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Daily Archives: January 28, 2010
The Spirituality of the Oppressed: Christian Responses to The Guilded Age
There is very little mentioning of the devastation incurred on the nation’s poor due to modernization in The Making of American Liberal Theology. Social Darwinism and the Gospel of Wealth are rarely addressed; yet, these concepts had devastating impact on … Continue reading
Origen: To Rebel is to be Christian
It is not irrational, then, to form associations in opposition to existing laws, if done for the sake of the truth. For as those persons would do well who should enter into a secret association in order to put to … Continue reading
Apostolicity in the Medieval Church, part 1: Peter Waldo
Introduction The Christian notion of apostolic succession developed as a defense mechanism against the heretic Marcion’s claim that he had direct access to Jesus’ secret message from the writings Luke and the apostle Paul.[1] The vast majority of controversies, heretic … Continue reading
A Theological Reflection on Joerg Rieger’s Liberating the Future, part 1
In the economy of mercy; I am a poor and begging man; In the currency of grace; Is where my song begins; In the colors of Your goodness; In the scars that mark Your skin In the currency of grace; … Continue reading
