I believe…
…there is a growing spiritual hunger which can only be met through the joint task of building neighborly solidarity across the lines we’ve created— both with others, and with God.
We find purpose and dignity through experiencing true, neighborly solidarity across the lines we’ve drawn. (Read More)
People are hungry for new conversations about God, spirituality, and their own purpose in a broken world.
Cultivating solidarity with God and others has to happen simultaneously, as we discover a new imagination for what it means to be human.
COMING SOON *
COMING SOON *
I’m seeking $500 in monthly commitments to get the Dystopian Theology podcast off the ground, and support the big goal of opening new conversations on God, spirituality, justice, and personal purpose.
Early investors will get ongoing exclusive access to my more provocative takes on hot topics, and the chance to vote on which topics they want to see covered
What I’m About
Love is my religion.
“Owe no one anything, except to love each other. For the one who loves another has fulfilled the teaching.”
Love creates a yearning in us to see people in solidarity with one another, to see divisions healed, and to see different communities bringing justice and dignity for one another. Love is the ultimate law and the best foundation for creating transformation and building justice for the long haul.
Reconciliation is my vocation.
“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God.”
We need one another, and no person or group is dispensable. We will only experience dignity and justice from one another when we’re able to come together and build true solidarity in new ways. Right now, the need for this is more desperate than ever—as we are increasingly losing trust in our institutions, we must lean into local communities.
Jesus is my King.
I work to bring diverse communities of all faith backgrounds together for the common good, with a particular focus on helping churches engage their communities with greater positive influence, and stronger connections. I live my life and do my peacemaking with a Jesus-centered orientation, without excluding anyone of other faiths in the discussions or the work.
building solidarity
It’s more important now than ever.
We desperately need to build stronger, healthier local communities for mutual protection, help, and flourishing. And we need to see churches engaging their communities and standing in solidarity with people the way Jesus taught.
Between minoritized groups there is a need for greater solidarity, and there is a need for greater solidarity across organizations and faith communities as well.
new conversations
scholarship + spirituality + action
Both my life and scholarship are about creating new conversations, and asking better questions about what it means to be human. My research focuses on creating a three-way conversation between secular violence studies, theology and spirituality, and diverse cultures
For me, research can never be divorced from real life. My scholarship steps into the streets, and the streets come into my scholarship. I seek to live a real life of peacemaking, advocacy, and recovering fresh articulations of ancient spiritual truths.
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God in the streets
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Jesus-centered ethics
✴︎ compassion ✴︎ spirituality ✴︎ action ✴︎ interfaith ✴︎ God in the streets ✴︎ Jesus-centered ethics
You can see me best through what I do!
Intellectual work is important, but what does it look like with hands and feet? What does it look like in the streets, the highways and the byways? The best way to see me is to see what I’m up to in real life.