Sheilaism

Robert Bellah, with a group of coworkers, wrote a 1985 blockbuster book called Habits of the Heart. This great book is arguably one of the best critiques of modern American society - a quest for a democratic community. William Placher wrote in Narratives of a Vulnerable God, "The interviews that Robert Bellah and his coworkers... Continue Reading →

August 18, 2019

The Marginalized

William C. Placher wrote this in Narratives of a Vulnerable God, page 128. "...we do not live in a society eager to attend to the voices of the oppressed and the marginalized. If we have let the values and assumptions of our society guide us, even in matters of faith, then where will we stand... Continue Reading →

August 11, 2019

Eucharist

"Alan Street in his book Subversive Meals has shown how the Eucharist is a table that deliberately subverts the exclusionary table of the empire. " From Gift and Task by Walter Brueggemann, page 373. According to Brueggemann, the greedy leaders of the empire don't look out for their "flock" but only for their own interest.... Continue Reading →

August 10, 2019