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prisons, cultural lag, and the church
Early definitions of cultural lag focused specifically on industry and society. In Marxian terms it refers to how the substructure (production, relations to production,etc) advances in its use of...
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Dr. Cornel West’s reaction to President Obama swearing in on MLK’s Bible
Martin Luther King Jr. was in line with the prophetic tradition of Amos and Isaiah. Using King’s Bible, a relic of hope and justice, during the Inauguration of President Obama sanitizes King’s...
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Stitching together a new American narrative
All ancient and contemporary nations form myths of their genesis. Specifically in the ancient world, myths were written as creation narratives. The ancient Babylonians wrote the Enuma Elish in which...
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Re-thinking Economics, Theology, and Politics for a better Future
The Guardian posted an article, “Mainstream economics is in denial: the world has changed“, challenging economists who teach of the greatness of our global economic system. In Great Britain,...
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No Good, Very Bad, Terrible Horrible News: NDAA passed
The NDAA (National Defense Authorization Act) was passed by Congress late Thursday night (84-15-1). It received $609 billion dollars in funding. Carl Levin, D-Mich. stated, “the bill before us is not a...
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‘Let Him Go’ by Bunny Wailer: A Spiritual Reflection
There are people who come into our lives able to shape anew the way we think and act in the world. This post is by one of the shapers in my own life. His name is John and we met in seminary. This post...
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Politicizing neighbor-love
When Christians separate the notion of neighbor-love from politics and they lay claim to universal Christian love, the neighbor-love becomes impotent in the world. When the rhetoric of neighbor-love...
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Prayer for Ferguson, Brooklyn, and the School of the Americas
This weekend, a group of students from Union Theological Seminary and myself travelled to Columbus, GA. We gathered with over 1,000 others to protest for the closing of the School of the Americas...
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Last Meals
“No Seconds” by Henry Hargreaves It might seem odd to discuss Death Row inmates’ last meals and the Last Supper, but I don’t find it much of a stretch. Here’s a few reasons why: Jesus knew he would be...
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