Category: justice
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wendell berry on gulf war 1
Wendell Berry, writing in 1991 about the Gulf War in Sex, Economy, Freedom and Community: For our leaders and much of our public, the appalling statistics of death and suffering in Iraq merely prove the efficiency of our military technology. Ignoring the Gospel’s command to be merciful, forgiving, loving, and peaceable, our leaders have prayed…
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christian faith and the election (1)
This is part one of this series of posts by some friends answering this question: In what ways does your faith in Christ impact how you think about and engage with the upcoming presidential election? See the introduction for more info. I can’t think about the relationship between faith and politics without also delving into…
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the good stuff is in the comments
I direct your attention to a few recent comments on this blog. First, Alex pointed out that Boxer was actually The National’s 3rd album. I wrote that it was their first. Second, Keith has a thoughtful response to my claim that Christians often abstain from or participate in certain things not because of an expectation…
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watching the olympics: yes or no?
Back in March I raised the question of whether or not the readers of this blog will be watching the Beijing Olympics this summer. The games begin in just a few weeks, and I’d like to raise the question once again. In March I began thinking about the Olympics because of the Chinese government’s violent…
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“then the whisper put on flesh”
A few days back I mentioned that my friend (and now co-worker) Michael and I were beginning to read Then the Whisper Put on Flesh: New Testament Ethics in an African American Context by Brian K Blount. Dr Blount is the new president of Union Theological Seminary after teaching New Testament ethics at Princeton Seminary…
David W. Swanson 