Patterns of Empire
While living in the United States, I thought a lot about J. Nelson Kraybill’s “Apocalypse and Allegiance: Worship, Politics, and Devotion in the Book of Revelation” and I’ve referred to it here and here on this blog already. I read it shortly after it came out while I was on a personal retreat in Pennsylvania.…
The Narrative of Holy Violence
I agree that narrative is a major part of human reality. As Paul Loewen said here, the stories we tell make up our worlds. This can be “our” story which shapes our identity and ties us to God and the faith community. Yet, just as easily, humans seem to be able to adopt stories which…
