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From Christian Anarchy to the Mystical as Political
I revisit the Christian anarchy of my earlier years in light of the current "culture war" by engaging Aristotle Papanikolaou's book, The Mystical as Political.
"What was increasingly lacking for me was any clear sense of how the collective of Christians—the Church—was to engage the world they inhabited."
New Podcast! The Bolder Boulding
A Collaboration with Alec Tsoucatos
Alec has been an economic educator for nearly 50 years. He received his doctorate in Economics from the University of Colorado under the tutelage of Kenneth Boulding. He was a primary reader and economic adviser for my latest book project: Wicked Rich Wicked Poor: the Economic Crisis in the Book of Job. That initial collaboration also turned into a friendship and further endeavors. Last fall we taught a course together for Osher Lifelong Learning Instituted where we compared and contrasted ancient Near Eastern economic systems with current economic issues.