Nick Gier

Nick Gier lives in Moscow, Idaho. He holds a doctorate in philosophical theology from the Claremont Graduate University. His major professors were James M. Robinson, New Testament scholar and editor of the Gnostic Gospels, and John B. Cobb, the world’s foremost process theologian. He taught in the philosophy department at the University of Idaho for 31 years. He was coordinator of religious studies from 1980-2003. He has written five books and over 70 articles and book chapters. Read his articles on religion at nfgier.com/religion. He's enjoyed two sabbaticals and one research leave in India for a total of 22 months in that country. He can be reached at ngier006@gmail.com.

How My Views on Abortion Have Changed

About 10 years ago, I found it more and more difficult to make a moral distinction between human and higher animal life.

Look What the Virgin Birth Has Wrought

Jesus, Buddha, Krishna, Zoroaster, and Mithra were said to be born of virgins.

Tolerance for Transgender Community in South Asia

Living at the margins of society, especially after the coming of the British, hijras (transgender women) have played one significant role in Indian society.

The Dark Underbelly of the First Thanksgiving

Ironically, the Pilgrims settled in an American Indian village, which, along with its agricultural fields, was deserted because of the epidemic.

Europe and U.S. Northeast Curb Covid-19 Wave

We were thrilled that these precautions had given us the freedom to travel safely for the first time in 16 months. The freedom to infect others is simply a license to endanger public health and let people die.

The Gospel of Weak Belief (But Strong Faith)

Today I will be preaching the Gospel of Weak Belief. Don’t worry, I’m not going to start a new church. Besides, I don’t think too many people would come. 

The Bible as Social Justice Theology

Just as GOP attempts to restrict voting might also affect Republicans, its plans to ban social justice curricula must, I argue, include the Bible. From the Exodus to Jesus’ outreach to the poor, the foreigner, and the outcast — Jesus’ “least of these” — the Bible is a powerful lesson in liberation theology.

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