December 2011

CALL: Must I Be Anarchist?

by Amaryah Armstrong 26 December 2011

(Or, Why Are All the Anarchists Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?)
Editor’s Note: This piece is part one of a series of call and response between Amaryah Armstrong and Nekeisha Alexis-Baker as they consider what possibilities Christian anarchy can provide for marginalized peoples. The conversation grows out of friendship and mutual respect for each other, and [...]

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RESPONSE: It depends on how we define “anarchist”

by Nekeisha Alexis-Baker 26 December 2011

(Or, I hope it is because we are all recovering hierarchists trying to find another way forward)
Editor’s Note: This piece is part two of a series of call and response between Amaryah Armstrong and Nekeisha Alexis-Baker as they consider what possibilities Christian anarchy can provide for marginalized peoples. The conversation grows out of friendship and [...]

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My Thoughts on the Occupy Movement

by Kristofer Smiley 23 December 2011

I just finished watching a video of some UC Davis students who were sitting cross-legged with linked arms being punished for their shouts of injustice. They were protesting among other things, the hiking prices of tuition of California public schools, police brutality on UC campuses in addition to the long list of problems that have [...]

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the Iconocast: Richard Beck (episode 40)

by the Iconocast Collective 22 December 2011

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In this interview, Mark and Sarah interview Richard Beck.
Richard Beck is Professor and Department Chair of Psychology at Abilene Christian University. Richard is married to Jana and they have two sons, Brenden and Aidan. They also have a dog Bandit who keepsRichard company when he works away on his blog Experimental Theology. Richard’s area of interest is on the interface of Christian [...]

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The Justice and Joy of Earning Less Money

by Laura Lasuertmer 21 December 2011

“We need examples of people who, [letting] Heaven decide whether they are to rise in the world, decide for themselves that they will be happy in it, and have resolved to seek – not greater wealth but simpler pleasure; not higher fortune, but deeper felicity; making the first of possessions, self-possession.” – John Ruskin
What are [...]

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A Bloodless Zeal

by James Hamrick 20 December 2011

Whenever I talk to Christians about the non-violent way of Jesus they inevitably bring up an incident from Jesus’ life that ‘proves’ that pacifism is nonsense: his cleansing of the temple. All four canonical Gospels tell us that Jesus went to Jerusalem, entered the temple, and proceeded to chase people and animals out, overthrow tables, [...]

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regarding the Iconocast

by Mark Van Steenwyk 20 December 2011

As you may know, Jesus Radicals has a podcast–the Iconocast. For about two years, we’ve interviewed a wide array of guests. We don’t always interview Christians or anarchists. Rather, we interview those who we believe have some wisdom to share for those who are exploring the intersection of Christianity and anarchism.
One of the things we [...]

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What? Are we to do? An inquiry!

by Laura Lasuertmer 19 December 2011

For some time now I’ve been afflicted by questions. Big, urgent questions about the world. Persistent and overwhelming questions.
How do we get to a just society? How do we get to a world without poverty?
It’s a bucket of worms and a hornet’s nest and an upside down bowl of spaghetti! These questions and their accompanying [...]

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The Puckered-Lip Wooing of We, Part 1: Theological Construction

by Eda Uca-Dorn 11 December 2011

In Tell Us Our Names: Story Theology from an Asian Perspective, C.S. Song turns on its head pre-Communist era missionaries’ complaints against some Chinese converts being more interested in feeding their stomachs than their souls. The hungry suspects were accused of being “rice Christians”. He writes that, “we celebrate Christ’s divine presence in the eucharist… [...]

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the Iconocast: Starhawk (episode 39)

by the Iconocast Collective 8 December 2011

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In this episode, Joanna and Sarah interview Starhawk–one of the most respected voices in modern earth-based spirituality.
Starhawk is also well-known as a global justice activist and organizer, whose work and writings have inspired many to action. She is the author or coauthor of twelve books, including The Spiral Dance: A Rebirth of the Ancient [...]

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