I was curiously surprised to hear that Willow Creek has decided to retire the “seeker-sensitive” church model which has been its staple for the past 30 years. Read the rest of this entry »
William Cavanaugh’s Being Consumed: Economics and Christian Desire
Recent Christian approaches to economics tend to fall into two categories. Neo-Conservatives praise capitalism for its freedom of invention, autonomy, and individualism while critics, frequently from Social Justice streams, loudly protest the problems of greed, self-centeredness, and human rights abuses. Indeed, my own explorations on the subject of Christianity and economics have been informative but seldom helpful at suggesting a constructive way forward. In Being Consumed: Economics and Christian Desire, William Cavanaugh avoids the binary categories of having to accept or reject “the free market.” Instead, Cavanaugh suggests we should approach the issue by asking, “When is a market free?” Read the rest of this entry »
EPIC! Shoot 28mm RAW with the Canon Powershot SD800 IS
The Canon Powershot SD800 IS is a notable compact digital camera if only because of its 28mm equivalent wide-angle lens. However, with the recent RAW enabling firmware hack I think it’s fair to move the SD800 into the category of “epic.” Read the rest of this entry »
Christian Realism and the Presence of Christ
I was listening to a lecture from the University of Notre Dame’s Center for Ethics and Culture archives and was drawn to several comments by Enda McDonagh concerning the problem of using original sin as justification for ‘just war.’ Read the rest of this entry »
I am a Winner!
I was recently selected as the winner of Jake Bouma’s Out of Context Theology Contest.
(applause.)
The contest awarded the funniest out of context quote from a Christian/theologian/philosopher. The winner (me!) received a copy of Tony Jones’s The New Christians.
You can see the winning quote, taken from Stanley Hauerwas (surprise!), at Jake Bouma’s blog.
