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“To progress by moving backwards”
I was walking down the street the other day and saw someone pushing a Bugaboo Cameleon stroller. Bugaboo is one of the hippest brands of stroller, largely (I think) because it is the most expensive brand. Personally I prefer both … Continue reading
The Emerging Church and/as Avant Garde
In yesterday’s post, I used the artistic avant garde as an analogy to explain how progressive theology can be innovative while still remaining within the orthodox tradition. For example, one of the most notorious pieces of avant garde art is … Continue reading
“We all need mirrors to remind ourselves who we are.”
In recent posts, I’ve been exploring films that generate in their views a kind of self-deception. Today, I want to discuss a film that doesn’t necessary trick us in this way, but rather explicitly addresses the issue of self-deception: Christopher … Continue reading
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