tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24215087.post5061295693580814610..comments2023-05-14T07:51:18.017-05:00Comments on The Suburban Christian: The New SuburbanistsAl Hsuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04407264726681695790noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24215087.post-68144198109768742382008-04-09T07:01:00.000-05:002008-04-09T07:01:00.000-05:00Matt - I'm actually talking with some folks about ...Matt - I'm actually talking with some folks about doing a mini-conference/seminar in the Chicago suburbs about suburban ministry/mission for later this fall. We haven't nailed down details yet, but the tentative dates are Nov. 14-15. I'll let you know more as things develop.Al Hsuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04407264726681695790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24215087.post-87704392436405456782008-04-08T14:40:00.000-05:002008-04-08T14:40:00.000-05:00Hey Al, I saw that you will be speaking at a sem...Hey Al,<BR/><BR/> I saw that you will be speaking at a seminar at Todd Hiestands church in PA. I was wondering if you are doing anything similar in the Chicago suburbs. If so, I would really be interested in pointing my church to it. If not I would love to talk with you about the possibility of doing something. Either way let me know.<BR/><BR/>Blessings,<BR/>Matt<BR/><BR/>swainster[at]gmail[dot]comMatthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06381394495190620659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24215087.post-85444446432852309512008-04-01T17:36:00.000-05:002008-04-01T17:36:00.000-05:00Al --Loved your piece in CT this week.I have a pro...Al --<BR/><BR/><BR/>Loved your piece in CT this week.<BR/><BR/>I have a proposal for the movement. How about some sort of riff on the word "sublimate?" In class last week, we discussed Karl Barth's concept of Christianity as the sublimation of ordinary "religion." Barth viewed Christianity as a sublimated form of religion in that it was the one religion where the Word of God singularly dwelled. However, Christianity still retained some artifacts of "religiosity," making it simultaneously similar and distinct from other religions. <BR/><BR/>Barth held that this was not unlike the Incarnation, in which the Word assumed human flesh, transforming it into something totally "other" while allowing it to retain some of its original characteristics. Perhaps "(sub)limation" corresponds to your conception of how suburban life can be redeemed. Hopefully it's clever enough to catch on and not too obscure!<BR/> <BR/><BR/>Peace,<BR/>Nick LiaoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24215087.post-58964674793474229172008-04-01T11:15:00.000-05:002008-04-01T11:15:00.000-05:00This post really made me laugh, Al. I guess New Su...This post really made me laugh, Al. I guess New Suburbans are really Hybrids, right? Urbanites living in the suburbs, refusing to be defined by their location...Marcus Goodyearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07255781957722144278noreply@blogger.com