Jonathan L. Best, Curator and Editor for Liminal Theology, recently wrote for Progressive Southern Theologians. Click the link below! https://www.progressivesoutherntheologians.com/news/2019/12/15/advent-of-the-impossible Explore more at https://www.progressivesoutherntheologians.com Photo by Mariana B. on Unsplash
The Joy of Heresy
At a small evening vespers service over which I preside, I recently was asked, “Are you sure it’s okay if we sing a Christmas song during Advent?” The question came from a thoughtful volunteer pianist and full-time math teacher who plays for our vespers gathering and for her Presbyterian church’s Sunday morning services. At first, … Continue reading The Joy of Heresy
From Liquid to Liminality: Bauman and the Liquid World
It's hard not to be in awe of the remarkable changes taking place across our world. Every day we seem to encounter new and exciting changes across science, technology, and society. What's new today is old tomorrow, and global movements---from finance to culture---immerse us in a dizzying array of both uncertainty and excitement. There's little … Continue reading From Liquid to Liminality: Bauman and the Liquid World
Borderlands of the Bridge Prophet: A Reflection on John the Baptist as a Liminal Figure
John the Baptist, as the forerunner of Christ, is known as the “bridge prophet” for crying out in the wilderness: “Prepare the way of the Lord make his paths straight.” But what may we learn from him as liminal figure for today (one who was on the margins or at the threshold of a greater … Continue reading Borderlands of the Bridge Prophet: A Reflection on John the Baptist as a Liminal Figure
A Reflection on Matthew 13 (The Sower)
That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea.2 And great crowds gathered about him, so that he got into a boat and sat down. And the whole crowd stood on the beach. And he told them many things in parables, saying: “A sower went out to sow. And as he sowed, some seeds fell along the … Continue reading A Reflection on Matthew 13 (The Sower)
