Traumatic Tradition isn’t ‘too Christian’ but not Christian Enough – Christian Hollums
What if the parts of you that doubted, questioned, or even walked away weren’t signs of spiritual failure—but signs of something deeper trying to survive?
This piece is born from the intersection of theology and therapy, of David Bentley Hart’s Tradition and Apocalypse and the insights of attachment theory, trauma healing, and inner systems work. For those of us who grew up with rigid religion—where obedience was love and questioning was betrayal—Hart’s reimagining of tradition doesn’t just offer an intellectual shift. It offers a lifeline.
Here, we explore how tradition, when hardened, can mimic the wounds of disorganized attachment—and how a truly living tradition might actually help us heal them.
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Assaulted and Blamed … at Bible College – Wayne Northey
The article highlighted below begins with Megan Wohlers telling her story of abuse, and ends with these understated words from her: And that’s not how Jesus would have acted. Esther, my partner, works with MCCBC End Abuse in support of women in abusive relationships....
Erasmus in Review: Two Works – Ron Dart
Robert D. Sider (edited), Erasmus on the New Testament, (University of Toronto Press: Toronto, 2020). Mark Vessey (edited), Erasmus on Literature: His Ratio or “System” of 1518/1519, (University of Toronto Press: Toronto, 2021). Erasmus was too good a humanist to live...
A Holy Joke – Mark 9 – Martin Little
A sermon preached at St John’s, Highbridge (complete with accents!)by The Rev’d Martin Little, 26.9.21; Mark 9:38-end; Psalm 19:7-end. Manuscript: I want to begin my sermon today with a joke. It’s quite a long joke, and the jury’s out on whether it’s...
Drone Strike Assassinations and Collateral Children: A Wayne Northey
Note: Wayne Northey responds in lament to Tom Engelhardt's US Sun article re: leaked drone strike footage HERE. WAYNE: What can one say? God damn the monstrous capacity of the West (of course elsewhere too!) to cold-bloodedly commit mass murder via...
John the Baptist vs. Herod – The Rest of the Story – Lazar Puhalo
THE CONFLICT BETWEEN JOHN THE BAPTIST AND HEROD: THE REST OF THE STORY St. John the Baptist was preaching across the Jordan River at Bethany of Peraea, that little strip of land east of the Jordan that belonged to a Galilee. Only later did he came across into...
9/11 was a test – Wayne Northey
Below are excerpts from an outstanding essay by a Pulitzer Prize winner for criticism in 2019. But the last lines, though intended to be hopeful, ring perversely hollow–especially given what one can read on this website about the horrors of American...
Alternative or Adversary? Eric Janzen
Alternative or Adversary? Around the world, tension seems to be at a boil. The globe suffers from pandemic blues, armed conflicts, a mountain of injustices, poverty, and the terrible discoveries of innocent lives lost. Whether understood or not there is a damaged and...
Praying to the God of Vengeance – Derek Vreeland
Praying to the God of Vengeance We have a tradition at our church, following Brian Zahnd's morning prayer liturgy, of praying the psalm for the day that corresponds with the day of the year. Yesterday was day 244 so we were praying Psalm 94....
Love on a human scale: The Gospel according to Ivan Illich – Review by Marcus Rempel
Every now and then a book comes into my life that puts me in a happy dilemma: I want to lend it to all my friends, but I don’t want it to leave my house. Ivan Illich: An Intellectual Journey is a labour of love by Illich’s long-time friend and co-conspirator, David...
Afghanistan: The Great Facade — Analysis by a Combat Veteran — Lt. Col. (ret.) D.L. Jones
The Great Facade by D.L. Jones This article is dedicated to MG Harold J. Greene and LTC James J. Walton, both of whom were Killed in Action (KIA) in Afghanistan. One was my boss and mentor; the other a dear friend. August 15, 2021 August...