArticlePub Theology
A news article recently drew attention to the phenomenon of people gathering to drink beer and sing hymns. And then my pastor mentioned “Pub Theology” in his sermon on Sunday, which is apparently a...
View ArticleProof That God Loves Us
I fact-checked the quote about beer that is often attributed to Ben Franklin (“Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy”), and found that it is an adaptation of something that Franklin...
View ArticleLager Biblical Theme
My favorite typo in a book about the Bible (noticed in an advance draft, and so it presumably won’t make it into the published version) is now a reference to a “lager biblical theme.” It should have...
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