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5 things True Blood gets theologically rightThis week marks the return of the HBO series “True Blood.” For those who haven’t followed the series, “True Blood” is based on a series of pulp-ish novel by Charlene Harris that follows the travails and revelations of Bon Temps, Louisiana after “The Great Revelation” – the moment following the invention of synthetic blood (marketed and sold as “True Blood” which gives us the series title) where Vampires come out in … There’s more to read here.
Posted in belief, books, Imagination, Mikhail Bakhtin, television, theology, True Blood
Tagged Sookie Stackhouse, television, True Blood, Vampires
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5 things Oprah taught the worldLast night, Oprah Winfrey ended a 25 year, 4,561 episode run of the Oprah Winfrey Show not in a massive stadium spectacle nor by giving away cars or even having Tom Cruise jumping on the sofa next to her. No, she zeroed in on what the world loves her for: she stood before her regular TV audience – estimated viewing of 48 million per week and probably 60 million watching her finale last … There’s more to read here.
Posted in belief, books, faith, Oprah, Oprah finale, television, Uncategorized
Tagged church, Jesus, Oprah, Oprah finale, television
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Glasgow, the stoning of Stephen and a lack of theological imaginationDoug Gay, a colleague who teaches Practical Theology at University of Glasgow, recently posted a citation on his Facebook page from Alastair Gray’s stunning 1981 novel Lanark that gave voice to much of what I been wrestling with for the past two weeks. For those not familiar with Lanark, it is reminiscent of James Joyce’s Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man and Ulysses with echoes of … There’s more to read here.
Posted in Alastair Grey, belief, Bible, books, church, culture, economics, facebook, Glasgow, Jesus, Lanark, missional, theology
Tagged Alastair Grey, Bible, books, church, economics, existential musings, facebook, Lanark, literature, theology
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The ‘Book’ in memoriam: The Book of Eli and The Secret of KellsNumerous scholars of the Abrahamic religions have called Christianity, Judaism and Islam “religions of the book” in reference to the central role that the sacred text plays in each tradition and all three sharing similar narratives albeit interpreted theologically in differing ways. As someone who studies and inhabits the Christian tradition, I would be a called a ‘person of the book’ as well. The collected 66 books that constitute the Christian scriptures … There’s more to read here.
Posted in augustine, belief, Bible, books, church, Denzel Washington, existential musings, faith, Inerrency, Monastic community, Sacred texts, The Book of Eli, The Secret of Kells, theology
Tagged Bible, books, church, Denzel Washington, inerrency, Monastic community, Sacred texts, The Book of Eli, The Secret of Kells, theology
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Teaching as Pez dispensers – Parker Palmer and the active vs. contemplative lifeOne of the challenges I face as a theologian working with educators in the public school system is helping teachers discover courage and hopefully a passion for engaging students in a life of the spirit as much as a life of the mind. This is no easy task. Teachers in elementary and secondary schools are under huge pressure to ‘teach for the test’ and constantly assessing students in ways that focus … There’s more to read here. How (Not) to Speak of God – some latent reflections on Peter Rollins’ bookAs I have begun to receive comments on my recent book Freedom of the Self, one of the questions I have had is for follow-up reading – people who are tilling the same soil I am seeking to work in bringing together continental philosophy, Christian mysticism, and a deep concern for the contemporary accelerated culture within which live in Western culture. One of the books I point people to … There’s more to read here.
Posted in books, church, culture, Freedom of the Self, kenosis, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Mark Driscoll, Meister Eckhart, missional, Peter Rollins, Pseudo-Dionysus, theology
Tagged books, church, Continential Philosophy, Emergent, existential musings, Freedom of the Self, missional, Peter Rolins, theology
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Dragon Tattoo, Crazy Heart, Facebook and the End of ForgivenessLike so many people this year, I have been swept up into the world of Lisbeth Salander and the Millennium Trilogy of the late Stieg Larsson that began with The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Needless to say, the books follow a fairly predicable pot boiler thriller formula akin to a Scott Turow, Robert Ludlum or Tom Clancy novel: an innocence protagonist is thrust (whether by chance or fate – you … There’s more to read here. Tom Oord lists “Freedom of the Self” in his summer reading listTom Oord at Northwest Nazarene University posted his summer reading list and included Freedom of the Self on the list: http://thomasjayoord.com/index.php/blog/archives/books_im_reading/ Many thanks Tom for the kind thoughts!… There’s more to read here.
Posted in books, emergent, Freedom of the Self, kenosis, missional, theology
Tagged books, Emergent, Freedom of the Self, literature, theology
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Freedom of the Self – a short description of my new book and web deal price available now!Friends – my new book Freedom of the Self: Kenosis, Cultural Identity and Mission at the Crossroads is about to be published and I have a web deal for you. The book will be available July 1st but won’t be up on Amazon and other sites for a few more weeks. My publisher has a “web deal” price of $16.80 if you order directly from the URL I am providing. Feel … There’s more to read here.
Posted in books, church, emergent, existential musings, kenosis, missional, missional quote of the week, theology
Tagged books, church, Emergent, Freedom of the Self, missional, theology
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Being Tame and Neo-Manhood Movement: A new appreciation for The Little PrinceThere is a line in Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s wee 1943 book The Little Prince that caught my eye the other day: “You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed.” It is such an interesting term this notion of taming. The tension surrounding what it means to be human is ultimately bound up (pun intended) in this notion of whether we are to be tamed or allowed to go native … There’s more to read here.
Posted in books, church, culture, existential musings, John Eldredge, Mark Driscoll, wild at heart
Tagged books, existential musings, John Eldredge, manhood, Mark Driscoll, The Little Prince, theology, Wild at Heart
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