I’ve always had a complicated relationship with Rod Dreher. Dreher, a writer at American Conservative is well known in Christian circles for the central thesis of his book The Benedict Option: Western society has become so post-Christian that Christians should pursue a strategic retreat from mainstream society. Dreher’s supporters have often pointed out that critics … Continue reading Rod Dreher, Anxious Activism and Hopeful Obedience
In his 2004 JJ Thiessen Lectures, John Swinton addresses the theme of disability and time. Dr. Swinton’s central thesis is that disability is all about time.[1] Essentially, Dr. Swinton uses the experience of ‘disability’ as an apophatic tool to expose the rebellious modern conception of time and it's connected anthropology. Swinton makes a similar move … Continue reading Living in God’s Time in a Technological Age
And we pray, not / for new earth or heaven, but to be / quiet in heart, and in eye, / clear. What we need is here.
-Wendell Berry
Coffee with Kierkegaard 