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Comment on Dietrich Bonhoeffer – Religionless Christianity by blissphil

blissphil — Wed, 23 May 2012 12:48:30 +0000

Thank you for this – I am a religion-less Christian, studying in a Methodist Seminary and I feel like a fish out of water almost everyday, I am equal parts frustrated and encouraged (maybe that should say strengthened) to complete the journey. What is most unsettling is the ‘where to from here’ question – I look forward to the follow up to this post. (perhaps you’ve written it already – I’ll go look.

Comment on About by S Cheng

S Cheng — Thu, 17 May 2012 18:00:14 +0000

Wow, I think I’ve found a favorite blog. Thank God for your brain.

Comment on Liturgy as Resistance by Kurt Willems (@KurtWillems)

Kurt Willems (@KurtWillems) — Fri, 11 May 2012 15:19:43 +0000

I couldn’t agree more and am reminded of a liturgy that relates to this by Walsh and Claiborne called “A Litany of Resistance.” If all of our churches recited that once each month, I imagine that the communal consciousness would be liberated from Christendom! Great post with a great insight Mason.

Comment on What is Empire? by Mason

Mason — Thu, 10 May 2012 10:36:33 +0000

I will have to check that one out, thanks!

Comment on Wendell Berry on Consumerism and Corporate Power by +Jeffrey Reese , thought you might like this. | Henry M Imler

+Jeffrey Reese , thought you might like this. | Henry M Imler — Wed, 09 May 2012 20:22:11 +0000

[...] Wendell Berry on Consumerism and Corporate Power As I continue to contemplate the ways that war, consumerism, and entertainment have come to play a central – and often religious – role in our society, I find myself turning repeatedly to the prophetic voice of Wendell Berry.In this brilliant selection from his 2002 essay Conservationist and Agrarian, Berry critiques the instability of an economy that relies on the overspending of its people (long before that played out the Great Recession of 2008), and the correlated power that corporations… [...]

Comment on What is Empire? by suzannah | the smitten word

suzannah | the smitten word — Mon, 07 May 2012 13:01:48 +0000

i’m reading Beauty Will Save The World, and the author plays a bit with theme of empire as the power Jesus disarms and makes spectacle of in his resurrection. it’s been really good.

Comment on “You are the man!” V, Nathan, and Prophetic Subversion by The Sunday List ~ David, Bathsheba, and a Chinese Welder. | Seth Haines

The Sunday List ~ David, Bathsheba, and a Chinese Welder. | Seth Haines — Sun, 06 May 2012 17:17:33 +0000

[...] week, John Blase, Mason Slater, and I all wrote a piece that reference David and Bathsheba. Each of us use the story for a [...]

Comment on “You are the man!” V, Nathan, and Prophetic Subversion by Jenn

Jenn — Wed, 02 May 2012 15:47:38 +0000

“It is this sort of prophetic witness that I think the Church needs to reclaim in its art, its singing, and its storytelling.”

Amen. I was just discussing this idea with my husband last night – about how the Church has lost her imagination and her ability to capture people’s imagination, and what a sad thing that is.

Comment on “You are the man!” V, Nathan, and Prophetic Subversion by suzannah | the smitten word

suzannah | the smitten word — Wed, 02 May 2012 14:55:20 +0000

yes and yes. i wish you’d made it out to the festival of faith and writing. prophetic imagination was a resounding theme.

Comment on V for Vendetta – on Art as Subversion by “You are the man!” V, Nathan, and Prophetic Subversion « New Ways Forward

Wed, 02 May 2012 14:22:13 +0000

[...] off of yesterday’s post – I want to suggest that there is biblical precedent for the prophetic and subversive use of [...]