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Recent movements in god-talk
05.28.03 | Permalink | 2 CommentsFor readers interested in recent theological trends, three major movements in post-Vietnam god-talk stand out as worthy of attention: liberation theology, political theology and process theology. “Liberation theology” started out as a sympathetic reinterpretation of Christianity from a marxist standpoint. Founded by Latin American theologians like Gustavo Gutierrez and the Boff brothers, liberation theology flowed […]
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Stagnant god-talk
In the twentieth century, formal, university-based god-talk tended to react to major movements in philosophy, particularly to the three great “masters of suspicion:” Marx, Nietzsche and Freud. Some god-talkers sought to do theology in philosophical language, hoping to reach the wider, non-religious audience of the modern world. Other god-talkers used philosophy to find a sturdier […]
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A plea for god-talk
05.28.03 | Permalink | 2 CommentsAfter some encouragement from my boss, I am going to try and devote a little more of MyIrony’s space to theology. For those of you who are not theologically afflicted (read, “theologically educated”), this post will be a digestible intro. “Theology” comes from the Greek words “theos” and “logos.” “Theos” means god/deity/divinity and “logos” means […]
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The Matrix isn’t deep?
05.26.03 | Permalink | 5 CommentsAlmost every negative review of The Matrix: Reloaded has involved three criticisms. One, it wasn’t as good as the original. Two, it wasn’t deep. Three, Keanu can’t act. Love it or hate it but, please, don’t expect me to swallow these reasons… It wasn’t as good as the original. Why? Either because (a) the sequel […]
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Five years
05.24.03 | Permalink | Comments Off on Five yearsNo blogging this weekend–off celebrating our fifth anniversary. While you’re here, look around and enjoy the new little graphics tweaks.
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Are bloggers ‘issue entrepreneurs?’
05.22.03 | Permalink | 2 CommentsPhillip Agre argues that the central actor in civil society is the “issue entrepreneur.” Civil society is (re)formed by people discussing issues that interest them–you’re not going to join an organization if its mission doesn’t get you excited somehow. For the most part, the battle lines on any particular issue don’t move much (abortion, for […]
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