American society has officially accomplished the impossible. Against all odds, we've somehow managed to become both prudish and licentious, stoic and hedonistic, stifled and boisterous in our sexual expression. I don't know whether to be impressed or annoyed. Personally, I wish we didn't have to worry about Victoria's Secret commercials that teach little boys to objectify women … [Read more...] about Beatnik Christianity Disavows the American Legacy of Puritanical Erotic Suppression
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Beatnik Christianity Demythologizes Marriage & Sex
For years I invested an obscene amount of time studying the biblical texts on marriage and sex. I sincerely hoped to emerge with a novel insight, crisp perspective, or strong conviction. No such luck, I'm afraid. To be clear, I didn't deconstruct these biblical texts into progressive oblivion. It's not that there's nothing there, it's just not there in the way we might wish. … [Read more...] about Beatnik Christianity Demythologizes Marriage & Sex
Beatnik Christianity Habitually Questions the Unquestionable
Living in Christian culture is like walking through an unmarked minefield. You might blissfully stroll through just fine, but if you do encounter a problem you'll never know about it until after the explosion. You see, Christians are supposed to anticipate the idiosyncratic and tribalist expectations of what's off-limits, especially regarding what questions are and aren't … [Read more...] about Beatnik Christianity Habitually Questions the Unquestionable
