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July 2004



Now that's what I call heresy

Friday, 30 July 2004 2:12 P GMT-06
From Michael Novak, via Amy Welborn:"Finally, there is the matter of faith, even of the sort Tom Paine showed in 1776. Paine was no Christian, but he did believe that God had created this vast and splendid universe in order to share His friendsh

Doublespeak

Friday, 30 July 2004 9:02 A GMT-06
What's another word for heresy?  Progressive orthodoxy.My bishop is retiring next month, Bishop Joseph Sprauge, and in his weekly column in our conference newspaper he writes:"The notoriety attached to me in some quarters in regrettable.  Som
Category: Bad Theology Will Hurt You
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Fear of Redemption

Thursday, 29 July 2004 7:44 P GMT-06
"In his modest divine comedy, The Great Divorce, C. S. Lewis portrays this fear of renunciation. The spectral souls who are met by the Solid People at the entrance to heaven can only journey toward God if they will give up their doubts, vices, a

What's next, Tom Hanks and Catherine Zeta-Jones discussing the Trinity?

Thursday, 29 July 2004 3:11 P GMT-06
Denzel Washington and Meryl Streep talk about Jesus!  I love it!  Via the Revealer.(How come whenever you talk about pacifism someone brings up the temple scene?   I know John 2:15 talks about the whip - and is the only gospel to mention it - but
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Mammon! Because you deserve to enjoy life - guilt free

Wednesday, 28 July 2004 9:38 P GMT-06
During Jonathan Wilson's talk at the Ekklesia Project Gathering, which Akma blogged on here, he handed out a flyer with a picture of a fortysomething white man.  In the picture was the quote "I need a belief system that serves my needs right aw
Category: Ekklesia Project
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Cease to do evil, learn to do good; seek justice, rescue the oppressed

Tuesday, 27 July 2004 3:13 P GMT-06
I'm preaching again on August 8th, as part of my job.  I coordinate church and volunteer relations for a Christian non profit agency that serves children in foster care and has early childhood education programs for low income families with young ch

Lance Armstrong wins #6 and makes Tour de France history!

Sunday, 25 July 2004 9:50 P GMT-06
Well, this has been a very exciting Tour de France!  I haven't blogged about it much, but I've enjoyed watching it, especially the mountain stages.  I'm disappointed Tyler Hamilton dropped out, and that Jan Ullrich only placed fourth.  But I hope
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And God Said:

Saturday, 24 July 2004 10:51 A GMT-06
Your petitions—though they continue to bearjust the one signature—have been duly recorded.Your anxieties—despite their constant,relatively narrow scope, their inadvertententertainment value—nonetheless serveto bring your person vividly to min
Category: Ekklesia Project
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Children are an unnecessary gift

Saturday, 24 July 2004 10:48 A GMT-06
How was the Ekklesia Project Gathering?  It was very good.  I enjoyed seeing a lot of former classmates and professors, meeting new people, and meeting in real life those previously known only via the Internet - hey Geoff!  AKMA summarized a lot o
Category: Ekklesia Project
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The Feast Day of St. Mary Magdalene, Apostle to the Apostles

Thursday, 22 July 2004 6:28 P GMT-06
Today is Mary Magdalene's feast day.  This is the sermon by Archbishop Rowan Williams commerating the tenth anniversary of the ordination of women.  In posting this, I'm not inviting a discussion about women's ordination, but simply trying to give
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Fooling around and getting in the way

Sunday, 18 July 2004 9:38 P GMT-06
I have no idea what my blog title means, but it's the title of the talk Jonathan Wilson is giving tomorrow at the Ekklesia Project Conference.  But if I had to go purely on the basis of the title, I'd say, I'll sign up for that.Last year at the conf
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More on church as public

Wednesday, 14 July 2004 11:59 P GMT-06
"To take the Church seriously as a 'free space' would mean more than encouraging Christians to look for the public elsewhere...When Christians approach the creation and use of material goods, for example, we have been trained to think in terms o
Category: William Cavanaugh
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The Church as Public

Tuesday, 13 July 2004 11:59 P GMT-06
More Theopolitical Imagining:The Church is its own social space.  "For Augustine, not the imperium but the Church is the true res publica, the 'public thing;' the imperium has forfeited any such claim to be truly public by its refusal to do jus
Category: William Cavanaugh
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The Tony Soprano Theory of the Nation-State

Monday, 12 July 2004 11:59 P GMT-06
Before we examine the Church as Public, we have to look at Cavanaugh's thoughts on the modern nation-state.  Short summary: not a fan.  Not a fan of Hobbes, Locke or Rousseau, either.  His first chapter is called "The Myth of the State as Sav
Category: William Cavanaugh
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The Church and citizenship

Monday, 12 July 2004 11:59 P GMT-06
More from William Cavanaugh's Theopolitical Imagination:Cavanaugh is looking at two Christian models of citizenship: 1) exemplified by John Courtney Murray/Neuhaus/Wiegel  (neo-conservative Catholics) 2) Public Achievement, which is a grassroots cit
Category: William Cavanaugh
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Round-Up Update

Friday, 9 July 2004 3:37 P GMT-06
Hugo has replied to my question, one of which was:  "What's wrong with recognizing hierarchy [in the classroom]?" He replies:"In some sense, the reader is right. Using first names and being friendly with my students is a way of creati

Another Friday Round-up

Friday, 9 July 2004 7:44 A GMT-06
In the comments to Tom's post on thankfulness, we got into the topic of suffering and the difference between what God desires and what God allows.  Tom says the more he thinks about it, the more the differences fade away, but not for me.  Of course
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USA is #1!

Wednesday, 7 July 2004 4:12 P GMT-06
We won!  The U.S Postal Service Team has won the team time trial, putting Lance Armstrong into the maillot jeune (why, Jennifer, have you started studying French again?  Why no, I simply am a big Tour de France fan.  Do you think there's a way to
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Before Sunset

Tuesday, 6 July 2004 3:23 P GMT-06
I saw Before Sunset last night, the sequel to the 1995 film Before Sunrise.  I loved it; I ate it up with a spoon.  Rent the first one and go see the sequel.  Don't read any reviews if you want to be surprised about what's happened since their one

Friday Round-up

Friday, 2 July 2004 11:13 A GMT-06
First, it's that time of year again...tomorrow the Tour de France begins!  Will Lance Armstrong win a historic sixth Tour?  Stay tuned...Today is the 40th anniversary of the signing of the Civil Rights Act.Jonathan had some good thoughts about cele

The Eucharist and citizenship

Thursday, 1 July 2004 11:59 P GMT-06
From William Cavanaugh's Theopolitical Imagination:"The Eucharist transgresses national boundaries and redefines who our fellow-citizens are.  Rousseau was right to note that communion among churches is a threat to the unity of the state.  The
Category: William Cavanaugh

Understanding "Lady Marmalade" Doesn't Count

Thursday, 1 July 2004 11:15 A GMT-06
I should have saved that last blog for the 4th of July.  Oh well.  So I get a letter from Marquette which I basically translated as: We're so glad you're interested in us!  Do you read French or German yet?  You'd better get crackin' if you're th
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