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Michael Clark, Ph.D.

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I'm a progressive Catholic--not a liberal, conservative nor a single-minded critic of Catholicism. I simply believe that adults in the 21C should use the mind God gave them and not just repeat ancient and medieval modes of thinking.

I can probably help with questions that intelligently and respectfully question those aspects of Catholicism that are not infallible. But if you're looking for someone to vigorously defend or perhaps refute Catholicism as a whole, that's not me. So please ask another expert.

Experience in the area

I run an educational website earthpages.org and know what the web has to offer. I might suggest hyperlinks and/or book titles as I have a Ph.D. in Religious Studies and a considerable personal library.

Publications

Print Media:
My table from "Religions and Cults" at earthpages.org is reproduced with permission in L. Lindsey, S. Beach and B. Ravelli, Core Concepts in Sociology, 2nd ed., p. 157

World Wide Web:
My online article "Letter to God" coauthored with Buddhist monk, E. Raymond Rock, appears on several different spirituality-based websites, including http://tinyurl.com/db7a5o

I've interviewed, as a Christian, a self-proclaimed mystic: http://tinyurl.com/cawykr

My articles appeared at the former New View magazine nuvunow.ca and are published at earthpages.org.

Education/Credentials

Ph.D. in Religious Studies
M.A. in Comparative Religion
B.A. Hon. in Psychology/Sociology
For more info, please see my CV and letters of recommendation and my blog at michaelwclark.com.

What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field?

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Recent Answers from Michael Clark, Ph.D.

2012-05-24 Rosary:

In my humble opinion we each have our own way of praying to God. Some prefer to pray to the saints (which includes Mary), requesting their intercession while others prefer to go direct to the source. And

2011-10-17 Role of Satan:

In my opinion nobody really knows what hell is like. And getting into arguments or debates about it is unproductive because people can get tripped up on certain words and statements that have been interpreted

2011-09-23 Religious Spirituality:

Interpreted one way, 'religious spirituality' could refer to the spiritual aspect of any organized religious practice. Some see religion as all man-made, with no spirituality at all. But others recognize

2011-09-22 Communicating Beliefs To Somebody:

I think this is more a question that could be asked in the Psychology or Counseling section of this website, if one exists. But I will just say that Catholicism teaches that we must freely come to God

2011-05-27 bioethics - 'designer babies':

Hi, this looks like a complicated question. These pages should help: http://www.marymeetsdolly.com/blog/index.php?/archives/706-What-is-the-Catholic- http://www.catholic-church

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