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“…enlightenment rationality cannot make us happy…”
I think a lot of people know in their gut but have not yet thought it that enlightenment rationality is not adequate for a viable human society. It does many good things, like give us the capacity to fly an airplane or advance health care, but underneath that, enlightenment rationality cannot make us safe and…
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Does Christianity = Colorblindness?
One of the CCDA plenary sessions last week featured a couple of professors and practitioners speaking about a theology of reconciliation. The focus throughout the conference was on reconciliation between peoples. There was much about their talk I appreciated but there was also a theme that ran throughout that seemed contrary to their purposes. I thought I may have…
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CCDA Conference Recap
There were quite a few highlights from the CCDA conference last week. Like I mentioned before, this was my first CCDA conference and I wasn’t sure what to expect. I bumped into a few friends from around the country, got to room with my dad who was there with a couple of folks from his…
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CCDA National Conference
Later this week I’ll be attending a portion of the Christian Community Development Association National Conference in Minneapolis. I’m helping out with a session on Wednesday afternoon, Transformational Urban Church Planting. I did this last year at the conference in Indianapolis and enjoyed the chance to learn from the other facilitators and the participants. Unlike…
David W. Swanson
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David W. Swanson 