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Grumpy Old Men (& Women): When Tenured Academics Lose Their Edge
And a Digression to Sir Winston Churchill Roland’s latest post on Terry Eagleton (former socialist turned Christian left liberal) expressed some sentiments I have been contemplating lately, especially...
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My Sabbatical from the Academy So Far
I have decided given the recent circumstances the past six months or so, that it is in my best interest to take at least a year off from the Academy, i.e., no PhD applications or what not. Along the...
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Hard Knock Life (Church Anthem): The Christian Intellectual
I am not much of a Jay-Z fan, but in the late 90s, his Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem) was one of my fave tunes on the radio. Today, I had a conversation with a fellow blogger and the topic at hand...
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On Independent Scholars/Research
Or Why I Would Prefer To Be Referred To As A Collaborative Scholar I believe that independent research (or scholarship done outside the academy) is a good thing. I was even surprised to find a society...
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More Than Just A Television Show: Thoughts On Being A Pop Culturalist
On The Twitter and the blog, I have gotten a lot of push back about my feelings about Doctor Who, and various other fandoms. One friend wrote me, “it’s just a t.v. show, it’s just a t.v. show.” Well,...
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Solidarity Over Charity: Social Justice Christianity 101
English: “Social Justice,” founded by Father Coughlin, sold on important street corners and intersections. New York City Medium: 1 negative: nitrate; 2 1/4 × 2 1/4 inches or smaller. (Photo credit:...
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THREE Must Read Posts on Karl Barth And Theology!
Karl Barth (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Do you know what a Barthian is? Well, here’s my definition; in the past I also offered alternatives to reading Barth, maybe they should be taken seriously now! I am...
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On Karl Barth and Refusing to Read Barthians: The Patristics, Contemporary...
English: 100th day of birth of Karl Barth (1886—1968) (Photo credit: Wikipedia) First, I want to admit this: Optimistic Chad is right. This is a very exclusive conversation between Christians who are...
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Celebrating C.S. Lewis: Lessons For Missional Churches
When I was in undergrad, there was a missionary from overseas who came to visit us at the campus ministry I attended. During his presentation, he worked to make everyone feel guilty. He claimed that if...
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Waiting For Krypton: Education Post for Media Diversity UK
Lee’s depiction of DC Comics’ Superman and Batman. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) The opening scenes of the documentary Waiting For Superman depict education reformer/charter school advocate Geoffrey Canada...
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In The Mail: Beyond Ontological Blackness
The other day, I received in the mail Victor Anderson’s Beyond Ontological Blackness: An Essay in African American Religious and Cultural Criticism. I spent most of my afternoon today re-reading this...
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Postmodern Scholastics And Their Theologies Of Glory
A lot of scholars in the theological academy are under the presumption that their theologies are neat and squeaky clean, that the categories that they rely on, the labels such as “heretic” and...
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Unleashing the Word: Freeing the Church from Biblical Studies
THE BIBLE AND LIBERATION IN AND THROUGH WORSHIP When I was in undergrad, one of the first courses I took in religious studies was Introduction to the Bible 101. It was taught by a Hebrew Bible scholar...
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Quitting the Progressive Christian Internet: Weeds Along The Moral High...
Further Explorations Into A Liberationist Theological Approach For Online Engagement When I made the fateful decision to start blogging I was nervous at first. What were the chances others would be...
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Quitting The Progressive Christian Internet: Weeds Along The Moral High...
Towards A Liberationist Theological Account of Difference & Community Online In the early 1980’s, after a long struggle with the federal government, the city of Louisville, Kentucky agreed to start...
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