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the Jesus Manifesto » A Jesus Manifesto? — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 15:25:42 +0000

[...] summer, I posted a brief article critiquing Frank Viola and Len Sweet’s “Magna Carta for Restoring the Supremacy of [...]

By: Zach Navarro

Zach Navarro — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 08:02:56 +0000

i agreee

By: Zach Navarro

Zach Navarro — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 01:02:56 +0000

i agreee

By: James Wright

James Wright — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:45:40 +0000

I might be the odd man out here (usually am) but I didn't read it as something that was ever to be taken apart from the Trinity in any way. I'm still not quite sure how that idea got thrown in the mix. Then again, I've read a good deal of you's fellas other stuff, so I dunno exactly how newbies would take it. I agree with Mark, I hope it will be taken as a starting point for deeper exploration in Christ, surely. Mainly because its never my wish for anyone to stop dead with a "theology" of Christ. Aren't we in a relationship with the Living, Loving God? I'd never just assume that I know everything about my wife and leave it at that (that is likely to get me killed). If I cannot know my wife perfectly and fully in every way and she is right next to me physically, how would I ever be so arrogant to assume that I could just stop exploring Christ's heart either? That is the relationship!

Anyway, I really liked your "key to a clean heart is dirty hands." Where can I find that and do you mind if I link to it? Google it, I guess...

By: James

James — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 08:18:51 +0000

I liked it. I think that got outweighed though by the lack of
cars.

By: Ted Troxell

Ted Troxell — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 08:01:38 +0000

Nicely done.

I was trying to impugn a culture where lack of credit constitutes a national crisis, but I think it bombed.

By: James Wright

James Wright — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 05:04:51 +0000

didn't need loans, just a fish with a big enough mouth to hold the right amount of change.

By: Jamie Arpin-Ricci

Jamie Arpin-Ricci — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:10:18 +0000

Oh, I know, I was just being facetious. However, I will say that, while theology does not require literacy, it can be an important gift to it. I don't think we have lost more than we have gained by its use.

By: paul munn

paul munn — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 20:46:49 +0000

Good points, “Facebook User.” And I think it's probably safe to say that the majority of Christians throughout history, being illiterate, have not become followers of Jesus through books but through encounters with living Christian witnesses.

The “Word,” after all, is not a book but a living person. And the “manifesto” being discussed here emphasizes that Jesus is not a theology or ethic but a person, embodied (hopefully) in his followers. A good point. It also, however, serves to introduce and promote two books by popular Christian authors (which you can order now using their handy links to Amazon…).

By: Facebook User

Facebook User — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 20:31:54 +0000

Well, technically the New Testament existed initially and primarily as oral history and testimony, and was only later put to paper in as letters and the gospels. And oral transmission of the bible is one of the most effective methods of evangelism and missions/leadership training – the Southern Baptist Convention has done a ton of work/research into that, and they've come up with some really good material and studies.

In addition, theologians such as Kwame Bediako have detailed what a 'bottom-up' theology looks like – Bediako focuses on West/Central Africa, but there are parallels to other locales. In these instances, academia finds itself more in a role of theological historians, racing to catch up with the insights and movements on the ground amongst the people.

Theology is something that can flourish in all social strata, and does not require literacy to be efficacious.