The Gospel of Freedom, or Another Gospel?: Augustinian Reflections on American Foreign Policy – by James K.A. Smith
Go read something by someone smarter than me, if you’re into thinking about empire, competing conceptions of freedom and theologically-based political critique. It’s long, but worthwhile.
Archive for December, 2007
A great quote from my recent reading:
The religious heart or frame of mind is not “realist,” because it is not satisfied with the reality that is all around it. Nor is it antirealist, because it is not trying to substitute fabrications for reality; rather, it is what I would call “hyper-realist,” in search of the real […]
Today marks the beginning of a new year for the Church. The Church Year begins every year at Advent, as we enter into the drama of expectation and longing for the coming of the Messiah. I think that a very healthy step for all non-liturgical Christians to take would be to begin observing the Church […]
