of saints & sinners
Young Evangelicals Take Their Faith, but Not Their Politics, to the People
From the New York Times, Young Evangelicals Take Their Faith, but Not Their Politics, to the People
They say they are tired of the culture wars. They say they do not want the test of their faith to be the fight against gay rights. They say they want to broaden the traditional evangelical anti-abortion agenda to […]
New York Review of Books, The Case for Judas
In the forthcoming New York Review of Books, Harold W. Attridge, Dean of Yale Divinity School, expounds The Case for Judas, Continued, revisiting the subject of a 2006 article in the same publication - The Betrayer’s Gospel - in light of two new works - Elaine Pagels and Karen L. King, Reading Judas: The […]
Church Signs
For your entertainment this sabbath morn - Signs From God: The curious history of church marquees. See the slideshow at the end of the article.
Also Church Sign Smack Down, The Baptist Church sign and the Catholic Church sign get into it.
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Rev. David Kirk, founder of Harlem’s Emmaus House, a community for the homeless, remembered
The NY Times had a rather remarkable obituary for Rev. David Kirk, a community leader who established Emmaus House in Harlem. Excerpt below. Audio available from NPR’s All Things Considered in Remembrances: Rev. Kirk, A Leader of Aid for the Poor.
Father Kirk, for decades a presence in the civil rights and antiwar movements, established Emmaus […]
Atheists with Attitude: Adventures in Public Doubt
As previously posted, I’m genuinely fascinated with the current crop of evangelizing atheists and just read an excellent article in the New Yorker by Anthony Gottlieb on the subject - Atheists with Attitude.
Since all the arguments against belief have been widely publicized for a long time, today’s militant atheists must sometimes wonder why religion persists. […]
But It’s Good for You
In today’s WSJ Sam Schulman takes the new crop of public atheists to task for failing to acknowledge the long, rich history of debate on theism, dismissing belief in God as addled superstition or pure ignorance. Schulman contrasts this with the nuanced understanding of religion displayed by old school atheists like Matthew Arnold, George Eliot, […]
Antinomianism Alive and Well in Missouri City
The Houston Press profiles José Luis De Jesús Miranda, a man who claims to be Christ and were it not for this little jewel, would not be worth mentioning - and I quote:
“Believing in Jesus of Nazareth does not make you a Christian,” he says. “Jesus of Nazareth was a Jew. He wasn’t a Christian; […]
Volcano’s Cross Decorating Fundraiser for La Rosa
I happened to notice that local watering hole Volcano is sponsoring a cross decorating silent-auction fundraiser for La Rosa/The Rose, a non-profit that helps abused Hispanic women and their children. You can pick up a cross at Volano, bring it back and it will be auctioned off for the silent auction on El Dia Del […]
Amen
NY Times: Disowning Conservative Politics Is Costly for an Evangelical Pastor
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The Peifer Chronicles
I’ve posted on Steve before, but I got an e-mail yesterday I couldn’t help but share.
Like returning to America, there is that definitive moment when you know you are back in Kenya. That was a lot of competition this time. A guy stopped me in Nairobi and asked me:
Guy: Do you want to buy this […]