Expression – Liminal Theology

May 28, 2021May 29, 2021 Jonathan L. Best Poetry, Time

A trinity of strangers

We gathered at the place of memory. A trio of selves, images of one self. Together a strange kind of trinity. Memories lost, memories new, and memories yet to be. This meeting made in time, birthed by a life lived past, present, and future. A meeting of reinvented people built by experience, learning, and history. … Continue reading A trinity of strangers

March 23, 2018January 23, 2019 Jonathan L. Best Liminal, Philosophy, Theology

Listening to the Rhythms: Preparing for Theological Conversation.

I'm sitting on a few conference papers that aren't doing any good sitting on my hard drive (or in the cloud). Periodically I'll be uploading papers and lectures I've done across the years using Humanities Commons. I gave this particular paper at the 3rd Iannone Conference in 2015. This paper is an exploration of the … Continue reading Listening to the Rhythms: Preparing for Theological Conversation.

October 18, 2016October 28, 2016 Jonathan L. Best Meaning and Expression

So What?

So what? I first encountered this question in 2007 at Campbell Divinity School. I hadn't been taking graduate classes for very long, and in many ways my mind was still making the transition from undergraduate to graduate school. As an undergraduate this question, "So what?" had never occurred to me. I still assumed that any information, in and … Continue reading So What?