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From an airpot in Quito, I just want to make a mention that Mary Hess´ book, ¨Engaging Technologies in Theological Education¨ is a helpful and deeply insightful book. I´m halfway through it and already the scope of the ideas is breathtaking. The examples are clear …
I’m on my way to Quito for a couple of days, then onto Mexico City. I’ve been feeling good because of the courage of a group of families and government leaders in Mexico who are standing up against hate and bigotry with radio ads and …
Hurrah! Mary’s book is out and I’m gonna start reading it now. “Engaging Technology in Theological Education: All That We Can’t Leave Behind” has a table contents that is inviting. The price is good too, just $22.95 for the paperback. Congratulations, Mary.
I enjoyed browsing through the liturgy that Mary pointed to, a video of a liturgy held at Luther Seminary. So I’m going to format two taped liturgies I picked up in Manila last February from Jesuit Communications and stream them here. Nice when you get …
If you can make it to Faverges, France, just outside Geneva, I recommend you attend a consultation organized by WACC and WCC on worship and copyright. From September 6-11, it gathers communications and religion activists to discuss the Gospel aspects of the copyright context in …
Yesterday I lost it during brunch with three of my friends. One of them (friend X) asked if I had received his email in which he asks friends to sign a petition urging Bush to close and fortify our border with Mexico. (a la Schwarznegger) …
The insitutional Catholic church is showing its bigotry by forcefully attacking the Spanish government as Spain proceeds with strengthening the institution of marriage. I hope that Spain, along with the Netherlands, will be supported by an ever widening circle of Christians who want to promote …
Echoing my last post about learning from negative examples, last night the screening of “Enron, The Smartest Guys In The Room” left me depressed. However,as soon as I stepped out of the theatre I realized that the filmmaker,Alex Gibney, edited a seamless, almost perfectly paced …
