Director of Gravity Congregational Transformation @gravityleaders / Anglican priest @c4so / writer @missioalliance / DMin contextual theology
Joined May 2021
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Seth Richardson retweeted
24 Aug 2023
"I’m searching for a spirituality that takes difference seriously, one that remains differentiated through encounter, one that nurtures a posture toward difference that is not inherently tribal, defensive, or insecure." - @RevSethRich
Read more: bit.ly/3KUXGaT
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Seth Richardson retweeted
1 Aug 2023
.@revsethrich has been on a journey to honestly acknowledge – no matter how painful – the reality that his spiritual frameworks as a white, #evangelical man no longer work – and never have for #BIPOC and women within the ##Church. Read more here: missioalliance.org/excessive…
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6 Jun 2023
Searching for “hopeful realism” … first part in a series where I’m trying to flesh out a responsive, practicable faith that integrates contemplative spirituality and political theology (but not in those top-shelf terms). Over at @missioalliance
missioalliance.org/searching…
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17 Feb 2023
I won’t subtweet but you’ve seen it: the clip of male pastor telling story of being propositioned by a woman at a bar while his wife was out of town … I wish I were more shocked/surprised by his story or THAT he would tell this story … 1/
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17 Feb 2023
Not only are these stories disconnected from reality, not only do they reinforce destructive/dangerous/dehumanizing assumptions about women’s bodies, they underwrite and perpetuate hierarchical male-centric structures … 5/
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17 Feb 2023
I talk frequently about how discourses (i.e. the words/stories deployed about ourselves/others and how we tell them) are a key ingredient in the mix that sustains structures of domination, beyond and beneath any individual’s intentions … this is a GREAT example 6/6
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16 Feb 2023
The Asbury revival dialogue reveals something deeper about how evang-ism functions:
There isn't space for affirming multiple things at once. The horizon of analysis collapses in on itself, which limits the ability to *see* the spectrum of what the Spirit is disrupting/renewing /1
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16 Feb 2023
Another example: almost parallel to the revival is an earthquake in Turkey/Syria that has killed 41,000 people. We can ask, "what theological logic allows for divine intervention for spiritual consolation but not for children crushed by buildings?" w/out critical judgment /6
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16 Feb 2023
In summary: we need space for analysis on multiple levels, simultaneously, but especially on the level of social-religious histories/systems/dynamics (this is the one that gets eclipsed, normally) ... in order to unwind both Asbury revival and other places of tension we face /7
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10 Jan 2023
Important read. Thanks @MadisonPierce for sharing your story.
9 Jan 2023
Check out our first post of the year as Dr. Madison N. Pierce shares some of her academic journey and how she has persevered in hope through ongoing challenges: logiatheology.org/category/c…
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10 Jan 2023
Grateful to have been included in this conversation with @lweaverswartz about gender and power in church spaces.
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Seth Richardson retweeted
10 Jan 2023
You may have heard of “The Body Keeps the Score” by Dr. Bessel van der Kolk. It’s constantly recommended as the seminal work on trauma. No doubt it’s a valuable and important book.
But a few things to know:
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10 Jan 2023
First, I'm long time fan of Zahnd. And I know what he means re: the destructive mix of institutional church and coercive and/or partisan power. BUT it is critical we be nuanced in what we mean by "political power" esp for the sake of those historically w/out political agency /1
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10 Jan 2023
Coming up on MLK day ... I'm reminded it's easy for people like me to miss this nuance because I benefit from political agency without having to think about it. But when I miss this nuance about power, I don't do much to help nurture liberation for those who cry out for it /5
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10 Jan 2023
Worse, I end up standing against those organizing politically, concretely for liberation, just for the purity of my theological abstraction.
It really IS a good, Gospel thing to advocate for just, loving, reciprocal, cross-shaped political power in our church communities. 6/6
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