The Public Religion Research Institute has a new study out on abortion opinions in America. In some ways, the results are not surprising: a solid majority of Americans think that abortions should be legal and available; evangelical Protestants are the least likely to think so. But other conclusions are more surprising: (more…) Read more
June 17, 2011 may have been the best day of Ken Silva’s life. It was also, most probably, the worst day in the history of journalism. For it was on that day that the USA Today quoted Silva in its article on the upcoming Wild Goose Festival. It seems that the USA Today didn’t call Silva, since it’s difficult to find a phone number for him (I have, and I’ve called him a couple times). Instead, the USA Today simply... Read more
Devin, a new friend of mine, has a post on Patheos about what it was like being a conservative (young, restless, Reformed) at the Wild Goose Festival. Definitely worth the read: The fact of the matter is that so much has been said about the Emergent Church and it’s leaders that is utterly bogus. There has been very accurate assessments of their methodology, philosophy and hermeneutic. It can’t be denied that overall they have been painted as the boogeyman and... Read more
I actually didn’t give any talks, per se, at the Goose. I was a speaker host, I sat on a panel, I moderated a panel, and led a discussion in the GeoDome. I’m glad about this, actually, for it afforded me just the kind of dialogue in which I think I work best — that is, the more I mature as a theologian, I think I’m better at dialogue than I am at monologue. The first was a panel on... Read more
My Beloved, Courtney Perry, is a uniquely gifted photographer. She shot the Wild Goose Festival last weekend, and she’s uploaded 227 images for your enjoyment — you can even order prints of your favorites. (They’re also available for download to media organizations that are reporting on the festival.) View Courtney Perry’s Gallery on PhotoShelter Read more
You’ve gotta check out this compilation of church signs: Read more
I didn’t catch a ton of the music last weekend at the Wild Goose Festival, but I made sure to hear Jennifer Knapp, whom I’d known in her previous life as a “Christian” singer-songwriter. She is now out as a lesbian, and her career is more about mainstream music. She said from the stage that she no longer writes songs about faith, but she definitely talks about it — at least at a Christian festival. She even recorded an “It... Read more
So, I wrote last week about being called a (borderline) racist at Fuller Seminary because I questioned the sophistication of burgeoning Pentecostalism in the Global South. Well, I was happy to discover yesterday, via NPR, that saying “That’s Racist!” has gone from a serious accusation to a commonplace quip. Check out Neta Ulaby’s report: Fourteen-year-old Gus Rachels and his friends use it to call out people overly sensitive to race issues. Regina N. Bradley, who teaches classes in African American... Read more
This is another in a series of reports on Wild Goose, which happened last weekend. In general, I thought that the quality of talks at the Goose was incredibly high. Like, as high as the old Emergent/YS Conventions and Christianity21, which to this point have been the events of our tribe that have had the best quality and quantity of talks and discussions. I was a speaker host, so I spent much of Friday and Saturday running around, introducing speakers,... Read more
This week, I’m going to be posting on different aspects of the Wild Goose Festival, which was, from my perpective, an overwhelmingly successful gathering. Truly, I cannot imagine that it could have gone much better than it did, and I’m proud to have been a volunteer at the first Goose. I’ve got lots to say, so I’ll address different aspects of the festival, like the music, the talks, sexuality, and even some of my friendly suggestions to make the festival... Read more
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