If Australia’s Prime Minister is serious about fairness, he’ll preserve the right to a conscientious objection to SSM; the right… Read more The Church Should Have The Freedom to Refuse Allegiance to The State on The Issue of Gay Marriage
Tag: Jean Bethke Elshtain
Heartbreak Warfare: Refusing to Walk on Egg Shells
I have long been a subscriber to the idea that hate is not a sin. However, I need to qualify this… Read more Heartbreak Warfare: Refusing to Walk on Egg Shells
Why I Really Like Jean Bethke Elshtain…Summed Up In 6 Minutes
Elshtain on ideology, human frailty and fairness… Elshtain on the necessity of maintaining distinctions… Elshtain on the importance of the… Read more Why I Really Like Jean Bethke Elshtain…Summed Up In 6 Minutes
We Can’t Create Peace With A #Hashtag
Today, two innocent civilians lost their lives because of the actions of an Islamic terrorist on Australian soil. Others were wounded. It… Read more We Can’t Create Peace With A #Hashtag
Tradition and Transformation
Self-Imposed Limitations can Feed Dysfunctional Paradigms
I read Janice Rees’ interesting, September 1st blog post @ WIT (WomeninTheology.org): ‘On Not Reading Barth: my measly resistance’ Janice raised… Read more Self-Imposed Limitations can Feed Dysfunctional Paradigms
Once again
Theological thoughts and some exegetical notes from this morning’s timeout. Psalm 103:1-6 Bless my soul 1. Forget not all 2.… Read more Once again
Remnants of Jericho
How’s this for a quote from a very cool-headed feminist theologian and political theorist?: … ‘the 20th century is piled high… Read more Remnants of Jericho
On Vulnerability In a Me, “Meh” & “Whatever” Culture
The current state of the age is reflected in the tendency to mock, smear, and sneer. The general sway is… Read more On Vulnerability In a Me, “Meh” & “Whatever” Culture
Three must read articles
Three articles which drew my attention away from blog writing over the past few days. 1. Leon Kass, 1997 ‘The wisdom of repugnance’… Read more Three must read articles
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