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A Rant of Sorts: Grappling with Religious Belief, Belonging, Exclusion and Community
Recently I’ve been having some pretty fascinating conversations about what it means to belong to community. In fact, just this week I sat in room full of colleagues and debated whether or not someone needed to become a member of a local church in order to be considered a full participant. The whole conversation left [...]
Check out this Podcast: Philip Clayton
In this episode, I interviews Philip Clayton about his book Transforming Christian Theology: For Church and Society. We also talk about the upcoming Theology After Google event and Clayton’s then pre-debate with Daniel Dennet. Enjoy!
Philip Clayton & Dan Dennet Conversation link.
Theology After Google link.
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Troy Bronsink: Don’t Hold Your Breath…For Too Long
Here is another guest blogger of the new season. This time, my friend Troy Bronsink gifts us with an Ash Wednesday reflection.
For those who don’t know, Troy is an artist and a pastor seeking the way of Jesus. He and his wife, Kelley, and daughter, Eve, live in the Capitol View neighborhood of downtown Atlanta, [...]
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 [...]
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
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If Religion Is The New Color Line, What’s Next?
Eboo Patel (podcast) continues to get it right: there is a new line of discrimination in America and it is called religion.
Slowly but surely as more data comes out about religious life in America, it is glaringly obvious that there is a new kind of color line in America (and many would argue the world). [...]
Podcast: Thomas Oord on Essential Kenosis Theology
Check out the new podcast with Thomas J Oord. Really, its good stuff.
There is even a little banter about how we should approach the parts of the Bible that no one likes. We kind of agree, kind of disagree. You decide;)
Joshua
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Are we really the world?
For New Years eve, Laura, a few freinds and I all went to hear Band of Horses at The Tabernacle in Atlanta. On the whole it was a great night and great show!
What got me though was the closing song the band chose for NYE: We are the world. Why you might ask would this [...]
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