I am always learning and part of blogging for me is comparing notes with other people. It is part of my education. I don’t claim to be an expert on anything - I am just attempting to supplement the cultural conversation I watch stream by. Quick Disclaimers: I am not a radical theologian and … Read more about An Important ‘A’ from Jack Caputo
Maybe the Mayans Weren’t Wrong
In all of the hub-bub surrounding the Mayan apocalypse that came and went without incident, it was tough to resist the funny one-liner on Facebook and Twitter. We have become so calloused against the doomsday predictions that have fueled the religious airwaves, TV broadcasts and book sales of the … Read more about Maybe the Mayans Weren’t Wrong
Hipsters and Zombies as the end of civilization
Last week I went down to Tripp’s office to work on some stuff for the podcast. I walked in while he was talking to Jordan and Christian from the Homebrewed Culture Cast. They were recording a segment about zombies and the Walking Dead series. The conversation was great - you will really enjoy … Read more about Hipsters and Zombies as the end of civilization
I Could Not Be Less Reductive: Love, Sex and Faith
It has become quite clear over the past several years that the source of many arguments in my life and in our culture ordinate with a desire to reduce things down to their simplest components or lowest common denominator. Over the past decade I have really embraced a complexity model of things. I … Read more about I Could Not Be Less Reductive: Love, Sex and Faith
The Pornography of Fundamentalism
- by Bo Sanders Normally I try to be as generous, welcoming and irenic as possible. One of my favorite slogans actually comes from my venerable partner Tripp Fuller at Big Tent 1 when he said that the ‘tent’ should be big enough for every former incarnation of ourself ... but I was never a … Read more about The Pornography of Fundamentalism
What has changed since I was your pastor
Last week I had chance to return to the place where I had been a pastor for 11 years. I have been away for 4 years pursuing higher education. It was great to reconnect with folks that I love very much. The trip also included a chance to head out into the woods with a group of guys for a week-long … Read more about What has changed since I was your pastor
Hit Me (baby) One More Time: on turning the other cheek
I'm going to see Slavo Zizek this evening. He is at the LA Library and we got tickets! In preparation I have been listing to all of my archives of his talks - including the last time he was at the LA Library. His conversation partner that night was Jack Miles (author of God: a biography) and the … Read more about Hit Me (baby) One More Time: on turning the other cheek
Radical Political Theology with Clayton Crockett
Clayton Crockett tells that you can't go home again. The world of religion and politics has changed so radically that the old definitions and boundary markers are nearly unrecognizable - and even less helpful. Clayton Crockett is Associate Professor and Director of Religious Studies at the … Read more about Radical Political Theology with Clayton Crockett
I like both Peter Rollins
Confession: I’m a big fan of Peter Rollins. Actually, I am a big fan of both Peter Rollins. Maybe I should explain. There seem to be two Peter Rollins the mesmerizing author and speaker credited with such wondrous works as How (Not) to Speak of God, The Orthodox Heretic, and now … Read more about I like both Peter Rollins
Žižek and Evangelical Christianity–The End of Evangelicalism?
- From Deacon Fackenthal David E. Fitch’s new book, The End of Evangelicalism?, brings together about the two most unlikely conversation partners I could imagine–Slavoj Žižek and American Evangelicalism. And it does so with surprisingly good results. I have to admit, since I don’t really … Read more about Žižek and Evangelical Christianity–The End of Evangelicalism?