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IN CONSIDERATION OF THE THEOPOETICby Jason Derroriginally published on Helium.com WHY A THEOPOETIC? When Plato thinks of theologians he thinks of poets engaged in God-Speak. These poets, though, are radicals deserving of expulsion from his perfect Republic. We should not be surprised by this; didn't George Bush cancel a poetry night after 9/11? Have not the worst of tyrants always sought to control speech and expression? The truth is that our poetry and art, our Theopoetics... Read Full Story
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Well...Shannon (of Erosophy) said i should move to wordpress. Her words 'its sexier'. This, of course, is a great way to make me NOT move. I mean, 'sexy', is the buzz word of teh sonsumer culture. To use that as my justification is to opt in to a system that uses its marketing notions to create zones of 'approved' and 'not approved'. But, i do want to be sexy. So...http://theopoetics.wordpress.com/?p=21&preview=true Read Full Story
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In conclusion, theology is not a private subject for theologians only. Nor is it a private subject for professors. Fortunately, there have always been pastors who have understood more about theology than most professors. Nor is theology a private subject of study for pastors. Fortunately, there have been repeatedly congregation members, and often whole congregations, who have pursued theology energetically while their pastors were theological infants or barbarians. Theology is a matter for... Read Full Story
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Poetry Quotations to stir heart and mind. Compiled by Richard A. Kauffman IT HAS ALWAYS SEEMED TO ME that pastors, who have so much to do with words, should be more fond of poets than they are. It surprises me when pastor friends are indifferent or hostile to poets. More than half of our Scriptures were written by poets. If the form in which something comes to us is significant—and it is—then poetry and poets are a force to be reckoned with. Eugene H. Peterson, "Novelists, Pastors... Read Full Story
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Theopoetic As Way Forward The Theopoetic as Way Forward. By Jason Derr Chaplaincy Assistant – LAMM(Lutheran/Anglican Mountaintop Ministry) – SFU THE CHURCH AS S/HE IS LIVED The unavoidable truth is that the church as we know it is dying. Wherever I travel in the church I hear grumbling about shrinking attendance, the increasing isolation of the church from the post-modern generation and the lack of... Read Full Story
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Microtheology: Toward a Theopoetic of the Local By Jason H. Derr Microtheology It is so easily spoken of these days, in our postmodern world, of micro-ecologies, micro-histories, and even micro-economies. What is often left out of this conversation is the role of the microtheology. If micro-history explores, the micro, the small, the impact of a location or locale, then how does the micro-theological work? In the micro-theological the concern is not with the sweeping generalities of... Read Full Story
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Wikizines are interactive magazines that anyone can create or edit - and this one is called "Theopoetic". Here you can find fresh voices and respond in real time. Some members write articles about recent news and trends related to the wikizine's topic, others recount relevant personal stories or share their favorite pictures and video clips. Got an interesting idea or story to share with other members of this wikizine? Well, then put on your journalist's cap and add your own article... Read Full Story
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Thoughts: I've been reading 'Love and Good Reasons: A post-liberal approach to literature and ethics' and 'Theories of Reading: Books, Bodies and Biblomainia'. 'Love and Good Reasons' is approaching literature as a means of studying Ethics and Christian Ethics in particular. While I often disagree with his notion of what it means to be a 'Christian Ethic' - and hes drawing very strongly off of Stanley Hauerwas - I do agree with his approach to literature as ethical/philosophical study. The... Read Full Story
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Tomorrow I will return to transcribing my thoughts from my Scholars Journal - a little black notebook containing random 'theologizing'. Soon after I am hoping to start posting an online "Theopoetic of Water". I intend to build story, poem and theology around water and water crisis. Im still figuring out what that means. It came to me in a dream! Here is another definition of the Theopoetic: THEA/OPOETIC, METAPHORIC AND SYMBOLIC METHODS Thea/opoetics - A method of... Read Full Story
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Apocalypse/Utopia William Stringfellows North American liberation theology/theology of the cross requires us to read the contemporary world through the apocalypse. In contrast to other popular views of the apocalypse Stringfellow does not view the text as a road map to the end of the world but instead as an imaginative telling of the possibility and future of the world captive to the principalities and powers he names as Babel. If we bring into that conversation the comments of Gustava... Read Full Story
