The problem is not that Paul is such a bad person, but that he was an historically conditioned personality who, however inspired he might have been in certain respects, did not go beyond the prevailing collective opinions with regard to the psychological problem of the persona and the Shadow. Jesus was sufficiently conscious that he was able to transcend the collective thinking of his time. Paul was not able to do this. It is unfortunate that the Church elected to... Read more
I have found myself watching the news, reading Facebook and other social media outlets these last few weeks and months with a growing sense of anxiety. Whether you find yourself on the right or the left, with the progressives or the conservatives, there’s certainly enough in our daily feeds to stoke our sense that either we’re not going in the right direction, or “the other guys” are winning, or we aren’t moving quickly enough and there’s still a seemingly insurmountable... 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 from Jesus about Love, Fear, Grief, Joy and Living Authentically. Doug also checked in with an update after he ran 85 mile is 24 hours.... Read more
Please welcome Kimberly Roth’s reflections on Emergent Village. You can read more from Kimberly on her blog called Barefoot Bohemian. Once upon a time, I didn’t have a clue what “emergence” was, much less that I should be confused over clarifying if I meant “Emergent,” “emerging” or “emergence” (please don’t ask me to try, I’m out of migraine meds.) In the summer of 2006, I attended a Sojourners conference as a part of their young leaders program (barely made the... 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 my attempt at helping to add something meaningful to this conversation by addressing the question: how should a Christian in today’s western culture understand the... Read more
This week on Doug Pagitt Radio we chatted with social activist Bianca Broos and her friend Julie. Bianca teaches at The Rose and the Manna Home. She engages women who are on the fringes and have been outcasted by society. Bianca helped Julie escape from homelessness. Listen Here: Watch Here: 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
What follows is in no way an affirmation of doing anything violent or illegal. In fact, quite the opposite. The following is a dictionary definition of the word “conspiracy” or “conspire”: To plan together secretly to commit an illegal or wrongful act or accomplish a legal purpose through illegal action. 1. To join or act together; combine. 2. To plan or plot secretly. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated... Read more
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