Five Questions with Brian McLaren
Is he on Hydra Island?! Brian McLaren recently stopped by in order to, I can only guess, further darken my already dark towels (you better know that reference). McLaren is the author of a number of books including, A Generous Orthodoxy, A New Kind of Christianity, and his most recent, Naked Spirituality. Resisting the temptation to ask if he enjoyed playing John Locke on Lost, my first question, as you will see, revolves around an important eschatological issue that is, apparently,... Read More
Five Questions with Jamie Arpin-Ricci
Jamie Arpin-Ricci is what happens when Franciscan sensibilities meet Anabaptist weirdness. Or, it could be the other around. I’m not sure. All I know is that if there is any hope for the possibility of Christian claims coinciding with Christian practices, I somehow think it resides within the aforementioned communities. Although, I’m certainly open to being surprised by a Protestant or two. Jamie plays an integral role in the Little Flowers Community, an intentional... Read More
Five Questions with Greg Boyd
Greg Boyd, PhD (Princeton) is Senior Pastor of Woodland Hills Church and is the author of such fine gems including, The Myth of a Christian Nation, Letters from a Skeptic, and Repenting of Religion. His greatest piece of writing, however, is probably his flattering and completely non-hyperbolic endorsement of my recent book, Third Way Allegiance: Christian Witness in the Shadow of Religious Empire. With allies like him, I may finally gain a few worthy foes. FIVE QUESTIONS... Read More
Third-Way Allegiance: Christian Witness in the Shadow of Religious Empire
Finally, after two decades of hard work (or, well, more like two years of me kind of trying), Third-Way Allegiance: Christian Witness in the Shadow of Religious Empire is finally out. This is a collection of brief theological articles discussing everything from national holidays to Steve Irwin, from Star Trek to parthenogenesis (and nope, Mother Mary, female whipped-tail lizards, and marmokrebs decidely do not get it on). Primarily, it’s a book about the co-opting... Read More
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