Krista Tippet and Zondervan recently teamed up to host a discussion with Charles Colson, Greg Boyd, and Shane Clairborne about Evangelicals and politics. There is great input from all three, exploring the tensions that I like to flesh out with my friends like Neil, Adam, Jennifer, Scott, Ben, Dauthan, Bryant, my small group, and others. Here is a small taste:
The full versions are available(web stream or MP3 download) on the Speaking of Faith site and on iTunes for free.
A few of my thoughts:
1) I want to be like all 3 of these men when I grow up. Each has been very faithful with what God has given them.
2) I felt a little bad for Chuck Colson because I think he didn’t get a chance to speak as much. Maybe that isn’t true, but I really wanted him to say more.
3) Notice there are honest and somewhat should-be abrupt disagreements between these men (the most obvious being Shane’s blatant anti-military stance), but it is clear that these guys are on the same team. Hopefully the core group of people that follow each of them agree on that.
4) Greg’s story about mixing nationalism and faith really hits home with me. It bothers me deeply that many Christians I know’s view of Christ is inseperably entangled in Americana. See this post.
5) Where are the women? Momma T!
6)Where are the minorities? Discussion about Dr.King does happen quite a bit in the session, which is a starting point for the necessary inclusion of minority voices.
7) Colson is a tough old man and I love his fatherly tone when he suggests that others need to have the courage “take a political stance” and go from there.
8) There seems to be a big tension between Augustinian thought and Jesus thought, or at least the expressions from those who emphasize one over the other.
Which one of these men would you vote for if all three were running for president?
May the Lord’s will be done,
CWillZ
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Good work on this. I’m going over now to Speaking of Faith to give it a listen.
thanks, Ed. The whole thing is a little long, but I think its worth it.
It’s great so far. I think you’re right. I would have liked to have heard a bit more from Colson, even if I don’t necessarily agree with what he has to say.
Hey! I looked at your blog after all this time yay.
i am supposed to be doing homework…at school..but your website isn’t blocked.
yay. alright i have to go…good job though…this stuff is deep