I had to write a mission statement for one of my grad school classes, so here it is…
It is the desire of human beings to be known. We desire to be known by our God, our families, our friends, and our neighbors. Being known is being loved. The rich often have easy access to the [...]
Approximately 12 million people were transported from the coast of West Africa to the America’s over the course of the Atlantic slave trade. On the eve of the Civil War there was just shy of 4 million people enslaved in the United States. By current estimates there are around 27 million slaves in the world [...]
From Globalization, Spirituality, and Justice by Daniel Groody
“In large part, the root cause of global injustice is anchored in a fundamental theological and anthropological error that has been referred to today as ‘money-theism.’ Money-theism deals with the idolization of capital, expressed as worship of the gods of the marketplace, and is often practiced through the rituals of [...]
So this is a reading response I spent a bunch of time working on today only to realize it wasn’t an actual assignment. Awesome. I think I’m giving my brain the day off tomorrow.
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While sitting in the rain on the turf at Qwest Field in 2005 wondering who in their right mind plans an outdoor [...]
My latest reading response…
Summaries:
Neff-
There is a Biblical basis for limits on executive power and those powers should never be used to the detriment of a rulers subjects.
Zimmermann-
All law is under God; God’s law is just and any law that is unjust is not God’s.
Wolterstorff-
Inherent in, and vital to, the discussion of rights is the debate [...]
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