Jim Rigby recently wrote an article titled Five Scriptures You Won’t Hear at Rick Perry’s Prayer Event that describes a number of passages that will most likely be ignored in Perry’s tribute to the tribal deity bound by the borders of this particular nation-state. While they were pretty good (I especially enjoy the “go to your […]
Go ahead, just fill in the blank: ________ for Jesus. I’ve seen Karate for Jesus, Surfing For Jesus, Punk Rockers for Jesus, Dumpster-Diving for Jesus (props!), Homeschooling for Jesus, Killing Osama Bin Laden for Jesus (He says, “Thanks for listening to me, assholes.”), CEO’s for Jesus, Riot Grrrls for Jesus (that’s not true, but I […]
Kevin Corcoran is professor of philosophy at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, MI and editor/co-author of The Church in the Present Tense. Well, it’s my turn. As the one who conceived this book, edited it and contributed to it, I want to take a moment to address some of David’s concerns and some concerns […]
I’m enthralled by the recent claims of some evangelicals in Canada and the United States that they are in a state of persecution. I’m not quite sure how they are being persecuted–they all still seem to have their lovely houses, multiple cars, TV’s, DVD players, and addiction to bad diets and poor hair-stylists. They also […]
You should buy this book based on the title alone. My only question is, How could they pass on a triple ‘t’ alliteration? Just add ‘torture’ to the mix and you got it. It’s kind of all the rage these days. Herald Press was kind enough to send me a copy to review, so that’s […]
God will make man see things, if it is only against the black background of nonentity. God will make Job see a startling universe if He can only do it by making Job see an idiotic universe. To startle man God becomes for an instant a blasphemer; one might almost say that God becomes for […]
This final engagement with Aaron Simmons’ God and the Other: Ethics and Politics After the Theological Turn is by N.N. Trakakis, Research Fellow in Philosophy at Australian Catholic University and the author of The End of Philosophy of Religion. Allow me to begin with a point about metaphilosophy. A previous reviewer (Christina Smerick) expressed […]
Wired (ht Jason Morehead) recently ran a short editorial about the geometric rate at which our ability to comment on products and experiences is increasing. Wired is an odd place to find such an editorial, as it has become notorious for product placement and a comment section that can degenerate pretty quickly. But there are […]
Katherine Lo examines the “spoiled feast” in her fridge, and considers the contrast between waste and loneliness.
