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C Wess Daniels
Wess is the William R. Rogers Director of Friends Center and Quaker Studies at Guilford College. He is a recorded Quaker minister engaged in renewal, resisting empire, and liberation theology.
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On Biking: Safety Tips for Drivers
I posted a video and a few short thoughts on our other blog Weird Fishes about biking and some tips I wish
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Ben Pink Dandelion Interviewed on OUPBlog
Ben Pink Dandelion, Quaker professor at the University of Birmingham (UK) and one of my tutors has recently (as in this week) published, The Quakers: A Very Short Introduction with Oxford University Press. It’
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Between the Saying and the Said: Speaking Like Children
I’ve been really enjoying Peter Rollins blog lately and was struck by his recent post Did Jesus Speak Hoplandic? In the
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Tips for Using Delicious In (Doctoral) Research
del.icio.us is one of my most daily visited sites. Recently, I read a great post on the delicious blog about
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James K. Smith on Caputo’s Deconstruction
Since I recently posted on Caputo’s “What Would Jesus Deconstruct?” I thought it would be helpful to point out this article a friend emailed me by one of my favorite contemporary theologians, James
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The Newsies and the Kingdom of God?
Ok, so I’m late to the game, yes, I just watched Newsies for the first time. Emily still can’t believe I just now saw it. All I can say is that in
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Our New Family “Scrapbook”
Emily and I have set up a “family scrapbook” site called Weird Fishes (the name of one of L’s favorite Radiohead
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Decluttering: Thoughts on a Difficult Practice
As of late I’ve been on this kick to declutter my life. I am sure this has a lot to do
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Step/Not, Hospitality and ‘Realism’ (What Would Jesus Deconstruct?)
Carrying on from my last post I thought I’d point out a few more aspects to John (Jack) Caputo’s book I do like and then say something about what I don’t
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Expecting the Unexpected (What Would Jesus Deconstruct?)
Last week I did a lecture in class on John Caputo’s most recent book,What Would Jesus Deconstruct? I have mixed feelings about the book (more on this later) but I think in
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Bob Dylan for President?
I’ve been enjoying some recent reading about the elections (here, here and here) and am finding the varying perspectives stimulating. Then
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Dress Down Friday | Monchhichi and Hawaiian Chairs
Well I’m back after a four-week hiatus. It was nice having guests blog for me, felt like a little vacation.
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GOOD Magazine | On Skid Row: Introduction
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oS6ar1aJIYM&rel=1&w=500&h=430] Good Magazine, a site I
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My 2008 Reading List (so far)
With every new year comes new lists of things we all would like to accomplish, take for instance the reading list. How
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The Wire And Disrupting the Othering Process
If you haven’t had the chance to watch HBO’s TV show The Wire I highly recommend you take the time and begin watching. It’s in its fifth and final season, so