Following economist Richard Norgaard and theologian John Cobb, this post analyses the myth of economism in light of the common good. Read more
Following economist Richard Norgaard and theologian John Cobb, this post analyses the myth of economism in light of the common good. Read more
Is racism a gospel issue? To answer we first need to distinguish prejudice from systemic racism. Church members without race prejudice can still foster systemic racism. What's the solution? Ask African Americans. Read more
The Christian public theologian raises only one voice among many on behalf of the common good for the many. Read more
When interpreting the Bible for the contemporary context, each systematic theologian must justify the method of interpretation and application. This applies whether one is a fundamentalist, progressive Protestant, Roman Catholic, or Eastern Orthodox. Today's intersectional theologians define themselves methodologically just as their detractors do. Read more
Demythicizing economism--our planet's Goliath--is necessary because it is an invisible religious ideology that justifies economic injustice. Read more
Public theologians looking for truth should embrace genuine science but eschew scientism, the materialist ideology. Read more
I recommend Christians and other religious leaders pledge allegiance to the scientific community. I also recommend the public theologian engage in discourse clarification to distinguish genuine science from both pseudoscience and scientism. I further recommend that the public theologian engage in worldview construction, placing genuine propositional knowledge gained from science into a comprehensive framework wherein human meaning is oriented toward what has been revealed about the God of grace. ▓ Read more
Washington DC is inundated by politics at a time when we disparately need common good governing. This is the first in a series on the vision of the common good guiding a just, sustainable, participatory, and planetary society. Meet organizations such as Common Good Governing and Campaign for Common Good. Read more
A US House Committee reports a billion bucks profit for gunmakers. Profit from guns, bullets, and blood keep the flow of mass murders inundating schools, churches, synagogues, shopping centers, and other public arenas. I recommend: stop selling military weapons to civilians. And do so immediately. Read more
It's time to act. The eco-scientists five decades ago were God's prophets warning us to repent and take action on behalf of Earth's future. Ecotheologians are listening. Read more
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