Genealogy of Religion

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Give Us Our Daily Bread

December 17th, 2011 · No Comments · Daily Devolutions

Here are some last minute gift ideas for those who like inspiration with their daily carmelized bread:
The seller suggests that quality is beside the transcendent point: “Normal toasters are tamed and subdued by unfortunate limitations; but great toasters rise above them and become Jesus & Virgin Mary Toasters.” The Jesus toast looks disturbingly [...]

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Hipster Christianity & Imam Idol

August 14th, 2010 · No Comments · Cultural Evolution, Globalization, Philosophy

In a competitive religious marketplace, producers are becoming increasingly savvy and perhaps even post-modern.  Although some old-timey producers bemoan this commercial development, others are embracing it.
Over at Rupert Murdoch’s transformative Wall Street Journal, the 20-something Brett McCracken churlishly warns his cohort about the “Perils of Hipster Christianity,” and discusses some of the uncool ways in [...]

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