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Victimizing the Flock: What Sex Assault Victims Mean for Christianity

Feb 14, 20204 min read

Victimizing the Flock: What Sex Assault Victims Mean for Christianity

If there was ever a sign that something drastic needs to change with Christianity, it is the countless instances of sex assault.

As Pastors Get Older, Churches Start to Die

Dr. Darren M. Slade

Feb 12, 20202 min read

As Pastors Get Older, Churches Start to Die

There's a direct correlation between the age of the pastor and the age of the congregants who attend church every week.

David Kyle Johnson

Feb 11, 202011 min read

Can God's Existence Be Disproven?

It is possible to 100% prove that God doesn’t exist?

Apply for the Resident Scholars Program and Get Paid to Conduct and Publish Your Research!

Dr. Darren M. Slade

Feb 10, 20201 min read

Apply for the Resident Scholars Program and Get Paid to Conduct and Publish Your Research!

GCRR Resident Scholars are paid $250 to conduct unique research in the study of religion, which is then published in SHERM journal.

Apply to be an Officer in the GCRR Academic Society!

Dr. Darren M. Slade

Feb 7, 20201 min read

Apply to be an Officer in the GCRR Academic Society!

Every four years, the Global Center for Religious Research (GCRR) must seek replacements for certain executive positions.

Correlation is Not Causation: Why Theology is Not What Makes Churches Grow

Dr. Darren M. Slade

Feb 5, 202029 min read

Correlation is Not Causation: Why Theology is Not What Makes Churches Grow

The idea that liberal theologies cause a deterioration in mainline Protestantism, while conservative theologies produce growth, is wrong.

Dr. Darren M. Slade

Feb 3, 20201 min read

Publish Your Book with GCRR Press!

Publish your book with GCRR Press and receive up to 20% of all book sales.

Study Finds Christians Do Not Have Meaningful Contact with Atheists, Muslims, or LGBTQ+ Community

Dr. Darren M. Slade

Jan 31, 20206 min read

Study Finds Christians Do Not Have Meaningful Contact with Atheists, Muslims, or LGBTQ+ Community

Dr. Merino's study found that the majority of church-going Christians do not have regular or meaningful contact with marginalized groups.

Guilt by Association in the Age of Trump

David Kyle Johnson

Jan 29, 20207 min read

Guilt by Association in the Age of Trump

Defense of my choice to sign the GCR "Open Letter to Evangelicals of Moral Conscience" by arguing evangelicals are guilty by association.

Call for Submissions: Violence in Art Book

Dr. Darren M. Slade

Jan 27, 20202 min read

Call for Submissions: Violence in Art Book

GCRR is currently seeking written or visual submissions to be anthologized in a bound publication on violence in art.

Open Letter to Conscientious Evangelicals: Your Silence is Complicity! End the Trump Cult!

Dr. Darren M. Slade

Jan 25, 20201 min read

Open Letter to Conscientious Evangelicals: Your Silence is Complicity! End the Trump Cult!

Open Letter to Evangelicals: a number of biblical scholars and other academics have signed an open letter denouncing evangelical leaders.

What is Onto-Theology and the Metaphysics of Presence?

Dr. Darren M. Slade

Jan 24, 20207 min read

What is Onto-Theology and the Metaphysics of Presence?

From a postmodern perspective, classical theology is beleaguered with the concept that reality possesses an objective and universal meaning.

Excerpt from "Striking Vipers and Closed Doors: How Meaningful Are Sexual Fantasies?"

Dr. Darren M. Slade

Jan 22, 20201 min read

Excerpt from "Striking Vipers and Closed Doors: How Meaningful Are Sexual Fantasies?"

Black Mirror episode, Striking Vipers, challenges the socially constructed boundaries imposed on sexual experiences.

Call for Submissions: Jewish Perspectives on the New Testament Gospel of John

Dr. Darren M. Slade

Jan 19, 20201 min read

Call for Submissions: Jewish Perspectives on the New Testament Gospel of John

SHERM is planning to release a supplemental issue devoted entirely to the topic of Jewish Perspectives on the New Testament Gospel of John.