Homo Sacer and Civilized Racism?
In Slavoj Zizek’s book on September 11, “Welcome to the Desert of The Real,” he discusses the idea behind Homo sacer, in order to describe the kind of racism we often find within our
church and culture
Church in Mission: Post-Christendom, Effectiveness and Reshaping Ethics Pt4
Series contents | Introduction | Part Two | Part Three | Part Four | Part Five According to John Howard Yoder, one aspect that distinguishes this bi-cultural faith community we call the Christian church from the world is its
Church in Mission: Translation and The Bi-Lingual Community (Pt.3)
This is the third part of the Church in Mission series where I am attempting to appropriate some of John Howard Yoder’s thinking in direct relationship to the mission of the church in our
An Emerging Profession: Sharing Power In A Flattened World
Drew Ditzel asked me, along with a number of other bloggers (see below), to participate in a project he is doing for his class on emerging models of church at Columbia Seminary. Drew wants us
Church in Mission: Culture and Jesus The Missionary Pt 2.
This post is a part of a series where I am addressing the churchs mission as it pertains (or doesnt) to relevancy within culture. I am trying to build the majority of discussion
Church In Mission: The Problem With Being Relevant Pt.1
Series contents | Introduction | Part Two | Part Three | Part Four | Part Five A big question concerning the church in Western culture is, “how do we make the church more relevant for today’s world?” We see