Posted in social issues on 20 July 2006 | 9 Comments »
In the words of Lebanese prime minister Fuad Saniora, Lebanon is being “torn to shreds” as the war with Israel continues. It was the heaviest day yet in terms of Lebanese casualties. On the other side of the border, two Israeli children in Nazareth were killed by a Hezbollah rocket earlier today. [...]
Posted in social issues on 16 May 2006 | 7 Comments »
I’m reading a lot of Lesslie Newbigin these days in preparation for an upcoming course on contemporary theologians next fall. He had spent most of us life as a missionary in India and was shocked at the level of cultural accommodation that he saw in the British church upon his return. As such [...]
Posted in social issues on 9 March 2006 | 12 Comments »
So we have our very own cartoon crisis here in Saskatchewan, kind of an ironic situation given global happenings over the past couple of months. It turns out the University of Saskatchewan’s student newspaper published a cartoon depicting Jesus in a compromising position with a capitalist pig and this has led to a bit [...]
Posted in social issues on 7 March 2006 | 2 Comments »
I showed a PBS special called ‘Affluenza’ in a Contemporary Thought class yesterday. It is a documentary that highlights the destructivel aspects the level of consumption that has become ‘normal’ in North American society and profiles some people and organizations that are offering alternatives. The helpful part about this special was the way [...]
