There are multiple parallels between being married and being a person of faith. One we seldom talk about is that both relationships bring us face-to-face with disappointment. Though marital disappointments look and feel different from those we experience with God, the church, or fellow believers, they share the same common denominator: expectations. All of us Read more... The post Faith Crises Feel Urgent. But They Shouldn’t Be Rushed. appeared first on Christianity Today.| Christianity Today
Catalysts for Faith Crisis, Pt. 1 “Another Christian leader unmasked as an abuser!” the news headlines shouted earlier this week. There’s no need to go ... Read More The post Wolves in Shepherd’s Clothing appeared first on Missio Alliance.| Missio Alliance
Unlike many who have given up on evangelicalism altogether, Van Loon is committed to saving what’s worthwhile in the evangelical faith tradition, and she invites others to join her. Simultaneously critical and hopeful, Downsizing encourages readers to reflect on their own experience with evangelicalism, evaluate the movement’s legacy, and participate in shaping its future.| EerdWord
Websites that unpack and de-fang religious beliefs about same-sex love and gender nonconformity come and go. I occasionally still meet people who think that all churches are homophobic, or that Chr…| Changing Paths
The mystery cult is dead, and we have killed it. We have unleashed the deep mysteries on an unsuspecting populace, and now anyone can infect themselves with esoteric wisdom on YouTube.| Samsara Diagnostics
Philosophy is like a poison -- a medicine for some may be a poison for others.| Samsara Diagnostics
Catch Cynthia Milota's new insights and the latest circular strategies for the built environment gained from the Circularity conference.| Work Design Magazine
Chris Orozco, former member of Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, CA, is featured in Laurie's new book The Gap in God's Country: A Longer View On Our Culture Wars, as an example of someone who struggled with religious strong-arming and left a church whose doctrine increasingly reflected ideological possession.| The Maurin Academy for Regenerative Studies
In early March, a team of 4 ReUse employees and 15 volunteers, including those from Significant Elements and Cortland ReUse, carefully took on the enjoyable work of salvaging parts of a 2-story, 4,000 sqft 1850’s Farmhouse style home in Cortland. This property was purchased by SUNY Cortland as a site for redevelopment by the University. | ithacareuse.org
Postdigital aesthetics invites us to consider what emerges through the interaction of musicians, artists and technology. Researchers in digital music have proposed the need for new disciplinary areas of study such as sound studies of education, and current research is exploring new pedagogical approaches to teaching music technology. Postdigital theory offers researchers a set of … Continue reading "Designing for emergence: how postdigital theory can unlock the hidden curriculum in music te...| JUICE
Over the years of wrestling with scripture passages about LGBTQ inclusion in the church, I’ve also had to wrestle directly with the nature of scripture itself. I don’t know how you dive…| lgbtqconversations
The “God Save the Queen” t-shirt was created by Westwood and McLaren in 1977, the same year that Queen Elizabeth II would celebrate her Silver Jubilee, marking twenty-five years of her reign as the Queen of England. In the summer of 1977, various royal pageants and celebrations were set to take place to commemorate this occasion. In the Punk world, the summer of 1977 became known as “the Summer of Hate” (Westwood and Kelly 206). This garment reflects the style of the Punk subculture i...| Fashion History Timeline