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Politics and Identity in the Emerging Church Movement", Critical Research on Religion, 2:1 (2014A)
Archived version from NCDOCKS Institutional Repository http://libres.uncg.edu/ir/asu/ Reed, Randall W. (2012) “Emerging Treason? Politics and Identity in the Emerging Church Movement", Critical Research on Religion, 2:1 (2014a). The version of record can be accessed from Sage Publications. [ISSN: 2050-3032], [doi:10.1177/2050303214520777] Emerging treason? Politics and identity in the Emerging Church Movement Randall W. Reed Appalachian State University, Boone, USA Abstract The Emerging Church is one of the more interesting new movements in the religious landscape of the United States today. The Emerging Church has come out of US Evangelicalism, which has found itself in crisis, with a diminishing number of young people remaining in the church and a general popular impression of being intolerant, judgmental, and right-wing. Many in the Emerging Church are attempting to construct a vision of Christianity that addresses these problems. However, the Emerging Church is not a monolith; it includes a variety of perspectives and positions. What I will argue in this article is that there is, among several different perspectives within the movement, a critique of the US political and economic system that provides an interesting and new way of thinking about the relationship between Christianity, politics, economics, and identity that may serve to create a challenge to the hegemonic system of the United States. For the purposes of this article I use three examples to illustrate my point: Shane Claibourne’s ‘‘New Monasticism’’/’’Red Letter Christians’’ movement; Brian McLaren’s recent work, Why did Jesus, Moses, the Buddha and Mohammed Cross The Road; and Peter Rollins as a self-proclaimed inheritor of the radical tradition. -
Excerpt Keesmaat Walsh Short.Pdf
“Sylvia and Brian are two of my favorite Bible scholars. Whether you’re over- churched or under-churched, they stir in you a fresh curiosity for the Bible. This new book is perfect for scholars and new Bible readers alike, and for everyone in between. They rescue one of the most misused books of the Bible from the hands of colonizers and crusaders. And they help us listen with first-century ears to the anti-imperial love story of Romans.” —Shane Claiborne, author, activist, and cofounder of Red Letter Christians “If you want to hear—and experience—Paul’s letter to the Jewish and gentile Christ-followers in Rome as you never have, read this book. And re-read it. Study it in your church circles. Talk about it with your friends. Assign it in your courses. As with their earlier Colossians Remixed, Keesmaat and Walsh have once again interwoven close textual reading of the New Testament (they clearly love the Scriptures!) with its unabashedly Jewish roots and its explosive relationship to the Roman imperial context. Most importantly, they bring the message of Romans into dialogue with our lives today, as we struggle to be faithful to the good news of Messiah Jesus in our own imperial context.” —J. Richard Middleton, Northeastern Seminary at Roberts Wesleyan College “In 1918 Karl Barth published his commentary on Romans, which ignited a pro- found theological turn. A century later, Keesmaat and Walsh write into the head- winds of Trumpism, deepening social disparity, ecological crisis, and endless war. Building on recent scholarship, this brilliant study engages the original audience, who labored under the shadow of empire, in a way that brings its message to life for similarly struggling North American Christians. -
United Theological Seminary
i ii iii The tentative program and reports to be presented to the Annual Conference of the North Alabama Conference of the United Methodist Church June 2-4, 2013 Bishop Debra Wallace-Padgett, Resident Bishop of the Birmingham Area presiding Rev. Sherill Clontz, Conference Secretary Entrance of Methodism into Alabama through Matthew P. Sturdivant 1808 Alabama Conference, Methodist Protestant Church Organized 1829 Alabama Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church, South Organized 1846 Alabama Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church Organized 1867 North Alabama Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church, South Organized 1870 Central Alabama Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church Organized 1876 Uniting Conference, the Methodist Church 1939 Merger Conference, the United Methodist Church 1968 Merger Conference, North Alabama Conference and Central Alabama Conference, Making the North Alabama Conference Organized 1972 The One Hundred Forty-fourth Annual Session of the North Alabama Conference since organization in 1870. The Forty-first Session of the North Alabama Conference since organization in 1972. Vision of the North Alabama Conference Every church challenged and equipped to grow more disciples of Jesus Christ by taking risks and changing lives. Conference Priorities New Congregations Natural Church Development Effective Leadership for the 21st Century Empowering a New Generation of Christians Transforming the World through Missions and Advocacy So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth. The one who plants and the one who waters have a common purpose, and each will receive wages according to the labor of each. For we are God’s servants, working together; you are God’s field, God’s building. -
27 February 2020
Feb 27, 2020 Vol. LXXVIII Issue 08 Woodside World NEWS of CONGREGATION and COMMUNITY Jo yfull y Defiant for the Sake of a Just World a congregation of the United Church of Christ, the Alliance of Baptists, and the American Baptist Churches In the Congregation In the Community Sundays, 9:30 am The Adult Forum meets every Sunday in the Celebrate Flint History at The McCree Theatre, 2040 W. Carpenter Café to discuss a book or special presentation. Please join us this Rd., Flint. The new theater, with a mission to "tell the African Sunday as we continue to discuss Robin Meyers' Saving Jesus from American story in the African American voice," presents The Saints the Church. Talk to Jay Cummings if you're interested, need a book, of St. John St., a new play with music by McCree Executive Director or need more information. Charles Winfrey, that describes his personal experience growing up Worship Team has put some serious thought into the current Lenten in Flint's historic St. John Street neighborhood. Tickets are $5 and season and looks forward to planning the rest of 2020! We'll meet shows are 7 pm each night, with a 2 pm matinée on Sat, Feb 29. again Tues, Mar 3 at 6:30 pm in Deb's office. You're invited! Greening Our Lives Thinking of membership? We prepare for Easter's new-member welcome with a 5-session series exploring Woodside's mission, Stand up. Continuing their relentless campaign to dismantle our values, and approach to faith. We'll meet 9:30 am Sundays in March, environmental protections, the Trump Administration is now going beginning this Sunday. -
Sociomaterial Movement Learning in Evangelical Student Activism: a Case Study in Environmental Education
Forum on Public Policy Sociomaterial Movement Learning in Evangelical Student Activism: A Case Study in Environmental Education Sherrie Steiner, Assistant Professor, Sociology Department, Indiana University – Purdue University, Fort Wayne Abstract What began as a professor’s classroom illustration to encourage students to take climate change seriously sparked a student movement that transformed Eastern University into a leader in environmental stewardship and social responsibility. How did this happen at an evangelical university in a conservative coal state that, at the time, was producing 1% of the world’s climate change gases? Using the method of autoethnography, the author provides an explanation that involves political opportunity structures (recent legal changes now allowed consumers to purchase clean energy from the electrical grid), the influence of ideas (the professor had published a theory about the transformative influence of environmental education—students challenged her to operationalize the theories), intentional strategizing (by students who implemented best practices from other universities), student government (who conducted meetings across campus before holding a senate vote) and political struggle between university administrators and students that was only resolved after the student body president obtained media coverage by The Philadelphia Inquirer. What really lit a fire under the student body, however, went beyond theory frames, politics, legal changes, social movement strategies, student government or individual charisma. Some might call it serendipity. By 2003, 37% of Eastern University’s electricity came from wind energy. Within two years, Eastern University had 100% of the electricity for the main campus generated by wind energy. In 2004, they added a 56 kilowatt solar system to the roof of the Eagle Learning Center. -
Introductory Notes for Readers of This Thesis
‘A Spirituality of silence’ An interpretation of Karl Rahner and his importance as a resource for contemporary initiatives in spiritual formation A thesis by Philip John Daughtry for the award of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Student ID: 2029080 School of Theology (Adelaide College of Divinity) Faculty of Education, Humanities, Law and Theology Flinders University Submitted on: 8 September 2009 Table of Contents An Introduction to this Thesis............................................................................................. 1 Chapter 1: The deep silence of the pastoral theologian who listens before speaking......... 1 Family setting and influence ........................................................................................... 1 Emerging Spirituality ...................................................................................................... 2 Theological Context and Approach ................................................................................ 7 Style: Two Genres, One Theologian ............................................................................. 17 Content—theological compression and unfolding ........................................................ 19 Rahner’s legacy ............................................................................................................. 22 Reflection: ‘Spirituality of Silence’ in Karl Rahner’s life and work ............................ 27 Chapter 2: Ignatian spiritual roots—the silence of direct encounter and the dynamic element in the church ....................................................................................................... -
1 Faith and Finance Works Cited Part 1 Addis, James. “How A
Faith and Finance Works Cited Part 1 Addis, James. “How a Texas Church Drove Out the Predatory Loan Industry.” CTPastors.com. March 2016. Accessed August 30, 2017. http://www.christianitytoday.com/pastors/2016/march-web-exclusives/how-texas-church- drove-out-predatory-loan-indu.html. Claiborne, Shane and Chris Haw. Jesus for President: Politics for Ordinary Radicals. Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing, 2008. Day, Dorothy. “This Money is Not Ours.” The Catholic Worker (September 1960): 1-2. Accessed August 30, 2017. http://www.catholicworker.org/dorothyday/articles/768.pdf. Moffett, Jamie. “Wall Street Money Drop with Shane Claiborne.” Volume II – Poverty: Another World is Possible DVD Series. Jamie Moffett Media Production and Design. O’Connor, Elizabeth. “Faith and Money Autobiography.” Faith and Money Network. Adapted by Boston University School of Theology for use in Faith and Finance. http://www.faithandmoneynetwork.org. Part 2 Brueggemann, Walter. "The Liturgy of Abundance, the Myth of Scarcity." The Christian Century 116, no. 10 (1999): 342-47. Catholic Education Service. "A Catholic Guide to the Living Wage.” Accessed August 21, 2017. https://www.catholiceducation.org.uk/images/LivingWageResource.pdf. Copeland, Gloria and George Parsons. “A New Realm of Super Prosperity.” Believer’s Voice of Victory. Series: No More Limits – Part 2, Day 5 of 5. Accessed August 30, 2017. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1244&v=8ADiqSc5tpM. Grant, Jacquelyn. “Poverty, Womanist Theology, and the Ministry of the Church.” In Standing With the Poor: Theological Reflections on Economic Reality, edited by Paul Plenge Parker, 47-59. Cleveland: Pilgrim Press, 1992. Interfaith Worker Justice, ed. “Celebrating Labor Day: Buddhism on Worker Justice Issues.” Interfaith Worker Justice Labor Day Resources. -
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Introducing New Monasticism
AAR October 2, 2008 Christian Spirituality Group “The New Monasticism” Evan Howard, presiding Introducing New Monasticism Welcome to the Christian Spirituality Group of the American Academy of Religion. This afternoon our topic of discussion is “the new monasticism.” We have a delightful set of contributions to our discussion provided by our three presenters, Brian Campbell, Philip Harrold, and Martha McAfee. My name is Evan Howard, and I will, by way of introduction, provide an overview of new monastic phenomena. So, just what is “new monasticism”? The answer to that question depends on where you draw your circle. The fact of the matter is intentional communities and ascetical or alternative expressions are forming all the time. There is the global spread of the French-born Community of the Beatitudes. There are the groups connected with the Northumbria Community in the UK--who commit to a set of common values and practices and who maintain mutual accountability and encouragement largely through email contact. We could discuss the shifts in the character of quasi-Anarchist collectives in the West. And so on. As with the history of religious life more generally, the forms of new experiments in Christian living vary greatly. There are “new friars,” small teams of missionaries sharing Christ in deed and word among the poor of the world. There are “new siblings of the common life,” drawing from the heritage of monasticism to form communities of solidarity and influence. There are “new solitaries,” experimenting with the life and ministry of the hermit. Once again, many expressions could be explored. In light of the summary presented in your program book, I will focus my attention on those groups recently comprehended under the labels “new monasticism,” and “new friars.” The historical development of new monasticism can be divided into three seasons. -
Desert Christianity and the Eastern Fathers of the Church
Mendicantthe Desert Christianity and the Eastern Fathers of the Church This year in Daily Meditations I’m exploring my “Wisdom Roman Catholic churches, we have, in effect, excommuni- Lineage,” the teachers, texts, and traditions that have most cated one another. We are all losers. influenced my spirituality and teaching. (Read my introduction There are two major aspects to this neglected period of to the Wisdom Lineage in the January 2015 issue of The the early Christian church: the Desert Fathers and Mothers Mendicant at cac.org/about-cac/newsletter.) and the Eastern Fathers of the Church. —Richard Rohr, OFM After the legitimation and, some would say, the co-opt- ing of Christianity by Constantine he period of early in 313, many Christians fled to the Christianity, one deserts of Egypt, Palestine, Syria, of the key building and Cappadocia (Eastern Turkey). blocks in my lineage We call these men and women T of faith, is largely the Desert Fathers and Mothers, unknown and of and most of their names would be little interest to most Western unknown to mainline Christians. Christians. It is a blind spot for much of the Roman Church and for its child, Protestantism. With A brother who had sinned the self-sufficiency and arrogance was turned out of the church that has often characterized the by the priest. West, we have proceeded as if the first centuries of the Christian Abba Bessarion got up Church were unimportant, or and went out with him, saying, not a part of the essential Christ “I, too, am a sinner.” Mystery. -
Christian Anarchism
Anarchist Developments in Cultural Studies ISSN: 1923-5615 2013.2: Ontological Anarché: Beyond Materialism and Idealism Book Review Christian Anarchism Anthony T. Fiscella Christoyannopoulos, Alexandre (2011). Christian Anarchism: A Political Commentary on the Gospel (Abridged Edition) . Exeter: Imprint Aca- demic. This book is a revised version of the doctoral thesis of Alexandre Christoyannopoulos at what may be the world’s only university- level anarchist studies program in Loughborough, England. The stated goal is to present, for the first time ever, a general outline of Christian anarchist thought. That goal (and the degree to which it largely succeeds) is what makes this book stand out. For many people (even—or especially—those who self-identify as Christian or anarchist), the idea of Christian anarchism may sound like a contradiction in terms. A common thread running throughout the book is however the idea that Christian anar- chism simply consists of the contention that the teachings and example of Jesus logically imply anarchism. The author writes: Ciaron O’Reilly [a writer associated with the Catholic Worker Movement] warns . that Christian anarchism “is not an attempt to synthesize two systems of thought” that are hopelessly incompatible, but rather “a realization that the premise of anarchism is inherent in Christianity and the message of the Gospels.” For Christian anarchists, Je- sus’ teaching implies a critique of the state, and an honest and consistent application of Christianity would lea d to a stateless society. From this perspective, it is actually the notion of a “Christian state” that, just like “hot ice,” is a contradiction in terms, an oxymoron. -
UCLA Electronic Theses and Dissertations
UCLA UCLA Electronic Theses and Dissertations Title Apocalypse and Difference: Rereading Cultural Boundaries in Early Christian Texts Permalink https://escholarship.org/uc/item/30h4s79t Author McCullough, Patrick George Publication Date 2018 Peer reviewed|Thesis/dissertation eScholarship.org Powered by the California Digital Library University of California UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA Los Angeles Apocalypse and Difference: Rereading Cultural Boundaries in Early Christian Texts A dissertation submitted in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree Doctor of Philosophy in History by Patrick George McCullough 2018 © Copyright by Patrick George McCullough 2018 ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERATION Apocalypse and Difference: Rereading Cultural Boundaries in Early Christian Texts by Patrick George McCullough Doctor of Philosophy in History University of California, Los Angeles, 2018 Professor S. Scott Bartchy, Co-Chair Professor Ronald J. Mellor, Co-Chair The dissertation that follows pursues two complementary tracks: (1) a cultural critique of scholarship on earliest Christianity and (2) an original contribution regarding the social function of apocalyptic discourse in our earliest Christ-confessing texts. I situate early Christian scholarship as it relates to apocalyptic discourse and anti-imperialism. My thesis is that such scholarship is bound by return-to-origins strategies that make early Christ-groups exceptional from their social and cultural environments. These strategies provide avenues for progressive Christian scholars to legitimate their modern ideological perspectives. This dissertation provides insight into such operations in the field of apocalyptic discourse that has scarcely been explored and previously only in a sporadic manner. I use this occasion to argue that such operations belie ii the social complexities of early Christ-groups.