Voices of the Emergent Village Community
I know, I know. I said last time that I was finished publishing on here. However, this series is for my critics. Enjoy! PART ONE: The Cultural Perspective In general I try to keep my articles much shorter than this, however because this topic is so convoluted it required much more. In one [Read More...]
It took me a long time to write this. I thought I should try to be objective since I was supposed to be reviewing Michael Gungor’s book. And that was a book I had to think about. A lot. As it became clear that I was far from impartial, my responsibility to write about this [Read More...]
“The death, then, of a beautiful woman is, unquestionably, the most poetical topic in the world.”–Edgar Allen Poe– I have always been a fan of the gloomy Mr. Poe. I remember the first time I purchased his Complete Works and spent a summer reading through it. I was infatuated in the aesthetics of his vocabulary, [Read More...]
In the current study of “religion,” two different methods have developed that are often in tension with each other. The first is the Post-Colonial Method (PCM)[1] with scholars like Talal Asad, Edward Said, Timothy Fitzgerald, and Gayatri Spivak, and the second is the Sociological Method (SM) with scholars like Steve Bruce, Phil Zuckerman, and Barry [Read More...]
“Now brother Woodley, Rev. _______ will share his apology with you and then you can apologize to him.” These are last words I needed to hear to understand the jist of “platform reconciliation” about twelve years ago. “Why in hell would I want to apologize?,” I asked myself. I then left the event and vowed [Read More...]
This week on Doug Pagitt Radio we checked in with John Shelby Spong. John’s the author of The Forth Gospel: Tales of a Jewish Mystic. We also talked with Erin Lane and Enuma Okoro about their book Talking Taboo. Listen Here: Watch Here: [Read more...]
After taking a week off, Victoria is back this week. This week on Doug Pagitt Radio, we chatted with Bruce Reyes-Chow. Bruce is the author of But I Don’t See You as Asian: Curating Conversations About Race. Listen Here: Watch Here: [Read more...]
Victoria is taking a few weeks off so it is up to Doug to hold down the show. This week Doug caught up with Kyle Roberts & Peter Wallace. Kyle is the author of Emerging Prophet: Kierkegaard and the Postmodern People of God. Peter is the author of The Passionate Jesus: What We Can Learn [Read More...]
The modern Church’s overall inability to properly engage the culture in which it exists is none the more evident than in the issue of homosexuality. There is nothing more appalling (except perhaps our treatment of African Americans and women), than the pure hatred that the church has shown to the homosexual community. This will be [Read More...]
This week on Doug Pagitt Radio we checked in with Ian Punnett. Ian is the author of How to Pray When You’re Pissed at God: Or Anyone Else for That Matter. Listen Here: [Read more...]
This blog is an experiment. We are seeking to include as many voices as are willing to join together and tell stories, create ideas, and generate friendships that will compel us to the future. There are more than 50 people who will be adding their voices to this conversation. Some will write, some will post audio, some will post video.
You will hear from Christians and Jews; denominationalists and free-range spiritualists; conservatives and liberals; the faith-filled and the faith-hesitant.
We are a collective of people who are not only concerned about the “right and left” but now and the future. Emergent Village is a community that wants to make something together.
We invite you to join us.
Read, comment, spread the word and consider adding your voice. If you would like to be one the bloggers contact Doug Pagitt at doug@dougpagitt.com.
To learn more about Emergent Village go to EmergentVillage.com.
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