Non-religious novels about early Christians that aren't about Jesus. [more inside]
posted by empath at 6:10 PM - 24 answers

I'd like to read a book about the Dreamtime of the Australians. I was kind of thinking about reading Chatwin, but these comments have made a little wary; I don't particularly want to read about another outsider's spiritual journey, and I don't want a New Agey attempt-at-universal-religion haphazardly mixed in with basic anthropological records. Can you recommend a solid book about Dreamtime?
posted by Greg Nog at 2:39 PM - 10 answers

Can you recommend a book about Catholicism? No, other than the Bible. [more inside]
posted by teragram at 5:45 PM - 31 answers

Trying to find a Catholic night time prayer, very similar to the Prayer For Daily Neglect, that was included in a small booklet of Catholic prayers recently distributed via pew pockets, July or August in the Lubbock dioceses. It was also a three-part prayer, and was also for neglects, but worded differently than the "official" prayer. Basically, it contained to the effect of a "provide the good I saw but did not do", a "complete the good that I did incompletely", and another part. Any clues? Google came up empty for me.
posted by CodeBaloo at 11:20 AM - 2 answers

Help me reconcile my liberal beliefs with a church family again... [more inside]
posted by anonymous at 9:26 AM - 38 answers

Where I can find resources inquiring into the ethics of horror films? [more inside]
posted by ageispolis at 5:40 PM - 8 answers

Does anyone know a vibrant Roman Catholic parish in the Greater Toronto Area? [more inside]
posted by feelinggood at 8:08 PM - 1 answers

Are the existence of logical paradoxes evidence that logic is not Universal truth, or simply symptoms of incomplete or inaccurate semantic systems? [more inside]
posted by idyllhands at 9:54 AM - 37 answers

How does one reconcile vegan principles with environmental concerns? [more inside]
posted by Tchad at 11:47 AM - 21 answers

Help me find a vibrant Protestant church in the Cleveland area. I'm between denominations. [more inside]
posted by debbie_ann at 3:54 PM - 12 answers

So I've just finished "The Lost Symbol," and would like to pick the brain of all of you Masonic MeFites. Spoilers aplenty within. [more inside]
posted by jbickers at 2:18 PM - 8 answers

Sometime around '93-95, when I was living in Plymouth, NC, my elementary school class took a field trip to a bird farm. I would love to track down the place where I went. [more inside]
posted by srrh at 12:59 AM - 2 answers

Asking for a friend: What questions should he ask Richard Dawkins during a radio interview? [more inside]
posted by JaiMahodara at 1:25 PM - 29 answers

Is there a fable or proverb that expresses the inverse of the blind men and the elephant? [more inside]
posted by alms at 6:47 PM - 10 answers

Did Mark Twain ever comment on the Seventh-Day Adventist Church? [more inside]
posted by Anephim at 8:03 PM - 5 answers

When and why in American history did reverence for the free market become caught up with christian fundamentalism? Was it a reaction to the coupling of atheism and communism or what?
posted by beerbajay at 1:52 PM - 24 answers

Help me recall a message illustration I believe from Dr. Howard (Howie) Hendricks - DTS - given probably between 1970-1978. The illustration was a humorous "Job Description for a Pastor" pointing out extremes in expectations for a pastor and family. [more inside]
posted by tronec at 1:04 PM - 3 answers

Looking for liberal Catholic parishes in Toronto. [more inside]
posted by pised at 10:03 AM - 5 answers

What do you know about Nithyananda and the Life Bliss Foundation? Should I be worried that my partner is embracing this new spiritual path that is so alien to me? [more inside]
posted by anonymous at 8:26 AM - 15 answers

Where could I attend a Transitus service in San Francisco? [more inside]
posted by jgirl at 7:13 AM - 1 answers