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The Authentic Paul Not what you thought?
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Posted 25 March 2009 - 09:37 AM
I have ordered a second book:
"God and Empire: Jesus Against Rome, Then and Now"
by John Dominic Crossan
In recent years, Crossan has impressed me with both his scholarship and his directness in speaking to issues that often concern progressives. That said, I should explain my views concerning the relationship between church and state.
I believe in the separation of church and state. What makes some of my friends nervous is my belief that religious communities certainly can cooperate with the state in the distribution of humanitarian aid but resist the state when it becomes involved in oppressive actions and unjust wars.
This last part, having to do with substantive justice, has been a large part of my experience as a Progressive Christian. This is why I created the thread. Crossan takes on these issues with unique clarity and force. It was a large part of the Civil Rights movement. I have used this example before, but will repeat it here. Some time ago I came across a group of articles in a peer reviewed academic journal that were under the heading of "progressive research." One of these articles was written by a Phd candidate who began his work with the hypothesis that the Civil Rights movement was mainly a political experience. In the middle of his research, after doing numerous oral histories, he discovered that his hypothesis was wrong. Those who marched, the rank and file, mostly described it as a religious expeience.
"God and Empire: Jesus Against Rome, Then and Now"
by John Dominic Crossan
In recent years, Crossan has impressed me with both his scholarship and his directness in speaking to issues that often concern progressives. That said, I should explain my views concerning the relationship between church and state.
I believe in the separation of church and state. What makes some of my friends nervous is my belief that religious communities certainly can cooperate with the state in the distribution of humanitarian aid but resist the state when it becomes involved in oppressive actions and unjust wars.
This last part, having to do with substantive justice, has been a large part of my experience as a Progressive Christian. This is why I created the thread. Crossan takes on these issues with unique clarity and force. It was a large part of the Civil Rights movement. I have used this example before, but will repeat it here. Some time ago I came across a group of articles in a peer reviewed academic journal that were under the heading of "progressive research." One of these articles was written by a Phd candidate who began his work with the hypothesis that the Civil Rights movement was mainly a political experience. In the middle of his research, after doing numerous oral histories, he discovered that his hypothesis was wrong. Those who marched, the rank and file, mostly described it as a religious expeience.