I started doing this several years ago. It is surprising how often it reveals something that significantly alters the perception of the topic. When a complex topic is overly simplified it actually makes it more confusing and becomes less helpful. Topics that are appropriately complex and … Read more about Add an ‘S’ as a test
Postmodern Suffering on Twitter
Peter Heltzel - protestant activist, friend of Randy Woodley, author of Resurrection City, and upcoming podcast guest - posed a question on Twitter yesterday: What does postmodernity mean for those who suffer? Friend of the podcast, Anthony Smith addressed one aspect when he tweeted "black folks … Read more about Postmodern Suffering on Twitter
For a Church to Come with Peter Blum
Peter Blum is the author of For a Church to Come: Experiments in Postmodern Theory and Anabaptist Thought. He chats with Callid for a conversation about how post-modern thought inform and interacts with the Christian tradition and the Quaker/Mennonite/Anabaptist persuasion. We have 3 copies of … Read more about For a Church to Come with Peter Blum
Subverting the Norm LIVE and in 3-D
This is a ruckus selection of audio from the HomeBrewed Christianity live event at the Subverting the Norm 2 conference last weekend. It begins with Barry Taylor and the Band then moves on to 4 toasts offered in honor of the 4 faces on our Mt. Rushmore style Radical Theology poster for the … Read more about Subverting the Norm LIVE and in 3-D
Our Theology Starts 100 Years Ago: an experiment
I want to throw something out and see if it has legs. I will be playing a character today - feel free to play along! My great-grandmother was born into a world that no longer exists in many ways. I’m preparing a presentation for the Subverting the Norm Conference. I have been reviewing a book … Read more about Our Theology Starts 100 Years Ago: an experiment
Doug Pagitt Radio: what is happening IN religion
I had the honor to be on Doug Pagitt Radio this morning. It was a great conversation with Doug and Victoria that centered about what is happening in religion. You can read the initial blog about religionand postmodern thought here. Doug has the video on his website and on Itunes. Here the … Read more about Doug Pagitt Radio: what is happening IN religion
what is happening IN religion – or when we talk about God
This weekend I will finish reading two books that we were given through the podcast (thank you publishers). The first is Peter Rollins new on The Idolatry of God and the second is Phil Snider’s Preaching After God. I have recently edited podcasts with both of these authors. [We put out the Phil … Read more about what is happening IN religion – or when we talk about God
After MacIntyre
This is part of an article I wrote a while ago. I am posting it as background to my blog post "Radical Orthodoxy's Fatal Flaw". It is not written in blog format but for anyone who is interested, I wanted to put it out there. Introduction In After Virtue Alasdair MacIntyre puts forward a … Read more about After MacIntyre
Radical Orthodoxy’s Fatal Flaw
It does not take long, when listening to John Milbank, to discover the fatal flaw. Milbank says “The only choice in our time is between religion and nihilism”. Into a plural, multiple, diverse 21st century, RO comes marching in with a old-school binary! From sentence one, as a listener, you … Read more about Radical Orthodoxy’s Fatal Flaw
Is David Fitch right about the Church’s task?
This morning David Fitch tweeted this: "The biggest task of today's church is to undermine in its members the blase unexamined acceptance of secular assumptions for everyday life." I have been thinking about it all day. I'm not sure he is right on this one. Now just to let you know where I … Read more about Is David Fitch right about the Church’s task?
5 Biggest Changes for Pastors in the Last 50 Years
I’m preparing to facilitate a conversation with some colleagues in the new year about ministry and honoring tradition. I want to begin - and thus frame - the conversation with the changing culture that we are products of, interact with and attempt to minister to. It is a different way to approach … Read more about 5 Biggest Changes for Pastors in the Last 50 Years
The Resurgence of René Girard
René Girard is popping up in the most interesting places. Among others: Tony Jones mentioned him in our podcast about 'A Better Atonement' I heard Brian McLaren talk about him in lecture at Wild Goose West. Later this week I will be interviewing James Alison on the subject. In fact, … Read more about The Resurgence of René Girard