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April 2012

April 10, 2012

Together Towards Tomorrow: Pluralism in India

On January 21, 2011 the De Smet – de Marneffe Memorial Annual Lecture was held...

October 2010

October 25, 2010

The Castration Of God

We are in danger of losing everything: the threat is that we will be reduced...

October 17, 2010

Post-Capitalism Christianity: Something Worth Fighting For

"Capitalism is an economic system in which the means of production are privately owned and...

September 2010

September 21, 2010

Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell is Unjust

Much like when we were children and were told about the monsters in our closet,...

September 15, 2010

The Death of Theology After The Death of God

I don't believe in God. I believe in the persistence of God. Let me explain....

September 10, 2010

Deconstituting Jesus, Christianity, & Burning the Koran

I think where we are now in terms of asking very hard questions and participating...

August 2010

August 31, 2010

Pakistan, Denying Them Answers, Job & God Overwhelmed

Pakistan is still reeling from the destruction of the floods. I have personal friends who...

August 29, 2010

Ungrounding Ourselves into the Christ-Ethic

For Lacan, public law such as “No Photos” or “Do not go on the grass”...

August 16, 2010

Belief is a Parasite: What Alice, Old Yeller and Broken Lights Can Teach Us About Dogma

Dogma imprisons us within freedom. It gives us the caged experience of liberty. It drives...

July 2010

July 26, 2010

Enchanted Deconstruction

The word deconstruction tends to conjure up a lot of different responses. Some fear it....

July 10, 2010

A theology that can change the world

We are made for story. For narrative. For life. For moments to unfold. For pages...

May 2010

May 28, 2010

Leaving the the gardens of our own making: a different view on the adam and eve story

desire longs for a less mediated reality. – anna smith Delight yourself in the LORD...