Reimaging Xianity in the wake of Modernism's passing
Religion
On Creating New Behaviors Through New Vocabularies
Jul 22nd
A while ago, I talked about the trouble that comes with attacking existing systems of thought and behavior. Today, I give you the remedy, courtesy of Rorty.
Interesting philosophy is rarely an examination of the pros and cons of a thesis. Usually, it is, implicitly or explicitly, a contest between an entrenched vocabulary which has become [...]
Guilty fabergé eggs
Jun 25th
I take it as a mark of godliness that my immediate Christian community is able to follow God’s command to be stewards of this Earth and we are beginning to be conscious of and find ways to evangelize without resorting to making asses out of ourselves and our Lord. And we do this while not merely inverting the fundamentalist/reformed paradigms. We still value just as much the seeking of Christ and faith in him for the acceptance of the forgiveness of sin. We still see the Bible as the only God-Stamped revelation. But, there is one thing we still lack…
The Magic Wand of Jesus
Jun 17th
I love ancient art because it is so very often unkosher. For example, in some early Christian art, Jesus is often portrayed beardless and breast-full because using feminine physical traits were the only way artists could communicate certain attributes of Jesus. (I have seen the images before, but have yet to track down a digital [...]
Religion is to be defended…
Jun 16th
Religion is to be defended – not by putting to death – but by dying. Not by cruelty, but by patient endurance. Not by guilt, but by good faith. For the former belongs to evil, but the latter to good…
For if you wish to defend religion by bloodshed, tortures, and guilt, it will be [...]
Faith or Evidence First?
Jun 12th
I have a sneaking suspicion that if we believe in the truths of the Bible about God the world’s meaning because of rational arguments and empirical evidence (Lee Strobel/Josh McDowell, anyone?), then we actually have faith in rationality and empiricism. I tweeted about it the other day and had a fun conversation with my good [...]
Polygamy amongst Xian Converts in Africa
May 5th
Wonderful write up looking at polygamy among converts in various regions in Africa. These issues are thorny at best. What would you do if your Church converted a polygamist family? What if your church lived in abject poverty? What do you do with God allowing the patriarchs to have multiple wives? What about the damages [...]
So I can Love them Better – Relationship is the Best Apologetic
Apr 21st
My friend T’tocs is over in [not Brazil] ministering to college students. Here is a recent convo we had via text. I left the text-speak in there on purpose.
T’tocs : Nice. Don’t tell me abt tonight’s episode until i confirm i’ve seen it.Abt 2 go meet w 2 girls who want to show me the [...]
A Little Dirt is OK.
Apr 17th
This is a post written to myself as I look back on my words and deeds these last 15 years.
As I have moved from theological founationalism to a wounded wonderer and tried to reconstruct a better, more nimble theology, I have found myself utilizing the pithy polemic against my fellow Sisters and see my [...]
Notes on Terrorism
Apr 11th
Right now I am doing some research on terrorism and Islam for my Lived Religions class. I really am ignorant of the scholarship. I always start with the Said videos. Right now I am going through some journal articles on terrorism. Here are my current sources and notes:
Incomplete and Unsurveyed Bibliography:
Andriolo, Karin. “Murder by Suicide: [...]
On the Essence of Christianity
Apr 9th
These wise words can guide us from the depths of hubris up into the oceans of humility and finally into the active land of creatively morphing our faith forward:
Immersion in the literature of the 5th and 6th centuries has slowly eroded any lingering conviction that I had that throughout these centuries Christianity stood for [...]
Art
Mar 12th
When the specter of a permanent dwelling surfaces, new questions arise. Questions like
What do I want this space to look like?
What do I want this space to say?
Accordingly, I’ve been thinking quite a bit about art. More specifically, what art I would like to hang in my office. There are two pieces I [...]
Christian Charity in the 4th Century
Mar 11th
Julian the Apostate, apparently after he had fallen from a horse and injured his arm.
Here are some words from Julian the Apostate, my favorite Roman Emperor on Christian and Jewish charity. Julian hated Christians and sought to undermine their cultural advances. This quote comes from his justification to use temples as social justice distribution centers.
For [...]
Cool Video on Sikh Martial Arts
Feb 18th
As I was writing my lecture on Sikhism this afternoon, I came across this video on Sihk martial arts:
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