Tag: Jesus
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Jesus is my Homeboy | iD | Prostitutes and Gifts
A really nice series of images from David LaChapelle for iD magazine (ht Barry Taylor) What I like about them, as Barry says, is that the new lens with which these images have been shot forces us to reappraise scenes from the gospels that have become over-familiar and domesticated. The story of the woman washing…
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The Good Man Jesus and The Scoundrel Christ
I’ve just finished reading Philip Pullman’s new book The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ. As Barry Taylor notes, it’s likely to ruffle a few feathers. But I hope any feathers are from good birds who have actually read it. Seriously – don’t judge this book without reading it. The back of the book…
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Advent[ures] in Incarnation [7] | Jesus Was a #Palestinian
Born into occupation. Killed by a corrupt state. Growing in poverty Troubling to the rich Teller of wise tales Lover of good meals Accused of insurrection Disregarded by the courts Awkward for the powerful Bain of the religious Beaten by soliders Denied justice Tortured Forsaken Left for dead But never to be underestimated: Jewish, not…
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Jesus Appears as a Cheesy Snack. Again. | Seeking His Face
Once again, Our Lord has been sighted. This time in a cheesy flavour starch snack. Having appeared to his disciples and prepared fish for them on a beach in Galilee, it seems he now prefers to turn up to encourage the faithful in vegetables and snack foods. Come again? This isn’t a uniquely Christian phenomenon…
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‘God Does Not Believe in Himself’
Still working my way through The Monstrosity of Christ, a dual between Zizek (Marxist-Atheist) and Milbank (Radical Orthodox) in which the atheist rather brilliantly claims to be a far better Christian that the orthodox theologian. One passage I’ve been very struck by in Zizek’s opening salvo as he discusses religion in general: Christianity is the…