Last Night’s King Interview with Jennifer Knapp

Not sure if you got to see last night’s interview with Larry King, Jennifer Knapp and Pastor Bob Botsford, but you really should check it out. I am working on piece about it will either post it here (in the next few days) or link to where it gets posted. Stay tuned though. And in [...]

Theology After Google: After Thoughts on the Claremont 2010 Gathering

For three days this week, I was with a group of new friend and old friends trying to imagine together how theology in the googley age might emerge.
At the end of the day, one if the most powerful aspects of the event was the experience of the settling in on the face to face banter [...]

Philip Clayton vs. Academic Theology: The Postman Revisited

Philip Clayton equals Kevin Costner as epic hero.
In recent conversations with Philip (listen to podcast here), and with others (see AAR 2009 or HBC podcast), Clayton has really begun to push against academic “ivory tower” theology as being too disconnected from the kind of theology that is really necessary or capable of meeting the needs [...]

Theology After Google: An Event & A Question

On March 10-12 in Claremont, California, there is an event taking place called Theology After Google. I’ll be there.
As decribed on the website, “Why ‘theology after Google’?”:
“Progressive Christian theologians have some vitally important things to say, things that both the church and society desperately need to hear. The trouble is, we tend to deliver our [...]

Derek Koehl: Why Emergent Must Never Have Anything to Say

Welcome to the first guest blogger of the new year. Over the next several weeks you’ll get to meet a new group of my friends, theologians, philosophers, artists, and bloggers. I hope you enjoy interacting!
This week we meet Derek Koehl. A scribbler of verses, words, and random thoughts, Derek Koehl is also a master educator [...]

‘Art’: Check this Out

Here is link to a poem/piece by my friend Nuno entitled ‘Art’. Pretty good stuff. Enjoy.
JC

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Two Good Podcasts: Troy Bronsink and Samir Selmanovic

Check out these two podcasts that I haven’t linked to yet:
Troy Bronsink on The Emergent Church, Church as Art, and Neighbors Abbey
Samir Selmanovic on his book It’s Really All About God
Enjoy!
JC

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Epiphany in Poetry

Tom Frank writes, “to grasp what makes a place itself, to name its distinctive qualities, is a task for poetics” (141). In this light, I wrote the following poem as a descriptor of my recent internship experience at the Episcopal Church of the Epiphany.
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Leaves of fire, trees of old,
The ground is crackling with the fresh [...]

Experiencing U2 with a FANatic: A Wife’s Perspective

I asked Laura to write a piece for the blog on her experience of her first U2 concert, and here is what she wrote. It’s very sweet. And generous. But it’s also true;) Enjoy:
“Tuesday night was my first U2 concert.  Of course Josh’s excitement for the night was contagious and knowing how much my husband [...]

Podcast with Bishop John Shelby Spong

This week Nick and I have the great honor to interview Bishop John Shelby Spong. This is his second time on the Nick and Josh Podcast and his last interview was our most downloaded podcast. Perhaps we strike gold again with this interview about his latest book, Eternal Life: A New Vision.
In this podcast we [...]