http://currentsoffaith.com Ruminations on culture, religion, and politics from diverse perspectives of faith. Sat, 26 Feb 2011 01:04:04 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://currentsoffaith.com/2008/06/11/is-it-time-for-candor-speaking-out-on-israel-and-palestine/ http://currentsoffaith.com/2008/06/11/is-it-time-for-candor-speaking-out-on-israel-and-palestine/#comments Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:00:58 +0000 John B. Cobb, Jr. http://currentsoffaith.com/?p=53 For a process theologian, one might suppose, it is always time for candor. But from the process perspective, various desiderata should always be considered. When candor is cruel or dangerous, it may have to be set aside, at least for a while. On the other hand, when candor is too long postponed, the values for [...]

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]]> http://currentsoffaith.com/2008/04/04/on-power/feed/ 0 http://currentsoffaith.com/2006/12/15/sticks-and-stones-a-short-essay/ http://currentsoffaith.com/2006/12/15/sticks-and-stones-a-short-essay/#comments Sat, 16 Dec 2006 01:29:10 +0000 Richard Livingston http://www.currentsoffaith.com/2006/12/15/sticks-and-stones-a-short-essay/ I'd like to ask you to do something that may be a little different than you normally do when reading an online article or email message. If you're like me, slowing down isn't much of an option given the very long list of activities and responsibilities that we are all involved in. Nonetheless, as your [...]

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