Links for May 27th

Book Review: The Patriot's Bible (part 2) | Out of Ur | Conversations for Ministry Leaders

Part two of Greg Boyd's review of The American Patriot Bible, an idolatrous study Bible designed to baptize patriotism.

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greg-boyd

bible

Experimental Theology: Freud & Faith: Part 5, The Best Parents in America

"We live in an culture, in America at least, that is both child-centric and nurture-obsessed. Interestingly, American Christianity has fully embraced these cultural emphases. American Christianity has made the parental nurture of children its defining witness to the world. This is a strange move to make given Jesus's consistent marginalization of family love."

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parenting

culture

psychology

freud

9 Ways to Set Dynamic Body IDs via PHP and WordPress • Perishable Press

Simple ways to use PHP for body tag IDs and classes. Good to keep around.

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programming

php

wordpress

When it Comes to the Bible, Many Christians are disciples of Descartes – Alex McManus

The foundationalist faith of 20th century conservative and liberal theology, and why it needs to stop.

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postmodernism

culture

theology

The Bible as Human Literature – Alex McManus

"The Bible is only human literature. Breathe."

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theology

bible

Shapevine Missional Training Community — Church Planters, House Church, Simple Church, Attractional

"It is remarkable to me that the theologically most fertile parts of the Bible are all, yes all, set in the context of the people of God facing significant danger and chaos." Looks at institutional churches in the Christendom model in light of their drive to avoid chaos, and what this does.

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church

culture

theology

alan-hirsch

Cheney's Core Contradiction | The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan

More lies from Cheney, and solid evidence that the torture program was not ever limited to a few cases at Abu Ghraib.

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andrew-sullivan

torture

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