Books
Check out Nick on Ooze.tv!
As you will remember, Nick’s book came out recently. Here is an interview with Spencer Burke and he about it. Good stuff. Check it out! JC Send to Facebook
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 [...]
Hermeneutics: A Sincere Question for Readers and Thinkers
Friends, I implore of you to tell me what you think of : hermeneutics? What is it? What are the criteria of good hermeneutic theory? What do you think is the hermeneutic of this age? Seriously, scholars and friends, please indulge me with your responses. Joshua Send to Facebook
Zizek for the Weekend
“What is the Absolute? Something that appears to us in fleeting experiences–say, through the gentle smile of a beautiful woman, or even through the warm caring smile of a person who may otherwise seem ugly and rude. In such miraculous but extremely fragile moments, another dimension transpires through our reality. As such, the Absolute is [...]
Dr. Tom Long on Death
Dr. Thomas Long is one of my professors at Candler. He’s a great teacher, preacher, speaker, and thinker. His newest book (Accompany Them with Singing: The Christian Funeral) however isn’t on any of those things. No, this one is on quite the opposite: death. I’ll be doing a review (and hopefully a podcast) with him [...]
New Podcast: Sara Wheat, Untameable Heart
This week Nick talks to Sara Wheat. She has recently written a book called Untameable Heart: Confessions of an Emergent Christ Follower. Sara talks about her story and self publishing. Check out her website Order her book Read her blog here [Download Episode] Send to Facebook
Zizek Quote for Weekend Reflection
“We are thus simultaneously less free and more free than we think: we are thoroughly passive determined by and dependant on the past, but we have the freedom to define the scope of this determination, that is, to (over)determine the past which will determine us.” Zizek from In Defense of Lost Causes Send to Facebook
My Friend and Podcaster: The Hopeful Skeptic
Nick’s book is live! Here is an interview I did with Nick about his book. Also, here is link to an interview that Becky Garrison did with Nick about the book for God’s Politics. Enjoy! JC Send to Facebook
Samir Selmanovic: NY Times Review
You may remember that I posted a link to a podcast Nick recorded with Samir. Here is a link to a review done in the New York Times entitled, “Looking to Other Religions, and to Atheism, for Clarity of Faith.” Very interesting. Enjoy the read. JC Send to Facebook
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 Send to Facebook
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