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Expert Profile: Michael Clark, Ph.D.

Expertise: I consider myself a progressive Catholic. I'm not a liberal or conservative Catholic, nor am I a single-minded critic of Catholicism. I simply believe that adults in the 21C should use the mind God gave them and not just unwittingly repeat ancient and medieval patterns of thinking. If you're looking for someone to tell you why "Catholicism is right" or perhaps why "Catholicism is wrong" ask another expert. And if you have pastoral concerns, ask the person who should be helping you--your parish priest. What I am interested in looking into, however, is questions that intelligently and respectfully question those aspects of Catholicism that are not infallible. I run an educational website earthpages.org and know the web and what is has to offer. Occasionally I might mention a book title as I have a Ph.D. in Religious Studies and a considerable personal library.

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.

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Something controversial or provocative about this subject I firmly believe that God may work through anyone.

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

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Total Questions (since joining AllExperts)		580

Recent Reviews from Users

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10	10	10	10	09/19/08
10	10	10	10	09/11/08
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10	10	10	10	05/05/08
10	10	10	10	04/29/08

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(Don on 09/19/08)

Thank you. Your insight and advice was very helpful. It was quite nice to see that someone thinks the same way that I do. As for my parents, they real
(Nicolette on 09/11/08)

Thank you very much for your response, I greatly appreciate it.
(Rachel on 06/27/08)

Extremely prompt, helpful, and comforting response. Complete in every way. We highly recommend this 'expert'. We give many thanks.
(Jim on 05/05/08)

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Recent Answers from Michael Clark, Ph.D.

2008-10-25 books: I really think that as a Catholic you should just read whichever Catholic Bible appeals to you. Many laypersons time and again confuse the Fundamentalist and Catholic takes on cosmology, history, science...

2008-10-09 Who Is Seraphim?: Hi... in my view a lot of the material about upper angels such as the Seraphim is conjectural. So you might just want to look over the available material and decide for yourself what to believe... http://www...

2008-04-28 St Joseph: I don't know for sure. Might it be related to this? http://www.themiracleofstjoseph.org/rev5083.html If not, St. Teresa apparently attributed her recovery from illness to St. Joseph: http://www...

2008-03-04 Greater than or equal to God: Jim, we have to remember that for Catholics sacred scripture and tradition go hand in hand and are of equal weight. The best expression of this is found in the catechism, which pretty clearly says:...

2008-01-10 The Three Wise Men: Hi Ethel, just copy and paste these links into your browser's address bar... http://www.ewtn.com/vexperts/showmessage.asp?number=524082&Pg=Forum13&Pgnu=1&rec http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09527a...