Tripp York

The Death of a Southern Saint (Why I have a friend in Jack)

With the death of Will Campbell I can only feel a little less hopeful about the prospects for Christianity (at least in North America). Yes, Southern Christianity somehow, miraculously–despite itself, even–produced this wonderful saint, so . . . there’s always hope. And, of course, we have the memory of Campbell, along with his writings and […]

Tripp York

The Ballad of Will Campbell

For some strange reason, I often forget/neglect the genius that is Will D. Campbell. (The same goes for William Stringfellow–oh, that guy is just too smart.) Campbell is one of the few Christian thinkers who understands how (classical) liberal theology ultimately created both right and left-wing Christianity, and, because of this, his understanding of how […]