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My friend Rhett Smith asked me on twitter yesterday where he should start if he wanted to get into some of i
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Christian Nonviolence: An Incomplete List of Recources on Biblical Pacifism
Rhett asked me today about books I’ve found helpful on the subject of Christian nonviolence, which reminded me that I had planned on doing a post about some of my favorite books on
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Long Reach Toward Just Peacemaking: Fuller’s Theology, News and Notes
I want to commend to you the latest Fuller Theology News and Notes, a magazine that comes out bi-annually and is
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I saw this today on my favorite fan site rushmore academy and it made me really happy. It didn’t hurt that
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Counsel to the Christian Traveller – Put Your Hand to the Plow
A while back when we were at the Convergent Friends weekend I got a copy of “Counsel to the Christian-Traveller: Also
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Fan Culture and “Virtual” Communities
I’ve written about Henry Jenkins in the past, he’s Director of the MIT Comparative Media Studies Program and writes constantly about fan culture or “fandom,” remix, and other contemporary cultural happenings. I
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The Ironic Gesture of the Church
Ryan Bell, the pastor of the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Hollywood, invited philosopher/theologian Peter Rollins to do a two day conference called “Beyond Evandelism” at their church building (You can read Bell’
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A 21st Century Good Samaritan: Deidox’s Story of “Robert”
Last week I heard about the new project Brent Gudgel, Dan Portnoy and clan have been working on called “Deidox” from twitter. I’ve posted about some of Brent’s work before: The New
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Great New Tunes for 2009
Last year, I felt, was kind of void for me when it came to new music. That is one reason why I
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Guest Post: Matthew Hoopes’ Top 5 Albums of the Year
Since he spends so much time immersed in music, I asked my good friend, and fellow Canton, Ohio native Matthew Hoopes of Relient K to share his top 5 Albums of 2008 with the
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Through Flaming Sword: Spiritual Autobiography of George Fox
My guess is that many younger Evangelical Quakers know little about George Fox‘s life, ministry and faith or have found reading
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David Bazan Visits Fuller Seminary
David Bazan graced Fuller Seminary with his presence this past Saturday, playing a sold-out show in what turned out to be
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The McCain-Palin Taste for The Secret
We live in a culture of increasing secrecy. Despite claims of being the ‘age of information,’ one might goes so far as
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Zizek and Theology by Adam Kotsko
Adam Kotsko’s recent book, iek and Theology, is a great addition to the growing library of commentaries, introductions and appropriations
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New Books: The Monstrosity of Christ, Evangelicals and Empire, and Lessig’s Remix
Here are a few new books on their way out, or already published, that I want to highlight. The Monstrosity of Christ
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