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Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.](//www.patheos.com/)\n\n# [‘Disclosure Day’: The Real Revelation Isn’t Aliens](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/2026/07/disclosure-day.html)\n\nLast updated on: July 2, 2026 at 7:24 pm   By [James F. McGrath](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/author/james-f-mcgrath)\n\n[0 Comments](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/2026/07/disclosure-day.html#comments-section)\n\n[![](https://wp-media.patheos.com/blogs/sites/719/2026/07/You-can-handle-the-truth-Sister-Maura-Disclosure-Day-350x350.jpg)](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/2026/07/disclosure-day.html)\n\nI would have been intrigued by Disclosure Day simply because it was science fiction, directed by Steven Spielberg, with a score by John Williams. Heck, any one of those things alone would have guaranteed that I would see it eventually. Combine all three, and it gets bumped up in priority. But I soon heard lots of voices saying it is an important film for its engagement with religious themes. Science fiction with religious themes? That’s my thing, as you know,... [Read more](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/2026/07/disclosure-day.html)\n\n[Catholic](//www.patheos.com/catholic)\n\n[Religious Music and Entertainment]()\n\n[movies](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/category/movies)\n\n[Roman Catholicism](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/category/roman-catholicism)\n\n[science fiction](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/category/science-fiction)\n\n[Disclosure Day](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/tag/disclosure-day)\n\n[extraterrestrial](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/tag/extraterrestrial)\n\n[John Williams](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/tag/john-williams)\n\n[nun](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/tag/nun)\n\n[Steven Spielberg](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/tag/steven-spielberg)\n\n2026-07-01T18:00:00-04:00\n\n[![LOGO](//www.patheos.com/~/media/images/components/navigation/patheos/patheos-logo-header.png) Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.](//www.patheos.com/)\n\n# [Mourning John and Dancing Jesus?](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/2026/07/mourning-john-and-dancing-jesus.html)\n\nLast updated on: July 1, 2026 at 6:00 pm   By [James F. McGrath](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/author/james-f-mcgrath)\n\n[0 Comments](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/2026/07/mourning-john-and-dancing-jesus.html#comments-section)\n\n[![](https://wp-media.patheos.com/blogs/sites/719/2026/06/flute-and-dirge-350x350.jpg)](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/2026/07/mourning-john-and-dancing-jesus.html)\n\nMourning John and Dancing Jesus? This past Sunday, my Sunday school class was up to Luke 7:31-35: “To what, then, will I compare the people of this generation, and what are they like? They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling to one another, ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance;     we wailed, and you did not weep.’ “For John the Baptist has come eating no bread and drinking no wine, and you say,... [Read more](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/2026/07/mourning-john-and-dancing-jesus.html)\n\n[John the Baptist](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/category/john-the-baptist)\n\n[dance](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/tag/dance)\n\n[Jesus](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/tag/jesus)\n\n[John the Baptist](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/tag/john-the-baptist)\n\n[mourn](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/tag/mourn)\n\n[parable](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/tag/parable)\n\n2026-06-27T13:30:00-04:00\n\n[![LOGO](//www.patheos.com/~/media/images/components/navigation/patheos/patheos-logo-header.png) Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.](//www.patheos.com/)\n\n# [Generative AI is Nothing New](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/2026/06/generative-ai-is-nothing-new.html)\n\nLast updated on: June 27, 2026 at 1:30 pm   By [James F. McGrath](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/author/james-f-mcgrath)\n\n[0 Comments](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/2026/06/generative-ai-is-nothing-new.html#comments-section)\n\n[![](https://wp-media.patheos.com/blogs/sites/719/2026/06/Human-thought-vs-AI-function-square-350x350.jpg)](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/2026/06/generative-ai-is-nothing-new.html)\n\nI confess to giving this post a clickbait sort of title in calling it “Generative AI is nothing new.” The statement is true in important ways, however, even if it requires clarification. Let me explain. In a recent conversation I had with some leading figures at the intersection of AI and religion, one theme was repeated by several of them. We have all seen discussions of AI that cite nothing whatsoever that is more than a few years old. It... [Read more](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/2026/06/generative-ai-is-nothing-new.html)\n\n[Technology and Religion]()\n\n[artificial intelligence](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/category/artificial-intelligence)\n\n[artificial intelligence](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/tag/artificial-intelligence)\n\n2026-06-27T13:46:22-04:00\n\n[![LOGO](//www.patheos.com/~/media/images/components/navigation/patheos/patheos-logo-header.png) Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.](//www.patheos.com/)\n\n# [Christology within Judaism (Enoch Seminar June 2026)](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/2026/06/christology-within-judaism-enoch-seminar-june-2026.html)\n\nLast updated on: June 27, 2026 at 1:46 pm   By [James F. McGrath](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/author/james-f-mcgrath)\n\n[0 Comments](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/2026/06/christology-within-judaism-enoch-seminar-june-2026.html#comments-section)\n\n[![](https://wp-media.patheos.com/blogs/sites/719/2026/06/Dan-doodle-350x350.jpg)](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/2026/06/christology-within-judaism-enoch-seminar-june-2026.html)\n\nIntroduction This summer’s Enoch Seminar meeting on the topic of Christology within Judaism is sure to be remembered as a key moment in this area of study. We gathered in Rome at the Waldensian School of Theology. While I have been involved in a lot of conferences, and have been involved in leading and organizing what happens in certain program units at big conferences, this Enoch Seminar meeting was my first time taking the leading role assembling an entire conference... [Read more](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/2026/06/christology-within-judaism-enoch-seminar-june-2026.html)\n\n[Christology](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/category/christology)\n\n[Enoch Seminar](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/category/enoch-seminar)\n\n[Italy](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/category/italy)\n\n[Christology](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/tag/christology)\n\n[monotheism](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/tag/monotheism)\n\n[Rome](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/tag/rome)\n\n2026-06-24T19:18:42-04:00\n\n[![LOGO](//www.patheos.com/~/media/images/components/navigation/patheos/patheos-logo-header.png) Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.](//www.patheos.com/)\n\n# [The Murder of the Beloved Son](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/2026/06/the-murder-of-the-beloved-son.html)\n\nLast updated on: June 24, 2026 at 7:18 pm   By [James F. McGrath](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/author/james-f-mcgrath)\n\n[0 Comments](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/2026/06/the-murder-of-the-beloved-son.html#comments-section)\n\n[![](https://wp-media.patheos.com/blogs/sites/719/2026/06/LEGO-tenants-350x350.jpg)](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/2026/06/the-murder-of-the-beloved-son.html)\n\nA Suggestion about the Parable of the Tenants What did the parable of the tenants mean when Jesus uttered it? I found myself sharing thoughts about this as I made a guest appearance in James Tabor’s book club. They are a wonderful group, astonishingly insightful and well-informed for a group of people who do not have the luxury of reading primary and secondary literature about early Christianity for a living, and so must do so in their free time. They... [Read more](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/2026/06/the-murder-of-the-beloved-son.html)\n\n[John the Baptist](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/category/john-the-baptist)\n\n[death](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/tag/death)\n\n[execution](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/tag/execution)\n\n[Herod Antipas](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/tag/herod-antipas)\n\n[Jesus](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/tag/jesus)\n\n[John the Baptist](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/tag/john-the-baptist)\n\n[parable](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/tag/parable)\n\n2026-06-19T13:08:00-04:00\n\n[![LOGO](//www.patheos.com/~/media/images/components/navigation/patheos/patheos-logo-header.png) Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.](//www.patheos.com/)\n\n# [Faith that Lasts (Colossians 1:9-14,24-29)](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/2026/06/faith-that-lasts-colossians-19-1424-29.html)\n\nLast updated on: June 19, 2026 at 1:08 pm   By [James F. McGrath](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/author/james-f-mcgrath)\n\n[0 Comments](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/2026/06/faith-that-lasts-colossians-19-1424-29.html#comments-section)\n\n[![](https://wp-media.patheos.com/blogs/sites/719/2017/06/Cherry-picking-2017-06-17-18.39.15-150x150.jpg)](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/2026/06/faith-that-lasts-colossians-19-1424-29.html)\n\nFaith that Lasts  (Colossians 1:9-14,24-29) The third in my series of Faith for Living talks at Lakeside Chautauqua, June 2026   For this reason, since the day we heard it, we have not ceased praying for you and asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of God’s will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him, as you bear fruit in every good work and as you grow in... [Read more](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/2026/06/faith-that-lasts-colossians-19-1424-29.html)\n\n[General Christian](//www.patheos.com/general-christian)\n\n[Education and Religion]()\n\n[Family, Parenting and Religion]()\n\n[education](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/category/education)\n\n[faith](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/tag/faith)\n\n[maturity](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/tag/maturity)\n\n2026-06-18T17:45:42-04:00\n\n[![LOGO](//www.patheos.com/~/media/images/components/navigation/patheos/patheos-logo-header.png) Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.](//www.patheos.com/)\n\n# [Faith that Learns (Mark 7:24-31; Luke 16:19-31)](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/2026/06/faith-that-learns.html)\n\nLast updated on: June 18, 2026 at 5:45 pm   By [James F. McGrath](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/author/james-f-mcgrath)\n\n[0 Comments](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/2026/06/faith-that-learns.html#comments-section)\n\n[![](https://wp-media.patheos.com/blogs/sites/719/2017/08/ParableLazarus-350x350.jpg)](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/2026/06/faith-that-learns.html)\n\nFaith that Learns  (Mark 7:24-31; Luke 16:19-31) Syrophoenician woman; Rich man and Lazarus Lakeside Chautauqua Faith for Living talk June 2026   This talk is about two texts that, until relatively recently, it never occurred to me to connect. Rather than begin by trying to persuade you that they are indeed linked, let me start with one of them, arguably the more difficult, then move to the other, and then return us to the relationship between the two passages. So... [Read more](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/2026/06/faith-that-learns.html)\n\n[Catholic](//www.patheos.com/catholic)\n\n[Education and Religion]()\n\n[education](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/category/education)\n\n[Gospel of Luke](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/category/gospel-of-luke)\n\n[Gospel of Mark](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/category/gospel-of-mark)\n\n[Canaanites](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/tag/canaanites)\n\n[Lazarus](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/tag/lazarus)\n\n[learning](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/tag/learning)\n\n[Syrophoenician](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/tag/syrophoenician)\n\n2026-06-17T04:53:03-04:00\n\n[![LOGO](//www.patheos.com/~/media/images/components/navigation/patheos/patheos-logo-header.png) Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.](//www.patheos.com/)\n\n# [Faith that Lives (Matthew 7:12-29)](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/2026/06/faith-that-lives.html)\n\nLast updated on: June 17, 2026 at 4:53 am   By [James F. McGrath](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/author/james-f-mcgrath)\n\n[0 Comments](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/2026/06/faith-that-lives.html#comments-section)\n\n[![](https://wp-media.patheos.com/blogs/sites/719/2026/06/IMG_3544-350x350.jpeg)](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/2026/06/faith-that-lives.html)\n\nFaith that Lives  (Matthew 7:12-29): Wise and foolish builders Faith for Living talk, Lakeside Chautauqua, June 16th, 2026 “Everyone, then, who hears these words of mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on rock. The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall because it had been founded on rock. And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not... [Read more](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/2026/06/faith-that-lives.html)\n\n[Gospel of Matthew](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/category/gospel-of-matthew)\n\n[faith](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/tag/faith)\n\n[Sermon on the Mount](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/tag/sermon-on-the-mount)\n\n[works](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/tag/works)\n\n2026-06-15T07:59:15-04:00\n\n[![LOGO](//www.patheos.com/~/media/images/components/navigation/patheos/patheos-logo-header.png) Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.](//www.patheos.com/)\n\n# [Generosity and Justice (Mark 12:38-44)](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/2026/06/generosity-and-justice-mark-1238-44.html)\n\nLast updated on: June 15, 2026 at 7:59 am   By [James F. McGrath](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/author/james-f-mcgrath)\n\n[0 Comments](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/2026/06/generosity-and-justice-mark-1238-44.html#comments-section)\n\n[![](https://wp-media.patheos.com/blogs/sites/719/2026/06/IMG_3443-350x350.webp)](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/2026/06/generosity-and-justice-mark-1238-44.html)\n\nGenerosity and Justice: Mark 12:38-44 Sermon delivered at the Hoover Service, Lakeside Chautauqua, Sunday June 14th, 2026 As he taught, he said, “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes and to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to have the best seats in the synagogues and places of honor at banquets! They devour widows’ houses and for the sake of appearance say long prayers. They will receive the greater condemnation.” He sat down... [Read more](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/2026/06/generosity-and-justice-mark-1238-44.html)\n\n[Gospel of Mark](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/category/gospel-of-mark)\n\n[generosity](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/tag/generosity)\n\n[Jubilee](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/tag/jubilee)\n\n[justice](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/tag/justice)\n\n[widow](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/tag/widow)\n\n2026-06-08T08:02:27-04:00\n\n[![LOGO](//www.patheos.com/~/media/images/components/navigation/patheos/patheos-logo-header.png) Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.](//www.patheos.com/)\n\n# [From Close Encounters to Disclosure: Call for Papers](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/2026/06/from-close-encounters-to-disclosure-call-for-papers.html)\n\nLast updated on: June 8, 2026 at 8:02 am   By [James F. McGrath](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/author/james-f-mcgrath)\n\n[0 Comments](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/2026/06/from-close-encounters-to-disclosure-call-for-papers.html#comments-section)\n\n[![](https://wp-media.patheos.com/blogs/sites/719/2026/06/Close-Encounters-to-Disclosure-250x250.jpg)](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/2026/06/from-close-encounters-to-disclosure-call-for-papers.html)\n\nFrom Close Encounters to Disclosure: Spielberg’s Alien Imaginary and American Spirituality Proposed Edited Volume for the Pop Culture and Theology Series Since the release of Close Encounters of the Third Kind in 1977, Steven Spielberg has played a significant role in shaping popular cultural understandings of extraterrestrial intelligence, UFOs, and humanity’s relationship to the unknown. 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