Theology
9/11, Lectionary Readings, and the Challenge of Interfaith Living
Sometimes, lectionary readings just get it right. On September 11 as I was driving to HIEC I passed one of those famous church signs. It simply read: “There will come a judgment!” If I’m honest I was a little annoyed by the fact that on 9/11 the last thing that people need to be concerned [...]
The Avett Brothers, Confessional Singing, and a not-so Community of Strangers
Last night I had the privilege of standing in the Fox theater with a group of friends and strangers listening to a free show by the Avett Brothers. It was great, the seats we found were stage-side and the air was electric. As I stood along side my wife and in the community of my [...]
The Abuse of Power: Why People of Faith Should Not Text and Drive
Recently it occurred to me: the reason why people text and drive is because they don’t take seriously enough how their technology participates in their personal demonstration of power. If people of faith understood that both the phone and the car were extensions of themselves, maybe they would see [...]
A Suitable Tweet?: 2 Kings 9 in Twible
Jana Riess tweets her way through a chapter of the Bible a day. Very fun interesting way to go about it! Today, she tweeted: “#Twible 2 Kgs 9: Alpo Corp. tests new “Jezebel” flavor; wins canine pre-approval in focus group. Lick it up, dogs. Wait, you missed a spot.” What do you think? Suitable tweet [...]
The Hopeful Skeptic Interviewed
Nick is getting more and more press for his book. Check out the most recent set of interviews by Jason Boyett. Good stuff. JC Send to Facebook
Podcasting and Soul-Selling
Here is a link to our most recent podcast. In it, we have a podcast with Evan Drake Howard who talks about his new book The Galilean Secret. He has an essay on Washington Post On Faith today about the need for a spirituality of hope to undergird a politics of hope, here is the [...]
Creation Care Podcast! Oil Spill Thoughts!
In this podcast Josh grabs another round table podcast with the likes of Julie Clawson, Ben Lowe, and Tom Sine. The four of them discuss the (lack of a) Christian response to the oil spill in the gulf of Mexico as well as other issues facing the American Christianity’s move towards more active caring for [...]
Dr. David Pacini: Through Narcissus’ Glass Darkly, A Podcast
In this podcast, Josh grabs an interview with Dr. David Pacini from the Candler School of Theology. Dr. Pacini’s current research focuses on problems in Kantian and post-Kantian philosophy and philosophical theology, especially those of aesthetics and psychology as they evolved in late nineteenth-century and early twentieth-century texts that explore the boundaries of theological thinking. [...]
Guest Blogger Iris: Oklahoma’s Free Ride
We have had our attention divided in the news as of late. Arizona grabbed us first with divisive immigration action that seems more like racial profiling than actual reform. Then came the oil spill, a catastrophe in itself, 11 lives lost and a huge threat to the livelihoods of fishers and drillers alike. We watch [...]
Jennifer Knapp, the Bible and Homosexuality: The Elusive Quest for Biblical Normativity
The other night’s interview between Larry King, Jennifer Knapp, Pastor Bob Bostford and Ted Haggard again demonstrated one key thing: the quest for a universal and Biblically fixed understanding of Christianity in relation to homosexuality has and remains to be elusive. Throughout the course of the two-hour interview, Larry King once again highlighted that in [...]
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