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The Advent we hope for
Whenever I attend Catholic mass during Advent, as I did last weekend, I’m always struck by how it is simply assumed—how it’s a liturgical . . . no, an ontological given—that Christmas is nowhere yet in sight.
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Here are some things I read recently but didn't get around to blogging about.
Faces of Jesus: Rembrandt and the incarnation
Rembrandt's meditations on Jesus' face reflect momentous
changes in his faith—and in how people of his time
envisioned Jesus.
As church-based civil unions kick in, Church of England says no
c. 2011 Religion News Service...
Mainline moves to trim bureaucracy
A list of the Episcopal Church's 75 commissions, committees,
agencies and boards spilled over eight PowerPoint slides during a recent...
U.S., Cuban church leaders seek normalized relations
Church leaders from ecumenical councils in the U.S. and Cuba wrapped
up a five-day meeting in Havana on December 2 with a call for...
Worship with the other side
In October, a newly formed Right to Life group sponsored a week-long conference, entitled "Abortion and Feminism," on the campus of Yale Divinity School. The pro-choice posters posted by the Students for Reproductive Justice made it clear that seminarians are not of one mind on the issue.
Physics and faith
One of the things people say about Christianity is that Christians
believe odd, impossible things. And well, they’re right. We do.
Brainwashed by Muppets!
Note to Eric Bolling, Dan Gainor and Andrea Tantaros: Tex Richman isn't a Muppet. He's a human character, played by Chris Cooper. I know, it's hard to find time to fact-check when you're busy politicizing the Muppets.
Footloose
Craig Brewer, the extraordinary young director of Hustle & Flow and Black Snake Moan,
brings his sharp ear for southern culture's tone and rhythms to this
remake of a 1998 pop musical (itself a remake of a 1984 film) set in a
small Georgia town. The problem is that the material is still Footloose.
It's the most wonderfully holy time of the year
c. 2011 Religion News Service
(RNS) A quick glimpse at a calendar is one way to see how religiously diverse the United States has become....
Eddie Long's wife withdraws divorce petition
c. 2011 Religion News Service
(RNS) The wife of Bishop Eddie Long, a Georgia megachurch pastor who was
accused of sexual misconduct by four young men, has reconsidered her plans...
Terrorism case comes together against Muslim-American 'wannabomber'
c. 2011 Religion News Service...
Israel's God's bodied love continues world-making
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used only six words; I rested on the seventh.
Kenda Creasy Dean on what it means to be almost Christian
What are today’s youth saying about their faith? How does what they profess compare to our historic creeds? What are they saying about the beliefs of their parents?