Officer on the Barthian-Anabaptist wing of the Salvation Army. Father of 3 wonderful home educated kids, 1 of whom is autistic. Husband. Bristol City fan.
Liverpool, England
Joined November 2010
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Review of my latest book KIERKEGAARD, STATECRAFT, AND POLITICAL THEOLOGY in the upcoming issue of STUDIES IN CHRISTIAN ETHICS.
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I've watched it a hundred times.
A family starts attending a missional/micro church and immediately loves it's simplicity, shared-life in community, and presence in the neighborhood. It feels like the Church they've always been looking for.
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“My son has taught me to live less frantically – I don’t have to fill every moment with self-improving action. Relentless productivity, it turns out, is not a fruit of the Spirit.” @samjtomlin
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A quick article with some thoughts on Kierkegaard and Christian nationalism: thoughtsonhope.substack.com/…
Excited to see 'Kierkegaard, Statecraft & Political Theology' by @C_B_Barnett coming out in 2026. bloomsbury.com/uk/kierkegaar…
"By tracing the birth and development of the modern secular state, he argues that Søren Kierkegaard's repudiation of “politics” in the nineteenth century..
Western culture. Barnett places Kierkegaard's analysis in dialogue with authors such as Jacques Ellul, Eric Voeglin, René Girard, and Wendell Berry, to explore how politics in the modern state is not marked by liberation but by bureaucracy, propaganda, technocracy, and...
How did Jesus react to the culture wars of his day? Some of my thoughts on this subject: thoughtsonhope.substack.com/…
V pleased to contribute to this book in honour of David Rightmire put together by @andymilleriii & Rob DeGeorge. My essay looks at Kierkegaard & Salvation Army understanding of communion. You can purchase a copy here: bit.ly/49T3n6t
'The lost gift of evangelism'
Some reflections of mine on a recent encounter here in Liverpool and a call for @salvationarmyuk to recover part of its heritage.
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"Gary and those like him, through their anger, reveal a politics that has abandoned them, economics that offer no hope, and a culture that makes them strangers in their own country. "
@DrJohnClifton examines the drivers of discontent, how anger, left unheard, hardens into wrath, and meditates on how Christ would respond.
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'The ordinary kind of Christianity is: a secularized life, avoiding major crimes more out of sagacity than for the sake of conscience, ingeniously seeking the pleasures of life - and then once in a while a so-called pious mood.' Kierkegaard
'they tried to demonstrate the truth of Christianity with reasons or by advancing reasons in relation to Christianity. And these reasons fostered doubt and doubt became the stronger. The demonstration of Christianity really lies in imitation.' Kierkegaard
Has football become boring? Some reflections of mine on John Terry, Gary Neville, Jacques Ellul and the relentless search for efficiency for @seenunseenmag: seenandunseen.com/fed-todays…
'Sorry @danny__kruger, a Christian nation is a bad idea'
Some ramblings of mine on recent narratives about nationhood, the church & identity for @seenunseenmag
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I'm not all that interested in future church trends or new growth techniques. For 2000 years, the most relevant church has always been the one gathering around a table, caring for the neighborhood, following the words and ways of Jesus.
