One of the insights I most appreciate from the field of cultural anthropology is the identification of the sister paradigms of honor-guilt cultures and honor-shame cultures. In guilt societies, control is maintained by continually reinforcing individual themes of inward guilt for condemned behaviors. The moral order is preserved through law, punishment, and forgiveness. In … [Read more...] about Beatnik Christianity Repudiates Honor-Guilt And Honor-Shame Cultural Paradigms
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Beatnik Christianity Celebrates Racial Diversity
Jesus is King. His Kingdom is a transformative, counterculture movement for a peaceful world living into God’s perfect will for human flourishing. The principles undergirding this movement are love, truth, grace, compassion, forgiveness, hope, humility, justice, mercy, sustainability, redemption, and wisdom. It is a beautiful vision that transcends such barriers as sex, … [Read more...] about Beatnik Christianity Celebrates Racial Diversity
Beatnik Christian Harnesses the Complex Reality of Christlike Masculinity
There are those of us out there striving to become holistic men of character with deep feelings, nuanced thoughts, receptive souls, fit bodies, and healthy relationships. We refuse to choose between Ron Swanson or Mr. Rogers as our paragon for masculinity, and we aren't having an existential disorientation because the social order rightfully labels us self-centered jackasses if … [Read more...] about Beatnik Christian Harnesses the Complex Reality of Christlike Masculinity
Beatnik Christianity Supports Gender Equality Because of the Bible
According to Wikipedia, "Complementarianism is a theological view in Christianity, Judaism, and Islam that men and women have different but complementary roles and responsibilities in marriage, family life, and religious leadership." It's a worldview with traditional gender norms and roles. In most complementarian American marriages, the husband is the head of the household. … [Read more...] about Beatnik Christianity Supports Gender Equality Because of the Bible
Beatnik Christianity Holds Together Contemplative Practices and Social Justice
To use a biblical metaphor, the Church needs Mary and Martha. Whereas so much of our frenetic American society is focused on "Doing," the Church should deliberately create spaces where "Being" and "Doing" are held in sacred tension. Jesus followers need opportunities to pause, center ourselves psychologically and spiritually, focus on being mindfully present in the moment, and … [Read more...] about Beatnik Christianity Holds Together Contemplative Practices and Social Justice
