Apr 3, 2011 | Author - Brian Zahnd
“Consider the lilies.”—Jesus Leonard Woolf (1880-1969), the English writer, political theorist and husband of Virginia Woolf, wrote a book entitled Downhill All The Way. Published in 1966, it is an autobiographical account of the years leading up to World War...
Oct 28, 2010 | Author - Brian Zahnd
American Exceptionalism: The theory that the United States occupies a special place among the nations of the world and possesses a unique destiny in history. I’ve heard it said, “American Exceptionalism is simply a fact.” I’m sure it is. Just like Greek...
Oct 13, 2010 | Author - Brian Zahnd
People have asked for the “BZV” Beatitudes. So here they are. Blessed are those who are poor at being spiritual,For the kingdom of God is well-suited for ordinary people. Blessed are the depressed who mourn and grieve,For they create space to encounter comfort from...
Oct 3, 2010 | Author - Brian Zahnd
Charisma Magazine asked me to write an op-ed addressing this question: Can Christians save the mess that is today’s American political scene? Better yet, should we? I was asked to represent the position that the church is an alternative society and...
Sep 30, 2010 | Author - Brian Zahnd
What is truth? This was Pilate’s famous ironic question of Christ. A short time later—after Jesus had been scourged and was now standing before Pilate wearing a crown of thorns—Pilate answered his own question when he said to Jesus, “Do you not know that I have power...
Jul 28, 2010 | Author - Brian Zahnd
Excerpt from a letter to Clancy Martin (Nietzschean scholar):Christian obsession with political power drives me crazy! It is so damaging to the Christian message. The notion that Christians should "change the world" is little more than a quest for dominance...
