Interview with Dr. Paul D. Miller (Georgetown University) for the new Grassroots Conversations.
Tag: politics
I’m not talking about jokes memes, or cat memes, or memes about ordinary life. Because those are hilarious. I’m talking about biting political memes. And polemical theological memes. The gotcha meme, the hasty dismissal, the absurdity of it all kind of memes. These memes… have no context invite no conversation and create no community A […]
Two weeks ago I made a rather strong statement about the “Christian Nationalism” on display during the Capitol Assault that I deemed to be an idolatrous folk religion. Since then I have read two other statements that I think gives helpful context for what I argued (although I don’t entire agree with them). […]
Should conservative Christianity be charged as partially responsible for inciting violence in the past Capitol Assault and possibly in the near future at Biden’s inauguration? Arrests are still being made as responsibility is being assessed for the destruction and death on January 6th. Should Conservative American Christianity be added to the list? How do we […]
Today people are waking to the probability that the Senate flipped toward the Democrats. And they are having an epiphany. Some are responding with celebration. Others in consternation. Some fear the chaos coming with the Biden administration. Others feared the chaos of the Trump administration. Some speak of the chaos of white supremacy. Others […]
Asking if Pentecost leads to democracy might sound like an odd question. But I really want to ask whether Christianity has a particular political-social form. In other words, is Christianity particularly suited for (or the cause of) Western Liberalism? Or, does the Spirit that animates Pentecost also animate democracy? Pentecost and Equality Some see Pentecost, […]
I choose messy relationships over Church Clarity. And I choose messy relationships over the Nashville Statement (as I’ve said here and here, and David Fitch and I discussed on our podcast). In fact, as I process the launch of Church Clarity I see 5 ways that Church Clarity is just the inversion of the Nashville […]