Howard Zinn – black flag theology

flags, dreams, and theology

“The dream of freedom, equality, and happiness for all human beings –”we hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” — is a human dream. It can onlyContinue reading “flags, dreams, and theology”

stitching together a new us narrative

All ancient and contemporary nations form myths of their genesis. Specifically in the ancient world, myths were written as creation narratives. The ancient Babylonians wrote the Enuma Elish in which the god Marduk killed Tiamat, another god, and created the world out of her disassembled body. Later in the story, humans were created out ofContinue reading “stitching together a new us narrative”