I feel continually struck by a line that Rev. Robert Allan Hill said recently about “where contagious justice touches another.” I hope that’s where we’re going @MarshChapelhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/marsh-chapel-sunday-services/id263902391?i=1000480013526 …
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I’m not a religious person, but I recognize how the prophetic tradition has been so powerful in US culture and how the elegance of sermonic rhetoric has been important throughout our history. This is what MLK was doing
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We sometimes need to be exhorted to our better angels, whatever form or vehicle it takes
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I wonder what is the secular equivalent of a sermon, something that conveys a moral point but also engages an audience and enwraps them in a story. You would think it's political speeches, but I don't think we could think of too many recent examples that fit this bill
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One thing I've always admired about the US Protestant tradition is their obsession with the text, hermeneutics, and individual interpretation. They read this shit. And like SCOTUS justices, a lot of them pay close attention to the internal logic
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@vgr i think this resonates w some of what you were on about earlier?1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
My buddy @KevinSimler has written some good stuff on secular sermons as a tradition https://meltingasphalt.com/here-be-sermons/ …
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