In this essay, philosopher James K. A. Smith considers the theological implications of free speech in dialogue with Michel Foucault, cinema verité, and the award winning film, BURMA VJ. This essay was given as a lecture at the 2009 Film, Faith, and Justice Forum in Seattle, WA on October 16th, 2009.
Paul Jaussen reviews Žižek and Milbank’s THE MONSTROSITY OF CHRIST.
D. Stephen Long’s most recent book, SPEAKING OF GOD, probes the importance of metaphysics for theology, ecclesiology, and politics.
Willie Jennings discusses the racial disfigurement of the Christian social imagination and how its heritage continues to plague our view of people and the world.
A review of Paul Louis Metzger’s CONSUMING JESUS: BEYOND RACE AND CLASS DIVISIONS IN A CONSUMER CHURCH.
An interview with Cornel West on a range of issues, including politics, religion, power, language, the economy, and race.
In this essay, Jim Jewell exhorts us to see the beauty around us and then announces the creation of Flourish, a new nonprofit that works to integrate environmental stewardship with other church ministries.
This article suggests that thinking of schools as “gardens of delight” reconnects learning, faith, and beauty.
Enjoying and fostering beauty is an integral part of our role as stewards of God’s good creation; the author discusses his vision for Renewal, a grassroots college organization that attempts to foster this stewardship.