Saturday, August 30, 2008

The Style of subversion

The Style of Subversion: An Introduction

The Style of Subversion: Resisting Pseudo-Alterity

The Style of Subversion: A Loving Resistance

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As long as our understanding of our prophetic call is rooted in anger or simple frustration, we will fail. With such emotions fueling our vision, the best thing we can accomplish is destruction or, perhaps, deconstruction. We can tear down the Empire, but what will take its place? Another Empire. That simply creates an ongoing cycle where new oppressors continually take the place of the old oppressors. Revolutions tear down the status quo and set up a new status quo that is often twice the Son of Hell than the old status quo.

We who follow Christ should know better than to simply seek to create a new world order... "

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