by John Ellis One of history’s ironies sits in the United Nations’ art garden at their New York City headquarters. Titled Let Us Beat Swords into Ploughshares, the Soviet Union gifted the U.N. the sculpture referencing Isaiah 2:4 by famed Soviet sculptor Yevgeny Vuchetich on December 4, 1959. Obviously, the Soviet Union had zero intention … Continue reading Christians Should Do More than Pray for Peace; Christians Should Also Denounce Trump’s War in Iran
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Deadly Worship Services: How Corporate Worship Serves the Curse
by John Ellis As a teaser, I ended my previous article with this quote from Antonin Artaud: “And if there is still one hellish, truly accursed thing in our time, it is our artistic dallying with forms, instead of being like victims burnt at the stake, signaling through the flames.”[1] Artaud’s highly imagistic words underline … Continue reading Deadly Worship Services: How Corporate Worship Serves the Curse
Constantine’s Christendom and Transhumanism Are on a Collision Course. I Don’t Think the Church Is Ready.
by John Ellis Prompted by a conversation about transhumanism with a friend yesterday, I revisited some of the books in my library by the likes of Nick Bostrom and William MacAskill. As I was rereading this morning, it hit me that the transhumanist/longtermist[1] agenda eerily parallels an anthropocentric reading of the Biblical creation story. In … Continue reading Constantine’s Christendom and Transhumanism Are on a Collision Course. I Don’t Think the Church Is Ready.
Practically Known Theology 