Seeking the Kingdom
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Seeking The Kingdom
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By David Gushee
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Tuesday, July 06, 2010 |
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(ABP) -- The July 4th weekend found me immersed in Christian political theology as I prepare to teach a course on this theme in Australia in a few weeks. Independence Day itself found me in one of my favorite places, Atlanta’s Turner Field, where my wife, son and I watched the patriotic tableau together with a Braves game. The convergence of these experiences leaves me thinking about themes of patriotism and its place in the Christian life.
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Seeking The Kingdom
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By David Gushee
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Monday, June 21, 2010 |
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(ABP) -- This year I have been working my way through the books dropped from the Protestant canon. I admit that when I was a Catholic kid I never read them and after I became a Baptist I believed I was not supposed to read them. I therefore missed an important part of the legacy of the Jewish tradition to the church and the world.
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Seeking The Kingdom
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By David Gushee
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Monday, June 07, 2010 |
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(ABP) -- On Saturday morning, June 5, 2010, I read that Al and Tipper Gore are separating after 40 years of marriage. On Saturday afternoon, I stood at the front of the First United Methodist Church in Jackson, Tennessee, saying “Her mother and I do” as we “gave away” our oldest, Holly, in marriage.
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Seeking The Kingdom
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By David Gushee
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Monday, May 24, 2010 |
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(ABP) -- Many of the most important public-policy choices facing the United States occur quietly and out of the spotlight. This has the benefit of making them less susceptible to demagoguery and politicking. But, conversely, it means that we might not be paying attention to things we should care about.
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Seeking The Kingdom
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By David Gushee
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Monday, April 26, 2010 |
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(ABP) -- The “culture wars” have slotted Christian moral engagement with American public life into a drearily predictable pattern of fighting over issues such as abortion and gay marriage.
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