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I just finished a deeply moving book by Edward Gilbreath, Reconciliation Blues. There is nothing in this book that makes you think Gilbreath, an editor at CT, thinks the end of racialization is imminent. Instead of repeating well-worn figures, Gilbreath introduces his readers to the scene — what it is like to be African American…

Yesterday I posted some general and positive thoughts on Rob Bell’s new book Sex God. Today I want to register my critique. I usually don’t do this, but I’ve been asked by so many to set out my views so I am doing so.

We have been conversing on this blog for weeks about Alan Hirsch’s fine book, The Forgotten Ways. Today’s topic for conversation is his 5th element of apostolic genius or “missional DNA” (mDNA). As with previous chapters, I think this chp will generate a healthy and needed conversation about what makes a missional movement tick. I…

It’s OK for the Church for the better part of twenty centuries to interpret the Song of Solomon as a parable of Israel’s or the Church’s or the individual’s relationship with God — with YHWH or with the Father or with the Son (as in nuns being married to Christ). It’s also OK for the…
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