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a book i’d like to read: christian imagination
I’d like someone to write a book about Christian imagination. If it’s not too much to ask, I’d like the author to cover the following themes. The historical role of imagination in Christian spiritual formation. How did the early church view the imagination? Lamin Sanneh’s latest book, Disciples of all Nations, makes me wonder about…
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happy saturday: rednoW
Some of you know that I get to contribute to rednoW, a website devoted to “the art of wonder”. A week or so ago the site was relaunched with a new design and a bunch of new content. There are lists and reviews of some favorite films and albums of 2008. I’m comfortable guaranteeing that…
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more about gaza from the middle east
More on the violence in Gaza from Pilgrim Withou a Shrine, From a secular perspective one might say, “survival of the fittest.” From here it looks more like de-evolution of the species. For those of us from a more religious perspective – did God create us so we could kill each other? Where are the…
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archbishop desmond tutu’s reality
As part of Sunday’s sermon I read a portion of a Homiletics Online interview with Jim Wallis. In the interview Wallis tell the following story about South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu. I hoped the story would help illustrate the passage from Acts 4 where the apostles are arrested and are brought before the religious authorities. …
David W. Swanson
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