I first heard of the event, “Socialism from moment to movement,” when some Facebook friends clicked “interested” and it appeared on my timeline. I paid it no mind, but took a screenshot of it so I would be reminded of it every time I went through my photos. It was the day before the eventContinue reading “fellowshipping with socialists”
Tag Archives: Anarchism
st. paul armed with a black bandana and a chant
“There is a perfect likeness between the Christian and the anarchist: their object, their instinct, points, only toward destruction.” (The Antichrist, Nietzsche, 168) My first major protest was against the G20, which was hosted in Pittsburgh during the fall of 2009. My friends and I borrowed my hall mate’s car and drove from PhillyContinue reading “st. paul armed with a black bandana and a chant”
my abstract for the anarchism and the body conference
I’m extremely excited to be presenting at Anarchism and the Body Conference, June 12-14, at Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN. I present on Sunday, June 14th from 3:40pm-4:45pm. Here’s my abstract: Weak Bodies, Weak Theology: A Genealogy of Biblical Bodies as Constellations of Anarchism Body theology, most notably in the U.K., constructs a theology based onContinue reading “my abstract for the anarchism and the body conference”
adventure time as a postmodern book of judges
If you haven’t watched Adventure Time, you’re missing out on a delightful, fun, philosophical, and always zany cartoon. Finn and Jake, a young blonde boy and a mustard colored stretching dog, maintain the roles as the heroes in the Land of Ooo. They battle against creatures and kingdoms that harm. And uniquely, there are manyContinue reading “adventure time as a postmodern book of judges”
st. marx and st. basil: distributing according to the needs of others
From each according to their ability, to each according to their needs!1 St. Marx You begrudge your fellow human beings what you yourself enjoy; taking wicked counsel in your soul, you consider not how you might distribute to others according to their needs, but rather how, after having received so many good things, you mightContinue reading “st. marx and st. basil: distributing according to the needs of others”
the politics of christmas zine
Recently, I helped host an event with the Poverty Initiative titled The Politics of Christmas and the Roman Empire. We sang Christmas songs, snacked on Christmas cookies, sipped hot chocolate, and learned how the birth narratives of Jesus are counter to the Roman Empire’s ideology. Once we finish the curriculum for the program, I willContinue reading “the politics of christmas zine”
love as resistance: the call for enemy-love in the 21st century
Washing dishes is a menial task and if you never cook at home someone else is paid (poorly, I might add) to wash them for you. Recently I moved into [another] community house where we share the responsibility of dish-washing. Although, some people take up the charge more than others, of course. I am remindedContinue reading “love as resistance: the call for enemy-love in the 21st century”
radical summa: christianity and anarchism
Question: Can a Christian associate herself/himself with anarchism?* Objection 1.“Let every person be subject to the governing authorities; for there is no authority except from God, and those authorities that exist have been instituted by God. Therefore whoever resists authority resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment” (Romans 13:1,2 NRSV)Continue reading “radical summa: christianity and anarchism”
anarchism and its discontents
The other week I came across my copy of Paul Tillich’s book Dynamics of Faith and decided to misread the title, thinking of it not as relating personality and faith, as Tillich did, but comparing it to expressions of faith. Dynamic represents the overarching ideology of a particular movement, denomination, political party, etc. For example,Continue reading “anarchism and its discontents”
the revolutionary act of ash wednesday and lent
I have been reading Pedagogy of the Oppressed for the past week now. It was not intended to be my Lenten book, but it has become such. The first few chapters relate to this Christian season in several ways. I would call it a Liberation Theology text for the non-theological, since it speaks in non-bibicalContinue reading “the revolutionary act of ash wednesday and lent”
black flag theology 