Archive for June, 2008
ASBO does it again, and again, and again!!!!!!
Posted in Bad Theology, Christianity, Consumer, Culture, Design, Humour, Mickey Mouse Religion on Monday, June 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Totalitarianism ….
Posted in Crime, Culture, Fantasy, Fundamentalism, Politics, Security, Tricks, Violence, War on Monday, June 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
JJB Sports – Celtic & Rangers….. continued…
Posted in Bad Theology, Bigotry, Compassion, Consumer, Culture, Fundamentalism, Good Theology, Law, Mickey Mouse Religion, Politics, Religion, Security, Violence on Monday, June 30, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Therags sent me a helpful link to the issue I raised a couple of posts ago. Unfortunately, JJB owns the rights to sell merchandise of many other clubs also, hence a multi-coloured display in their stores of different club football shirts etc. If what Therag says is the case, and the article in fact says [...]
Trinity Institute’s 37th National Theological Conference: God’s Unfinished Future (Webcast)
Posted in Christianity, Good Theology, Theology on Saturday, June 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
During my four year theological training, I found Jurgen Moltmann’s work both inspirational and challenging. Here is a series of links, two of which include presentations by himself in January 2007. They are available as mp3’s and can be viewed also…
http://info.cep.anglican.ca/features/#000112
Mmmmmm…..
Posted in Abstract, Art, Building, Consumer, Fantasy, Humour on Saturday, June 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Found this on the Ship of Fools site…… thoughts please, even reactions!
So sad….
Posted in Bad Theology, Bigotry, Christianity, Consumer, Crime, Culture, Fundamentalism, Media, Politics, Religion, Sport, Violence, War on Saturday, June 28, 2008 | 3 Comments »
My eldest son has just returned from a year in Belfast…. doing his MA.
He has just told me that JJB Sports (a large sports retailer in the UK) has got a seperate store for Glasgow Rangers merchandise and another one for Glasgow Celtic…… isn’t that a sad reflection on humanity. They cannot even cope with [...]
Celebrity Culture in Every Corner…
Posted in Bad Theology, Christianity, Consumer, Culture, Good Theology, Postmodern, Religion on Wednesday, June 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
http://www.kinnon.tv/2008/06/celebrity-cultu.html
…of the Church. Scott hits the ball out of the park:
We cannot seem to get beyond the love affair we have with celebrity culture. Even in a climate of anti-heroes we are easily infatuated with the cult of personality. It is a sad fact that very few people who pretend to speak for the average [...]
Brian Dettmer’s Book Autopsies
Posted in Abstract, Art, Design, Skill on Wednesday, June 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
http://lunaticadesnuda.blogspot.com/2008/06/brian-dettmers-book-autopsies.html
by noreply@blogger.com (sangrecaribe)
Brian Dettmer is an American contemporary artist. He is known for his alteration of preexisting media — such as old books, maps, record albums, and cassette tapes — to create new, transformed works of visual fine art.Using surgical tools, Brian Dettmer removes paper from books like an archeologist releasing a fossil from layers [...]
Top Quote
Posted in Christianity, Compassion, Culture, Evangelism, Good Theology, Mission, Quotes, Theology on Tuesday, June 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I am ignorant as to who this person is, but it is an excellent quote;
Compassion is more important than intellect in calling forth the love that the work of peace needs, and intuition can often be a far more powerful searchlight than cold reason. ~ Betty Williams quotes
The Cross: God’s Peace Work. Part 4.
Posted in Bad Theology, Capital Punishment, Christianity, Compassion, Consumer, Crime, Culture, Easter, Fundamentalism, Good Theology, Law, Literalism, Politics, Prison, Religion, Security, Theology, Violence on Tuesday, June 24, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Four Dominant Theories of the Atonement.
In the History of the church, three theories of the work of Christ, the atonement, have been developed, according to John Driver, to which Charles Bellinger adds a fourth. They are:
1. Conflict – Victory (Christus Victor);
2. Satisfaction (Saint Anselm 1033-1109).
3. Moral Influence (Peter Abelard 1079-1142;
4. Penal Substitution (John Calvin 1509-1564).
The [...]
