I highly recommend The Justice Project to anyone concerned with faith’s intersection with the public sphere. With that said, I do not think that any review I can write will do this book justice (pun intended). Nevertheless, I will try to encapsulate this excellent book and my thoughts on it Continue reading →
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Tagged Christian Living, Christianity, Emergent, Emerging Church, environmentalism, fair trade, justice, Social Justice, sustainability, the coming insurrection, The Justice Project
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My Thoughts on ‘Star Trek’ (Part 1 of 2) Ok, I will start by joining the millions of other bloggers and say that this movie is amazing. Star Trek transcended my expectations in almost every way. It is worth spending … Continue reading →
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Tagged Christianity, Evangelicalism, Female Jesus, History, J.J. Abrams, James T. Kirk, Postmodernism, Spock, Star Trek, The Message
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Attention: This post is completely personal information and carries no intentional theological content. Ok, now that we’re through that I just wanted to write a post and keep y’all updated on how this first semester here at CST- Emory’s going. … Continue reading →
Envision 2008 Princeton, New Jersey June 8-10th According to the website: http://ev08.org/ Envision ‘08 is about the power of the gospel to transform the public square. It’s about Jesus and justice, evangelical history and heritage, and practiced theology. It’s about … Continue reading →
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Tagged Being Poor, Brian McLaren, Culture, Doug Pagitt, Envision 08, Evangelical, Evangelicalism, Faith, God!, Jay Bakker, Picking up Bottles, Politics, Princeton, Religion, Samir Selmanovic, Social Justice, Theology, Washing Cars
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An Evangelical Manifesto: My Thoughts You can read my initial synopsis and comments to the Evangelical Manifesto here. I’ve been holding off on writing my thoughts for a few days because in these situations I tend to be reactionary and … Continue reading →
Posted in Christianity, Church History, Emergence, Evangelical Manifesto, Historical Theology, Random Bloggings, Religion, Theology
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Tagged Catholic, Catholicism, Christianity, Church History, Earl Barnett, Emerging Church, Evangelical Manifesto, Evangelicalism, Faith, Justification, Religion, Theology
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Chapter 6: Sunday Morning Costumes “So what’s the big deal about ‘dressing up’ for church?… First, it reflects the false division between the secular and the sacred…. Second, wearing attractive, flashy clothes on Sunday morning screams out an embarrassing message: … Continue reading →
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Tagged Book Review, Books, Chrsitianity, Church, Earl Barnett, Ecclesiology, Frank Viola, George Barna, Pagan Christianity, Religion, Theology
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Evangelism is destroying the Church. Our constant focus on bringing those outside our communities inside, with little focus on genuinely making disciples has left our Churches a ‘mile wide, but merely an inch deep’ (to borrow an overused cliche). I … Continue reading →
Posted in Christianity, Church History, Emergence, Emerging Church, Historical Theology, Kirk Cameron, Random Bloggings, Ray Comfort, Religion, Theology
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Tagged Christianity, Conversion, Earl Barnett, Emerging Church, Evangelism, Faith, Kirk Cameron, Ray Comfort, Religion, The Way of the Master, Theology
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Chapter 5- The Pastor: Obstacle To Ever-Member Functioning “… the present-day pastor was born out of a single-bishop rule first spawned by Ignatius and Cyprian. The bishop evolved into a local presbyter. In the Middle Ages, the presbyter grew into … Continue reading →
Posted in Books, Christianity, Church History, Emergence, Emerging Church, Frank Viola, George Barna, Pagan Christianity, Random Bloggings, Religion, Theology
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Tagged Book Review, Books, Christianity, Church, Church History, Earl Barnett, Emerging Church, Evangelicalism, Frank Viola, George Barna, Pagan Christianity, Religion, Theology
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This will be the first installment of my search through contemporary (1998- present) Christian thought on the philosophy we so dearly refer to as ‘postmodernism’. I’m not fully sure of the scope this survey will go, but with so many … Continue reading →
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Tagged Brian McLaren, Christianity, D.A. Carson, Doug Pagitt, Earl Barnett, Faith, John MacArthur, Postmodernism, Religion, Stanley Hauerwas, Theologians, Theology, Tony Jones
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I’ve been called many things by my conservative friends since I began my exploration of the concepts of pluralism and their interaction with the Christian faith. Most of which I’ve disregarded as conservative angst from individuals who have bought into … Continue reading →
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Tagged Christianity, Deism, Earl Barnett, Emerging Church, Postmodernism, Religion, Theology
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During Church I often find myself analizing my Amercian, conservative, evangelical, pseudo-’mega church’s worship style. I spend time questioning mostly ‘why’ and ‘how’ they do worship hoping to understand their theology behind the manner they do things. I see their … Continue reading →
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Tagged Add new tag, Anthropology, Christianity, Earl Barnett, Emerging Church, Faith, George Orwell, Linguistic Determinism, Religion, Theology
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This post comes as a response to accusations that I wanted to address clearly and directly. So, why preach? As much as I’m getting sick of making lists, I’ll do so for the sake of simplicity for readers. 1) Preaching … Continue reading →
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Tagged Calvin Park, Christianity, Church, Earl Barnett, Preaching
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From his sermon, ‘Shall the Fundamentalists Win?‘: “If a man is a genuine liberal, his primary protest is not against holding [conservative] opinions, although he may well protest against their being considered the fundamentals of Christianity. This is a free … Continue reading →
Posted in Brian McLaren, Christianity, Church History, Emergence, Emerging Church, Harrold Emerson Fosdick, Historical Theology, N.T. Wright, Religion, Stephen Chalke, Theology
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Tagged Brian McLaren, Christianity, Church History, Earl Barnett, Emerging Church, Harry Emerson Fosdick, Historical Theology, Liberalism, N.T. Wright, Religion, Stephen Chalke, Theology
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Do many of us, as American-Protestant-Christians, operate from the assumption that God does not reveal ‘truth’ beyond our ability to comprehend it? I’ve met a lot of Christians who seem to operate from the perspective that any new theology or … Continue reading →
Posted in Books, Christianity, Church History, Church Living, Emergence, Emerging Church, Random Bloggings, Religion, Theology
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Tagged Christian Living, Christianity, Church, Earl Barnett, Protestantism, Religion, Theology
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I’ve decided to simultaneously run two conversations, simply because I want to provide a balanced perspective of both rejection and acceptance of beliefs. I submit myself to the authority of Scripture because: 1. It is the only record I have … Continue reading →
