Larry Jordan

There are more than 45,000 forms of Christianity worldwide, and they disagree on the fundamentals. What beliefs are fundamental to Christianity?

Creation myths can illustrate the intersection of mythology, religion, and science. Do we interpret ancient religious texts as history or mythology?

The journey is the destination. Zen is more of a philosophy than a religion. It is more experiential than intellectual.

Ultimate Reality is not far removed from everyday reality. In fact, Ultimate Reality permeates everyday reality.

Today, fewer people imagine Ultimate Reality in purely personal terms or in purely supernatural terms. Increasingly, Ultimate Reality is imagined in impersonal, natural terms, such as consciousness, energy or love.

Ultimate Reality has many names: Brahman in Hinduism, God in Christianity, the Universe in humanism and the Void in Buddhism.

We know one thing about Ultimate Reality, namely that everyone is related, and everything is connected. 

Last week, I was a guest on the Harmonic Atheist podcast, hosted by my friend, Tim Mills.

Sometimes, we believe things because they are comfortable, not because they are sensible.

Surely, it seems like we have free will, but is free will an illusion?

Many people are leaving church over questions of belief or doctrine. How are people who are leaving church maintaining spiritual practices?

On April 7, the Pragmatic Buddhist Book Discussion Group will be discussing "The Way" on a Meetup zoom call.

Many people are leaving church because of some speculative doctrines, supernatural beliefs, and unkind practices that they found in church. Where are they finding community after leaving church?

Last month, I was a guest on the War Machine podcast, a place for "theological nomads." This is one of my favorite podcasts, hosted by my friend, Matt Baker. 

Christianity uniquely emphasizes creeds, exclusive claims and evangelization, compared to many other religions.

Last fall, I was a guest on The Desert Sanctuary podcast, hosted by my friends, Karl and Laura Forehand. Karl and Laura are a former pastor and pastor's wife, who authored several books. They are truth-tellers who have been helpful and inspirational to me.  

In the Eastern worldview, there are some people who believe that self is a construct, and soul is a fiction. These are some of the most challenging and interesting ideas that we will encounter in our journeys. 

Many religions, particularly Eastern religions such as Buddhism, Hinduism, and Taoism, embrace nonduality. Christianity, too, has been interpreted in nondual terms.

There are many paths to the top of the mountain and many ways of looking at things.

This list appears as an appendix, "Suggestions for Further Reading," in my book, The Way: Meaningful Spirituality for a Modern World.