so for 4 days i'm at Princeton University hanging out with 400 some odd folks from an incredibly diverse Christian background that care deeply about social justice and our engagement in the public square. i'm getting to sit in on incredible teaching and conversations like john perkins, ron sider, brian mclaren, shane claiborne, brenda salter-mcneil, jim wallis, vincent bacote, richard cizik, randall balmer and many, many others. (i'm fairly sure you could make an incredible panel of folks who are just here and aren't even speaking).
part of the whole idea of Envision is to bring people together from the whole scope of faith (fundamental conservative evangelicals all the way to universalist unitarians...i've already met both). there's such a diversity of politics, gender, race, denomination, and approaches to envisioning what rich justice looks like in our world.
so...i have some really good friends here (and making new ones) that i'm getting to process all of this with, BUT i really wanted to get all of your thoughts as well. so i hope that you'll check in whenever you can over the next few days and participate and respond. i'm going to try and post ideas & quotes that i hear & leave it open for discussion...
that being said...here's some of my favorite quotes so far...feel free to respond to any or all...
the church should be about the earthing of heaven... (you can google that & find all sorts of interesting articles) - Richard Cizik quoting others
when we partner for God's purposes, we win no matter who we partner with...whether muslim, or homosexual, or a different vein of Christianity, or differing morality, etc. - Richard Cizik
"Jesus didn't go around pimpin' it out that he was the son of God..." - Shane Claiborne
"just as important as "making poverty history" is making poverty personal" - Shane Claiborne
"we (Christians) don't have to agree on everything but we should be known for disagreeing well and respectfully" - Shane Claiborne
teaching Intelligent Design according to a scientific understanding actually diminishes the faith... "I prefer to live in an enchanted universe where mystery reigns rather than denigrate God to the realm of science" - Randall Balmer
"I would suggest that those who care so much about the concept of Intelligent Design should care more about the creation of that Intelligent Designer." - Randall Balmer
About Me
- joeldaniel
- i like to pick and choose when i use capital letters. i do middle school youth pastor sorts of things at First Friends, and am also their Instigator of Justice (the job title came with a sweet super hero cape, so i had to say yes). in my free time i give leadership to a small group ministry related to sexuality known as six19 and am an Associate Staff member with the CCO. i grew up in Canton, Ohio and live in a house there where i try to think about what it means to be a good neighbor. i hang out with students at Malone College (the college from whence i graduated), trying to help them think about living lives without compartments. I worked at Camp Gideon for 10 years. i miss the sunsets (among a myriad of other things). i enjoy discussing the emerging church, Quaker theology, HIV/AIDS issues, and the intersection of culture and Christ followers. i love the outdoors, get a kick out of leading worship, and half-heartedly pursue long-distance running.
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I really like that phrase - "the earthing of heaven." Now that's what we are called to do!!
@ Bob...
there's some interesting stuff out there related to this...you can find sermon by NT Wright here (http://www.ntwrightpage.com/sermons/Earth_Heaven.htm) and an interesting little piece from the BBC here (http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/programmes/thought/documents/t20080220.shtml)
From what little i can tell, the terminology seems to have shown up in response to the NT Wright piece...it's such a creative and succinct way of reminding us of the redemptive work we ought to be about.
thanks for the NT sermon link. it's very concise and direct. i like NT for that.
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