Blog Posts

Anthony Smith on Not Voting as Violence?

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Anthony Smith also known as for his blog “Musings of a Postmodern Negro” has written a great and thought-provoking post on voting from the perspective of black history and theology. He says: Voting, as it

Dress Down Friday – Rushmore’s Tenth Anniversary

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Here’s a list of interesting things to entertain you for a few moments. * This fall is the tenth anniversary of Wes Anderson’s film “Rushmore.” To celebrate, the Fan site Rushmore Academy is putting

Cattell – On the Desire to Remain Uncontaminated

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I came across this quote from Missionary and Quaker Everett Cattell today, here he questions the faithfulness of those communities that withdraw from “the world.”  It is a strong statement, but one that resonates with

Barth: The Original (Theology) Hipster?

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Ben Myers posted a quote from Karl Barth on Fashion the other day, where Barth considers fashion one of the lordless powers of our times: “Who or what really determines fashion – the fashion to which

Everett Cattell’s Principle of Authority (pt. 3)

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Series contents | Intro | Part Two | Part Three | Part Four | Part Five Cattell’s understanding of authority is derived from Christ, who is the head of the church. He argues that there is a tendency in

A Quakerism Worth Believing In

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The convictions of the First Friends were what ordered their theo-political imagination (as Cavanugh calls it). This ‘imagination’ guided their practice, their missionary-inspired anti-Constantinian message that Christ had retunred and is the head of the

Wilbert Shenk on Ecclesiology and Mission

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In discussing how particular, newly planted and non-Western, churches could potentially develop “in loco an ecclesiology at once biblically and theologically responsive,” mission historian and theologian, Wilbert Shenk argues that ecclesiology has in the past

A Quick Parental Solicitation

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If you’re a parent and you have a moment and would like to join the discussion Emily and I are looking for some advice.

A Video Conversation with Martin Kelley

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Yesterday, The Quaker Ranter, Martin Kelley, and I sat down over video (he’s in NJ) and had a conversation about some of the difficulties with insider Quaker lingo and the problems that presents for