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Michael Clark, Ph.D.

Canada

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returns 12/01/2009

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I consider myself 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.

If you're looking for someone to tell you why "Catholicism is right" or perhaps why "Catholicism is wrong" please ask another expert.

I am interested in questions that intelligently and respectfully question those aspects of Catholicism that are not infallible.

Experience in the area

I run an educational website earthpages.org and know the web and what it has to offer. I might mention a book title 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?

Heaven

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Recent Answers from Michael Clark, Ph.D.

2009-10-04 religion:

What church you do or do not go to is entirely between you and God! Some people feel more comfortable in a Protestant setting, others in a Catholic. And some just try to be Christians without belonging

2009-06-10 i have a few question about converting:

It's between you and God if you convert. But you have to take some practical steps. The best thing would be to make an appointment with a priest at the parish you're most comfortable at. You'd

2009-05-18 Concern:

Sam, I think it's a bit of both. I think we're all imperfect and God helps us to grow in ways and toward areas that are good. If then, there's a Plan for you to enter into matrimonial life, God may be

2009-05-10 catholic marriage and non-believers:

To save time, this answer was composed with the help of Microsoft speech recognition software . As a result, some of the punctuation might appear just a little different than usual . Thank you for your

2009-04-30 Scriptural descriptions of end times:

Hi... you have to do a keyword search of the Bible, narrowing down your search to those books which you suspect have relevant info (e.g. Revelation) Here are two good online searches that will allow

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