the church and postmodern culture

CFP: The Christian Evasion of Popular Culture

Chad Lakies — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:51:23 +0000

Following is a new CFP that might be of interest to churchandpomo readers: Andreas Center for Reformed Scholarship and Service THE CHRISTIAN EVASION OF POPULAR CULTURE Christianity is often the focus of popular culture, whether it is through the blood and gore of The Passion of the Christ, the satire of South Park and Family [...]

Divine Reciprocity and Epistemic Openness in Clark Pinnock’s Theology

J. Aaron Simmons — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 21:26:30 +0000

Written By John Sanders (Professor of Religious Studies at Hendrix College) – sandersj@hendrix.edu *** This paper was given at a session honoring the work of Clark Pinnock at the American Academy of Religion in San Francisco, November 18, 2011. Canadian theologian Clark Pinnock was once a renowned defender of the doctrine of [...]

Not at-home: rethinking hospitality and homelessness

brynelewis — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 23:29:37 +0000

This Christmas season I had the privilege of attending a memorial service, a vigil in memory of the homeless from our area who had died. Gathered in the early dark of the winter solstice, a group comprised of homeless persons, service providers, and local residents read from a necrology, including twenty names new to the [...]

SCPT Conference Registration and CFP

Chad Lakies — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 02:56:37 +0000

Not much time left to submit a paper. The deadline is January 15. Here’s a link to the CFP. Registration information is now available. —————— Registration Information for the 2012 meeting of the Society for Continental Philosophy and Theology (SCPT) Creation, Creatureliness, and Creativity: The Human Place in the Natural World April 20-22, 2012 Loyola [...]

Book Review: Where Mortals Dwell

Chad Lakies — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 13:16:15 +0000

The practice of reflection takes center stage at the end of every year. As a new year begins, looking back on what was and anticipating what will be has become another hallmark of the holiday season. With its connection to the holidays, the emphasis on reflection garners its own corner of the market as holiday [...]

2 More CFPs on Religion, Literature, Culture and the Arts

Chad Lakies — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:38:40 +0000

The International Society for Religion, Literature and Culture has just listed two new CFPs for conferences in 2012. The Society’s annual conference, hosted in Copenhagen in 2012, will focus on “Cultures in Transition: Presence, Absence, Memory.” Here is the link to the Society’s new webpage where all the CFP info is located: http://isrlc.org/. The 8th [...]

John Caputo talks about “What Would Jesus Deconstruct?”

Chad Lakies — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:30:17 +0000

John Caputo talked about his book in our series “What Would Jesus Deconstruct?” on the On Being blog. Here’s a link to the post. Note there’s both a brief written post as well as an audio recording. http://blog.onbeing.org/post/13011398941/wwjd-the-slogan-that-was-once-a-moral-compass-by

CFP: Special issue of RELIGIONS on “Theology and Phenomenology”

Chad Lakies — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:24:48 +0000

Of interest to readers might be this CFP for an upcoming issue of Religions on “Theology and Phenomenology.” The following Special Issue will be published in Religions (ISSN 2077-1444, http://www.mdpi.com/journal/religions/). and is now open to receive submissions of full research papers and comprehensive review articles for peer-review and possible publication: Special Issue: Theology and Phenomenology [...]

Theologians and the Church?

jasonclark — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 08:13:51 +0000

I have recently returned from the Theologians and the Church event that the Centre for Theology and Philosophy hosted at New College, Edinburgh (It was worth the trip just to hear Graham Ward’s plenary). The conference hoped ‘to bring together the next generation of theologians to explore the relationship between academic theology and the worshipping [...]

We Are Still Them: Non-Denominationalism and the Hermeneutics of Silence

J. Aaron Simmons — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 17:02:52 +0000

By: J. Aaron Simmons – Department of Philosophy – Furman University – aaron.simmons@furman.edu I. I was raised in the American evangelical subculture and have recently been part of several different non-denominational, generally evangelical, (mega)churches in the American South. As a result of these experiences, I have become increasing concerned about the way in which the [...]