Apr 27, 2018 | Uncategorized
“Deconstruction: I do not think it means what you think it means!” I’m pretty sure one thing it does not mean is a cynical, angry interlude on the way to militant progressivism. At least it wouldn’t have meant that for Jacques Derrida, the French philosopher who...
Apr 23, 2018 | Uncategorized
Are fundamentalist Christians a dangerous religious cult? Possibly. The controversial author and religious scholar Reza Aslan posits that President Donald Trump has much of his evangelical fan-base believing that he's somehow been anointed by God to become...
Apr 23, 2018 | Uncategorized
Violence in Gaza is once again on the rise as the Israeli Defense Forces battle Palestinian protesters outraged by inhumane living conditions in what is often referred to as the world’s largest outdoor prison. The last time tensions flared Israel brutally...
Apr 15, 2018 | Uncategorized
St Mary’s, Clevedon & St Paul’s, Weston-in-Gordano. 15.4.18. Easter 2 – Acts 4:5-12; 1 John 3:16-24; Luke 24:36b-48 The risen Christ is the vision of peace for this tragic world – Martin Little The international events of the last few weeks have meant that, if...
Apr 13, 2018 | Uncategorized
Behind my desk there sits a clock, crafted by Terry King, a man who has become my friend and who has lived in Unit 2A on Death Row in Tennessee for 34 years. Right before Christmas, two years ago, it arrived unexpected, a gift. The first time I met Terry, it...
Mar 28, 2018 | Uncategorized
Thoughts on David Brooks' recent op-ed in New York Times, "Speaking as a White Male."… A friend suggested to me the other day that Brooks is pretty much like any other white male. He can't stand being told to sit down and shut up. That could be...
