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Review: An Unsettling God by Walter Brueggemann

Foolish Sage | March 7, 2010

An Unsettling God: The Heart of the Hebrew Bible by Walter Brueggemann
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Brueggemann forces us to unblinkingly confront the God actually presented in the Old Testament, not the God we wish was there via the colored glasses of our Western rationalistic theology. He shows us that the Israelite conception of [...]

The Mountain Goats John Darnielle on Faith Communities, Music and Religion

Foolish Sage | October 9, 2009

I like being around [faith communities, churches]. I like being able to catch some of the energy, whatever I can or can’t believe. I think there’s something to be said for it. Despite the fact that most Christian denominations, politically, are about twenty million miles from where I want to be. ….If you’re into music, [...]

The Mountain Goats: The Life of the World to Come

Foolish Sage | October 8, 2009

An old piece of folk wisdom says that if you don’t want to offend, there are two topics you never mention in polite company: politics and religion. Rock music has never much worried about polite company, and giving offense is often its raison d’etre. However, historically rock has far more often tread on the toes [...]

Manifold Witness: The Plurality of Truth by John Franke (Chapter 3)

Foolish Sage | October 4, 2009

This entry is part of a series, Manifold Witness by John Franke»
This is one of a series of posts that will interact with the new book by John Franke, Manifold Witness: The Plurality of Truth. John Franke is The Lester and Kay Clemens Professor of Missional Theology at Biblical Seminary in Hatfield, PA. [...]

Audio Interview with John Franke

Foolish Sage | October 3, 2009

This entry is part of a series, Manifold Witness by John Franke»
Hoping to put up another of my chapter-by-chapter interactions with Manifold Witness: The Plurality of Truth later today. In the meantime, I ran across a podcast interview with author John Franke about the book.
Entries in this series:John Franke’s Manifold Witness: Chapter 1Manifold [...]

Manifold Witness: The Plurality of Truth by John Franke (Chapter 2)

Foolish Sage | September 26, 2009

This entry is part of a series, Manifold Witness by John Franke»
This is one of a series of posts that will interact with the new book by John Franke, Manifold Witness: The Plurality of Truth. John Franke is The Lester and Kay Clemens Professor of Missional Theology at Biblical Seminary in Hatfield, PA. [...]

John Franke’s Manifold Witness: Chapter 1

Foolish Sage | September 23, 2009

This entry is part of a series, Manifold Witness by John Franke»

I’m beginning a series of posts that will interact with the new book by John Franke, Manifold Witness: The Plurality of Truth. John Franke is The Lester and Kay Clemens Professor of Missional Theology at Biblical Seminary in Hatfield, PA. He is [...]

David Bazan Finds It Hard to Be…Or Not to Be

Foolish Sage | September 12, 2009

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The first part of my review of David Bazan’s new album Curse Your Branches has been published by Precipice Magazine online (http://www.precipicemagazine.com/).
Read it here.

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