Brian's Blog
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September 2, 2010
Holy Land, Peace, Nonviolence ...
Lynne Hybels gets it right ... here.
I've seen the film she refers to - it really is worth seeing.
Also worth seeing - Bob Roberts and Prince Turqi model Christian-Muslim dialogue:
Prince Turqi of Saudi Arabia from Glocalnetblog on Vimeo.
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Where I'll be this Fall:
I've had a quiet summer - good for writing (and recuperating from 2 tick-borne diseases). Next week a full travel schedule ramps up again. Between now and Christmas I'll be ...
In North Carolina
In Tennessee
In Minnesota
In Baltimore
In Edmonton, AB, Canada
In Hong Kong
In Cambodia
In Boston, MA
In Houston, TX
In Toronto, Canada
In Boston, MA
In Philadelphia, PA
In Shreveport, LA
In VA Beach, VA
In Louisville, KY
In Dallas, TX
In Philadelphia, PA
I'm looking forward to meeting many of you in one of these cities. If we meet, be sure to tell me you read my blog. Thanks!
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Gathering in the big tent ...
Philip Clayton gives one of the best overviews of "what's emerging" that I've seen anywhere ... right here.
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September 1, 2010
Big Tent ...
A reader writes ...
Hi Brian,
I am an avid follower of your blog and am reading one of your books right now for the first time. You're different way of thinking has truly helped me re-frame my traditional evangelical upbringing. I had never heard of "Big Tent Christianity" until your recent post about it as part of the synchroblog. From your post, I gathered it was a pretty cool concept. Then I read another post from a blog I follow "Ethnic Space and Faith" where the writer talked about an injustice done to him from White Christians...in relation to being asked to contribute to the Big Tent synchroblog. I am continually trying to broaden my perspective and be more vigilant against the subtle kind of discrimination and racism that is (some would say) inherent in dominant culture. So I wanted to ask someone I respected, what is this blog writer referring to? Is there something about Big Tent Christianity that only serves dominant white Christians at the expense of others?the blog post I'm referring to:
http://ethnicspace.wordpress.com/2010/08/13/honest-hatred-under-the-big-tent/Continue reading Big Tent ......
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Synchro-blogging with EV
I'm really pleased that the Emergent Village council has chosen "Creating Liberated Spaces in a Post-Colonial World" as the theme for their theological conversation this year, Nov. 1 - 3.
You can register here.
There are a number of folks blogging about the theme this week ...
- Jonathan Brink at http://jonathanbrink.com/blog/
- Annie Bullock at Marginal Theology http://marginaltheology.wordpress.com
- Julie Clawson at onehandclapping http://julieclawson.com/
- Nelson Costa (in Portuguese) http://www.nelsoncostajr.com/
- Natanael Disla (in Spanish) http://karmatarsis.wordpress.com/
- Carol Howard Merritt at TribalChurch.org http://tribalchurch.org/
- Dave Ingland at http://www.daveingland.com/
- Mihee Kim-Kort at first day walking http://miheekimkort.com/
- Crystal Lewis at Jesus Was A Heretic, Too. http://jesuswasaheretictoo.blogspot.com/
- Katie Mulligan at The Adventures of Tiny Church http://tinychurchnj.blogspot.com/
- Ann Pittman www.anncpittman.blogspot.com
- Danielle Shroyer at http://danielleshroyer.com/Emergent Village will be releasing a short piece I wrote on the subject soon.
Be there November 1-3 if you can - and if you can't, educate yourself on this important theme. These blogs are a good start ...
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August 31, 2010
Do you live near Raleigh, NC?
Then I hope you'll consider being part of a gathering there in just over a week. You can read about it here.
And even if you can't be there, stay tuned ... hopefully lots of good things will unfold in the months to come from this time together.
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BACK TO SCHOOL (cont'd): Especially for College Students
The college years often play a pivotal role in faith development. Some young adults are given a faith that "works" well for them when they leave home and enter university.
Others discover they can't in good conscience make the faith they inherited their own - they face realities of science, history, psychology, philosophy, or even their own psyche that can't coexist honestly with their inherited faith. Some who find themselves in that situation simply put faith aside entirely. Others have to go through a painful but essential and tremendously creative process of adapting their inherited faith (instead of adopting it without adaptations). I'm always glad to hear when my books help young adults do the latter.
Many of us have wondered how to facilitate that process of helping young adults adapt their inherited faith so they can have a faith they truly and wholeheartedly celebrate. And we've wondered how to teach the faith to children in such a way that it will support rather than hinder their intellectual, interpersonal, ethical, and personal growth later on ... which is why I'm enthusiastic about the event that just was announced last week.
Here's a note from a recent college graduate ...
Continue reading BACK TO SCHOOL (cont'd): Especially for College Students...
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August 30, 2010
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August 29, 2010
Regarding Glenn Beck's Washington, DC gathering yesterday ...
Wise words from Jim Wallis and Dr. King ...
Continue reading Regarding Glenn Beck's Washington, DC gathering yesterday ......
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Evangelical theologian John Stackhouse on the Manhattan Mosque
I think he gets it right:
Here (Part 1) and
Here (Part 2)
