Daily Prayers:
- A. Book of Common Prayer
- A. Book of Common Prayer 2
- A. Divine Hours
- A. Evening Prayer (Anglican)
- A. Morning Prayer (Anglican)
- Celtic Prayer
- Creeds of Christendom
- Eastern Orthodox Prayers
- Lectionary
- Liturgy of the Hours
- Missio Dei
Emerging Movement:
- Andrew Jones
- Andrew Perriman
- Anthony Stiff
- Art Boulet
- Bob Robinson
- Br. Maynard
- Dan Kimball
- David Fitch
- Dogwood Abbey
- Ecclesia Network
- Emerging Women
- Eugene Cho
- Henrik Holmgaard
- Jamie Arpin-Ricci
- Jazz Theologian
- John Frye
- John Lagrou
- Jonny Baker
- JR Briggs
- Leonard Hjamarlson
- LeRon Shults
- Lukas McKnight
- Peggy Brown
- Sivin Kit
- Stephen Shields
- Steve McCoy
- Steve Taylor
- Tamara Buchan
- The Practicing Church
- Tim Miekley
- Todd Hiestand
- Tom Smith (RSA)
- Tony Jones
Other sites I frequent:
- Allan Bevere
- Andy Rowell
- Attie Nel
- Barna
- Brad Boydston
- Chris Ridgeway
- CC Blogs
- Don Johnson
- Ed Gilbreath
- Erika Haub (Carney)
- Faith Blogging
- Falsani
- Fr. Rob
- Hummers
- iMonk
- James McGrath
- Jim Martin
- John Stackhouse
- JR Woodward
- Karen Spears Zacharias
- Laura Barringer
- LaVonne Neff
- LeaderFOCUS
- LL Barkat
- Luke/Annika
- Mark Galli
- Mark Roberts
- Michael Kruse
- Nexus
- Owen Youngman
- Ted Gossard
- Tom Wright
Recommended Online Readings:
Scholarly Books I’ve written:
- Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels
- Hist Jesus Anthology
- Interpreting the Synoptic Gospels
- Introducing NT Interpretation
- Jesus and His Death
- Jesus in Memory (ed.)
- New Vision for Israel
- Synoptics: Biblio
- The Face of New Testament Studies
- Who Do They Say I Am?
Scholarship Online:
- Apollos
- Books & Culture
- ChristianityToday
- CS Lewis
- EAC
- Early Xian Writings
- Euaggelion
- Gospels
- Jesus and His Death Blog
- Karl Barth Online
- Mark Goodacre’s Weblog
- Online Journals Access
- Online Pseudepigraph
- Pete Enns
- Prime Time Jesus
- Theopedia
- ThinkTank
Stuff online:
- 5 Streams
- Big Muddy
- Catalyst Scripture
- Catching the Wave
- DaVinci Code
- Forgiveness
- Future or Fad?
- Gospel of Judas
- High Calling
- Interview on Emerging
- Interview with LL Barkat
- IVCF Eikons
- IVCF Gospel
- John Bunyan
- Keys of the Kingdom
- Lake Emerging
- Mary in CT
- Missional in Seattle
- Missional Matrix
- Nativity Story
- Never Alone
- New Perspective
- Pepperdine Interview
- Professor as Scholar
- Recl Mind Mary 1
- Robust Gospel
- Social Justice
- Trojan Horse 2
- WiredParish Mary Interview
- Word/World NPP














posted November 26, 2008 at 6:23 am
This chapter (or interlude) on Gregory of Nyssa was fascinating. He viewed slavery as wrong because of his Christology – and his view of Christ and mankind as in the image of God. And he did so in the face of opposition from others (including his brother) who claimed that it was a necessary or inevitable feature of the fallen world.
The slavery that Gregory encountered wasn’t racist, but his reason for taking a firm abolitionist stance should get us thinking about all types of othering, especially racism and classism.
posted November 26, 2008 at 1:35 pm
Carter?s initial quote of Gregory of Nyssa (p. 229) is most elucidative and is worthy to be mandated into core credo of social science. The fact is this: mankind is not fit to be owned or possessed. He has been endowed with an ?irrevocable? freedom that even God himself will not violate. So whether the relationship exists as master-slave, husband-wife, parent-child, or government-citizen, humanity was not created to be dominated.
I agree Soong-Chan, that the election of Obama, whose race was once deemed unfit to even take part in the democratic process, will steer America toward integration and polyphony, so that the overall culture of our nation will be enhanced by allowing previously mute voices to be heard. I anticipate also more discussion and dialogue (like this one) on the problem of race, which I believe can only be properly dealt with via conversation, rather than systemic masquerade.
posted November 26, 2008 at 4:57 pm
You asked the question, “could it be that the election of someone who has previously been categorized as “the other” may lead to a fuller understanding of our nation’s place in the world? “. This question reminded me of a vision that was shared by a man whose heart heart was enflamed for racial reconciliation. He said that God’s purpose for America was not that anglos could come to a new land and gain more wealth and power. Instead, God’s purpose is that you could walk in the back of a church meeting and see people of all races united in worship, loving God and all others across all ethnic and cultural lines. This seems so right to me, as if our history as a nation has been directed to this possiblility. Isn’t this a beautiful vision for our land?
posted December 17, 2008 at 3:11 pm
Here is the whole series on J. Kameron Carter’s Race: A Theological Account.
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