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David W. Swanson

Pastor and Author

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  • Resources
    • Plundered
    • Rediscipling the White Church
    • Seminary Now Course
  • The (Criminal) Body of Christ

    When human beings are reduced to criminals, it is time for the church to become criminal as well.

    David Swanson

    June 14, 2018
    church, justice, Scripture, theology
    Christianity, Donald Trump, immigration, Justice, Theology
  • “There is no more important calling for the church in our time than claiming the self-identification of the God who is the Father of the Lord Jesus Christ.”

    A fundamental problem is that it is not at all clear exactly who God is. We have not become a secular society so much as we have become a generically religious one. Undifferentiated spiritual objects, therapies, and programs are widely marketed. Popular religion in America tends to be an amalgam of whatever presents itself. Discerning observers…

    David Swanson

    May 10, 2018
    quote, theology
    Christianity, Theology
  • The View From Here

    The boys and I had a decent view of the passing storms during our picnic supper this evening.

    David Swanson

    May 9, 2018
    photos
    Chicago, photography
  • He Remembers Emmett Till

    “What one begs the American people to do, for all our sakes, is simply to accept our history.”

    David Swanson

    May 7, 2018
    Chicago
    Chicago, Emmett Till, History
  • Educating or Exploiting?

    Thinking with Marylinne Robinson about how America educates its children.

    David Swanson

    May 3, 2018
    book
    Books, Education
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