As a pastor, you get invited into the most poignant moments of people's lives. Whether it's a wedding or a funeral or a hospital visit, you get invited into the center of the event, whether or not you know the people.
The myth of redemptive violence - Caesar, peace, and victory - is in people's bones so deeply, we aren't even aware of it. You crush the opposition that's how we bring peace.
Suffering, it turns out, demands profound imagination. A new future has to be conjured up because the old future isn't there anymore.
My parents were both very intellectually honest, straightforward, and for them, faith meant that you were fully engaged.
Well, I affirm orthodox Christian faith. I affirm the Nicene Creed. I don't think I'm doing anything terribly new.
The historical orthodox Christian faith is extremely wide and diverse.