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01Jul2008

What's the Point?

DateJuly 1, 2008

Went to see Shane Claiborne in Toronto last night. It was a good night, a great presentation. Shane and Chris Haw are doing valuable work for the Kingdom.

When we came into the church we found a shiny brochure and a poster on every seat. The poster was the upcoming movie, "The Ordinary Radicals". The brochure was for the magazine being launched by the Simple Way called "Conspire!" I sat there, with these two glossy advertisement in the pew rack in front of me and considered them, carefully, as I listened to Shane and Chris talk about subverting the empire.

Subverting the empire: the movie. Subverting the empire: the magazine. Subverting the empire: the book tour.

I don't know what else to say.

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Dustin - Fair enough - and true enough. I see your point.

Thanks.
July 4, 2008 | Registered Commenter[rhymes with kerouac]
i am thinking all the gloss materials and dvd's aside, shane still lives communally in the inner city of philadelphia since his house was among many that were burnt down. as far as i can tell, he hasn't started buying bling because he promulgates a ministry of prosperity and we are, in certain evangelistic circles, to "live abundantly" and our "best life now." his abundance is coming from within and by doing without.

i am now reading Jesus for President. i misunderstood your initial post about it -- i am finding it wonderful.

and how cool you saw shane live! i live all of an hour away from him in real life and still have yet to experience his speaking. i will be looking forward to it.

(good talk here, rwk.)

July 6, 2008 | Unregistered Commenterm2
m2 - Oh yeah, it was a high-light of my summer that I got to see him speak. I am - despite what my post might suggest, glad I went.
July 6, 2008 | Registered Commenter[rhymes with kerouac]
"the truly radical thing appears to be remaining a local, neighbourhood ministry..."

True. And Good. And I have to say I have a lot of respect for Mr. Claiborne. The reason I didn't go see him in TO this time, is because I've heard what he has to say and he is gloriously focussed and on-topic.

But the optics of the thing are a bit whacked. And it's very very difficult to see past the shiny things to the beauty underneath. Past the publishing industry to the reason for the book. And once you lose that sight-line, the author loses credibility and people start saying he's sold out. Which diminishes the message.

The medium is the message and all that.
July 11, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterThe lady at the end of the couch
"Presentation is everything."

- Schindler's List
July 12, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterSteve
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