Death of the Liberal Class June 19, 2013 By Collegeville Institute Leave a Comment It is easy to react against Hedges’ diatribes but difficult to argue with his conclusions. Though perhaps not as insightful as his previous book, Empire of Illusion, Death of the Liberal Class is a bracing, sometimes terrifying read.
Alone Together Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each OtherJune 19, 2013 By Collegeville Institute Leave a Comment Turkle writes that she was once optimistic and hopeful about the positive potentials of technology. But after interviewing hundreds of people, she is becoming more and more concerned about how we are being shaped, changed, and formed by technology.
Reframing Hope Vital Ministry in a New GenerationJune 19, 2013 By Collegeville Institute Leave a Comment Merritt leaves us with the deep and reassuring hope that we need not abandon the rich traditions of the church in order to speak the gospel to a new generation of people who long for some good news.
Jesus Freak Feeding, Healing, Raising the DeadJune 19, 2013 By Collegeville Institute Leave a Comment Sara Miles shares the liberal critique of a Christianity stultified by its preoccupation with doctrine and institutional maintenance. But she comes to this critique through her conversion at the communion table, and the experience of God as “a force blowing uncontrollably through the world.”
An Altar in the World A Geography of FaithJune 19, 2013 By Collegeville Institute Leave a Comment Barbara Brown Taylor writes about the importance of paying attention to the ordinary if we are to live an engaged and authentic life.
An Exact Replica of a Figment of My Imagination A MemoirJune 19, 2013 By Collegeville Institute Leave a Comment The novelist Elizabeth McCracken is not a religious person, per se. But her memoir about her pregnancy and the stillbirth of her first son bears witness to the transcendent in its exploration of love, grief, and hope.
The Anonymous Funeral June 19, 2013 By Brian Combs Leave a Comment He was homeless, his illegal camp slashed last week along with his meager belongings. There’s no context to visit, nothing to learn because there’s no place to inhabit. “Cancel today’s church meetings. I have a funeral.” And the process begins, just not like before.
In the News for June 18th June 19, 2013 By Collegeville Institute Leave a Comment Listening to Young Atheists: Lessons for a Stronger Christianity “When a Christian foundation interviewed college nonbelievers about how and why they left religion, surprising themes emerged.”
The Girl Got Up A Cruciform MemoirJune 18, 2013 By Collegeville Institute Leave a Comment This is a spiritual memoir, and the theological reflection Srubas brings to bear on her own story does not fit into a clean arc or a clear-cut story of before and after. The narrative decisions Srubas makes in telling this story are both lovely and smart, and pastors and religious leaders would benefit from study of her voice.
Fatherhood: Relation, Obligation, or Vocation? June 14, 2013 By Laura Kelly Fanucci 2 Comments The calling to fatherhood is an underexplored area of the theology of vocation. While feminist theologians have explored the vocation of the mother in light of shifting societal trends and the resulting renegotiation of women’s identities, less has been said about men’s calling to be parents.