Postmodern Job-Counting
by Mary Rose SomarribaWhat do numbers mean, anyway? If someone believes a job is saved or created, then for them it’s a job saved or created. I’m just saying . . . . . Continue Reading »
Post-Evangelicalism is Dead
by Joe CarterIn a comment to Matt’s post, Michael Spencer says:I don’t believe I, or any other post-evangelical, is saving or perpetuating evangelicalism. I’d gladly go out any number of doors were those doors available to me.Post evangelicals like Patrol and myself are endeavoring to help . . . . Continue Reading »
As a Romney Guy. . .
by John Mark ReynoldsAs I look toward 2012, I realize that as a Romney guy I often feel like the kind of person who would have a party for Windows 7 . . . my candidate is very attractive, but safe as an Osmond.But then I realized that if I become an Obama guy, I would be one of those people who buy Apple . . . . Continue Reading »
The Two Shall Become One
by Gene FantA few years ago, I attended a family wedding and watched an amazing sight. The groom’s grandmother was suffering from advanced Parkinson’s and was confined to a wheelchair. She was utterly dependent on her husband. As a part of the ceremony, the minister invited the congregation to come . . . . Continue Reading »
Part of a Complete Breakfast
by Mary Rose SomarribaDon’t miss the fresh-brewed theology from FT’s November issue: Meir Y. Soloveichik, associate rabbi at Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun in New York, writes on the theology of Michael Wyschogrod : To Jewish critics, Wyschogrod’s emphasis on divine love and on the indwelling of the . . . . Continue Reading »
Find the Good and Praise It: Patrol’s Post-Evangelicalism
by Matthew Lee AndersonPatrol Magazine has offered the latest salvo in the ongoing conversation about evangelicalism and its future. I am a little hesitant to characterize the website for those not familiar with it, as they have been a bit sensitive to some of my descriptions in the past. As best I can tell, they are a . . . . Continue Reading »
Culture, Anti-Culture, and Lists
by James PoulosThe list is the origin of culture. It’s part of the history of art and literature. What does culture want? To make infinity comprehensible. It also wants to create order — not always, but often. And how, as a human being, does one face infinity? How does one attempt to grasp the . . . . Continue Reading »
Vaclev Klaus on Politicians as Futurists
by Joe CarterVaclev Klaus, president of the Czech Republic, thinks global warming is a “myth and that every serious scientist and person says so.” But you don’t have to agree his view on that to appreciate his understanding of how politicians use long-term issue for short-term political gain. . . . . Continue Reading »
The Touch, The Feel of Patienthood
by James PoulosAt Ft. Hood’s “Spiritual Fitness Center” , the therapeutic’s trying to change warrior culture one triumph at a time: on the vast Army post cloaked in drab, Fort Hood’s new Spiritual Fitness Center offers color. Inside, sunlight filters through stained glass of lavender . . . . Continue Reading »
The Selective Compassion of Karen Armstrong
by Joe CarterAmong people who know nothing about religion and don’t care much about factual information (an unfortunately large demographic), Karen Armstrong has become something of a sensation. But for those who think that claims about religion, ethics, or history should have some grounding in reality, . . . . Continue Reading »
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