This Week in Word from the Bird

Christianity meets Buddhism, the Kingdom of God, Tucker Carlson in Russia, and delving into Gnosticism

Hey friends, this week is going to be interesting, I cover Christianity meets Buddhism in Antiquity, an excerpt from Jesus and the Powers about the Kingdom of God, comparing Tucker Carlson to Walter Duranty, and I try to myth-bust 6 things about Gnosticism. All that this week!

Monday: Early Christian Interactions with Indian Religions (Free Sign-Ups)
Early Christian interaction with Eastern religious traditions, including Buddhism and Brahmanism, is a fascinating topic that illustrates the diverse religious landscape of the ancient world.

Tuesday: God's Kingdom in a Troubled World (Free Sign-Ups)
Excerpt from Jesus and the Powers: In a world of rising empires, endless calamities, pandemics, terrorism, democratic disarray and culture wars, what is a Christian to think of all this, or to do about it?

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Thursday: Tucker Carlson and Vladimir Putin on Wrong History and Bad Religion (Paid Subscribers)
Carlson’s interview with Putin was not about Russia, but about trying to galvanize the Republican base to oppose continued American support for Ukraine’s resistance against Russian aggression.

Friday: 6 Things You Did Not Know About Gnosticism (Paid Subscribers)
I’ve been doing a bit of reading, teaching, and writing about Gnosticism of late. And I have to tell you that this area of ancient religion is complicated, weird, contested, misunderstood, and did I say “weird.”