Jul 22, 2015 | Uncategorized
In April 2015 fifty people from all over the world join Peter Rollins in the cultural heart of Belfast for four days full of talks, music, art, drinking, conversation and conspiring. This is a short talk from one of the afternoon sessions in which John Caputo reflects...
Jul 15, 2015 | Uncategorized
2 Corinthians 5:21 I am frequently asked how to interpret 2 Cor. 5:21. So today I will exegete this text so that if others want to know all I have to do is reference this FB post! (I don’t apologize for its length, this kind of work is necessary when one is...
Jul 15, 2015 | Uncategorized
Abstract There are reasons to question the sequential and hierarchical nature of structural stage theories of faith development, especially in regard to adults. This article suggests a conceptual, two-dimensional model of spiritual development. The first dimension is...
Jul 12, 2015 | Uncategorized
Jesus’ calling of fishermen has struck me afresh as I’ve read Luke 5:1-11 with inmates in Skagit County Jail and Washington State Reformatory and our faith community at Tierra Nueva. Before reading aloud the text, I introduce the topic of shame, and ask people...
Jun 29, 2015 | Uncategorized
CLICK the following link to hear Jarrod's audio message: http://westcity.podomatic.com/entry/2015-06-27T20_33_02-07_00
Jun 29, 2015 | Uncategorized
Augustine and Politics as longing in the World. By John von Heyking. Columbia and London: University of Missouri Press, 2001. A book report by Henk Smidstra, June, 2015. John von Heyking, assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Lethbridge,...
