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
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Beatnik Christianity Denies Christian Culture’s Tropes About Sin & Righteousness
Have you ever noticed how some Christians seem to have a kink for sin? I don't mean they have a sinful kink, but a kink for sin itself. It's like its taboo nature has psychologically twisted into a secret turn-on. It's weird. Meanwhile, there's a whole other segment of the Church who've become so averse to the guilt trips of those theological circle-jerk sessions that they seek … [Read more...] about Beatnik Christianity Denies Christian Culture’s Tropes About Sin & Righteousness
Beatnik Christianity Rejects the Obsession with Outward Appearances of Piety
The 19th century Holiness Movement has been largely forgotten outside of Wesleyan circles, but its permeating influence upon global Christianity continues. The movement called for the "consecration" of a Christian's whole life and the pursuit of "entire sanctification" that purged sin from one's soul through a "second work of grace." The ultimate goal being not only intimacy … [Read more...] about Beatnik Christianity Rejects the Obsession with Outward Appearances of Piety
Beatnik Christianity Minimizes Polite Gentility And Maximizes Robust Civility
In an interview with On Being's Krista Tippett, Richard Mouw suggested, "A lot of people today who have strong convictions are not very civil and a lot of people who are civil don't have very strong convictions. What we really need is convicted civility." In that same interview, the former president of Fuller Seminary also observed, "Too often in life we proceed with a … [Read more...] about Beatnik Christianity Minimizes Polite Gentility And Maximizes Robust Civility
Beatnik Christianity Eschews Toxic Positivity for the Liminal Space of Holy Saturday
Brené Brown and others have recently normalized the term "toxic positivity." My preference remains "oppressive optimism," but it's the same basic idea. According to the psychology website Right as Rain, "Toxic positivity involves dismissing negative emotions and responding to distress with false reassurances rather than empathy. It comes from feeling uncomfortable with negative … [Read more...] about Beatnik Christianity Eschews Toxic Positivity for the Liminal Space of Holy Saturday
