Violence in the Name of Faith
I received a question from a reader recently that asked: You write a lot about the plight of the Palestinians. Do you have anything to say about the murder of the Fogel family in Israel this past month, an...
Will 'Love Wins' Win? We're Early in the First Inning …
Because of my own experience as a writer, I've been anticipating the baptism in hot water (or worse) that Rob Bell was about to experience with the publication Love Wins. And because of the old saying that ...
America's Greatest Deficit is Spiritual, Not Merely Financial
With all the angst about the economy, the deficit, and a looming government shut-down, I’m still concerned that we’re treating symptoms rather than diagnosing the underlying disease.
I know some...
Budgets Are Still Moral Documents
The What Would Jesus Cut? campaign, launched by assumes that massive budget cuts are coming, but raises the question of where we start. As Shane Claiborne expounded on yesterday, there are many areas of our...
The Egyptian Revolution and Theological Reformation
It's risky to make historical comparisons. If we say, "This event is exactly the same as that event, " our comparison blinds us to the uniqueness of a historical moment. But if we say, "This event is in some ...
Post-Colonial Theology
Call me cynical, but here’s my suspicion: Adjectives in front of theology are deceptive. Yes, they’re needed; no, I’m not against them, but still, they’re deceptive. Here’s how.
By distinguishing some the...
What Does Violence in the Bible Tell Us About God?
I recently received a note from a pastor and missionary we’ll call Pete. It went like this: “I have read most of what you have written, including A New Kind of Christianity … I would say I am in agreement with...