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Andrew Aghapour

Andrew Aghapour is a scholar of religion and a comedian. His one-person show Zara: An Autobiography of Monotheism is about religion, immigration, and the history of truth.

(A)theologies, Andrew Aghapour, Archive, Books, RD Blog, Stories, The CubitApril 20, 2015

The Invention of a Corporate Christian America

By Andrew Aghapour

According to author Kevin Kruse, the idea that America is a “Christian nation” was invented…

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(A)theologies, Andrew Aghapour, Archive, Culture, RD Blog, Science & Technology, The CubitMarch 30, 2015

Meet the “New Age” Stephen Colbert

By Andrew Aghapour

In the kitchen of his Charleston, S.C. home, wearing a flower in his hair, life coach and…

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(A)theologies, Andrew Aghapour, OMFG, RD Blog, Science & Technology, The CubitMarch 19, 2015

Are Evangelicals Really That “Science-Friendly”?

By Andrew Aghapour

“Evangelicals are more science-friendly than you think,” claims the headline of Cathy Lynn Grossman’s latest at…

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Now That ‘Serial’ is Over: 2014’s Best Podcasts about Religion
Andrew Aghapour, OMFG, RD BlogDecember 26, 2014

Now That ‘Serial’ is Over: 2014’s Best Podcasts about Religion

By Andrew Aghapour

Idle times are upon us. Traffic jams, holiday commutes, and New Year’s resolution jogs were…

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Archive, Books, Science & Technology, StoriesMarch 3, 2014

Does Multiverse Theory Bring Theology Into Science?

By Andrew Aghapour

The 2500-year-old idea of the multiverse is a way to sidestep theology: if there are an infinite number of universes that take on all possible parameters throughout eternity, then we don’t have to appeal to a god to explain the bounty or harmony of the world around us.

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(A)theologies, Books, Science & TechnologyAugust 14, 2013

It’s All In Your Head: Patricia Churchland’s Touching a Nerve

By Andrew Aghapour

In her latest book Patricia Churchland eschews the simplistic reductions of popular media in favor of nuanced and self-consciously incomplete explanations, but it does share one shortcoming that plagues her peers. 

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Steve Jobs Reincarnated as Divine Half-Yak
Andrew AghapourAugust 23, 2012

Steve Jobs Reincarnated as Divine Half-Yak

By Andrew Aghapour

Welcome to iHeaven. 

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Andrew AghapourJuly 16, 2012

Are there Atheists in Foxholes?

By Andrew Aghapour

New studies on “death reminders” suggest it’s agnostics we should really be looking at…

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Andrew AghapourJuly 9, 2012

Is it Blasphemous to Describe Science as “Magic”?

By Andrew Aghapour

Depends on what you mean by magic.

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Andrew AghapourJuly 5, 2012

Meditation is the Multi-Tasker’s Answer

By Andrew Aghapour

But what is the question? 

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