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blog.burningman.com
Alas, this space is likely to become even more neglected than it already is, as I've been invited to join the stable of bloggers at the newly revamped http://blog.burningman.com. As much of my general religion geekery tends to revolve around the topics introduced in my first post there anyhow, I'm seeing it as a new forum in which to explore a lot ( Read more... ) -
bookmarking virtual community & religion
From an interview with Asra Nomani on Reconciling faith, feminism, and Islam
Now that you're on your own, do you expect that you will go back to a mosque at some point? And can you really be a Muslim without joining a mosque, without a having a community ( Read more... ) -
non-religious religion
A friend alerts me to this: Scandinavian Nonbelievers, Which Is Not to Say Atheists
Two comments:
Well documented though they may be, these two sets of facts run up against the assumption of many Americans that a society where religion is minimal would be, in Mr. Zuckerman's words, "rampant with immorality, full of evil and teeming with depravity ( Read more... ) -
public bookmarks
Data:
"My church is Twitter. ... When I find myself in a moral quandary, I'll analyze the problem on my blog and discuss it on Twitter. My peer group's role in resolving moral quandaries didn't change when I swapped the church pews for ergonomic Aeron chairs and the songbook for a MacBook."
And a teaching tool: The Church of the Latter-Day Dude -
Things to Blog
Religion Dispatches compares Bonaroo to Burning Man:
Like revivals and camp meetings from the nineteenth century forward, the festivals allow participants to suspend their everyday lives to engage in something that is both theatrical and ecstatic. Events like Burning Man, an eight-day annual event in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada, have attracted ( Read more... ) -
Oh, also, I've been blogged!
Someone I met at the Media, Spiritualities, and Social Change conference a few weeks ago has blogged a bit about the paper I gave there: http://www.marketingreligion.net/?p=156 -
changes afoot
Someday, when I actually have two hands for a sustained bit of typing (for more than a stolen 1/2 hour here and there), I am planning some changes for the way I utilize this space. Stay tuned. -
What Would Jesus Buy?
I wanted to post this months ago, but was snowed under at the time. But today, as I poke about for various bits & pieces I might want to use in my upcoming job-talk, I dug it up again:
Walter Brueggemann on Rev. Billy
"Rev. Billy is a faithful prophetic figure who stands in direct continuity with ancient prophets in Israel and in continuity ( Read more... ) -
more on the "early" burn
This is really old news by now, but given today's latest headline, I am reminded that I had wanted to post this a couple months ago:
Erik Davis' on the "early" burn. Insightful & articulate, as usual. Worth a read if you're interested in all things burning man, or ritual, or narrative.
