by Jeremy Bouma | American Culture, Church Culture, Emerging Church
This morning the New York Times reported on the Pew Forum On Religion And Public Life’s latest survey entitled, “US Religious Landscape Survey.” It is a 143 page document outlining the seismic religious shift the American culture is undergoing. And... by Jeremy Bouma | Emerging Church, Personal
I was given permission to post an editorial piece written by Dr. Carl Ruby, Vice President of Student Life, that appeared in the on-campus newspaper, Cedars. As I wrote earlier in an update to my original post, a number of events coagulated last week to cause Dr. Ruby... by Jeremy Bouma | Christian Spirituality, Emerging Church
Friday afternoon I had a lovely lunch of Cashews and Chicken at a local Chinese Restaurant with my Systematic Theology professor, Dr. Wittmer. He is as funny as he is scholarly (brownie points?) and I thoroughly enjoyed my second lunch with this new professor friend.... by Jeremy Bouma | Church Culture, Emerging Church
Throughout the history of the Church, there has been a constant renegotiation of the teachings of Scripture and understanding of God’s Reality. From Peter’s reunderstanding of what was considered clean and unclean in the Book of Acts to Martin Luther’s revelation of... by Jeremy Bouma | Christian Spirituality, Emerging Church
The Series 1: Derrida and Textual Interpretation 2: Lyotard, Metanarratives, and The Christian Story 3: Foucault, Power and Knowledge, “The Golden Compass,” and Church Inc. At the beginning of the academic school year in September I began a series of posts... by Jeremy Bouma | Emerging Church
John Frye at Jesus The Radical Pastor wrote a post a few weeks ago called Jesus The Trouble-maker. A couple great lines: From one perspective, Jesus was a trouble-maker. For the “don’t rock the boat” crowd, Jesus danced in the canoe. What is a...