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W. Davd Phillips

Integrating Missional Thinking, Living, and Culture

Archive for the ‘Video’ Category

21 Century Enlightenment

Monday, August 23rd, 2010

Matthew Taylor explores the meaning of 21st century enlightenment, how the idea might help us meet the challenges we face today, and the role that can be played by organisations such as the RSA.

McKnight interviews McLaren

Wednesday, August 18th, 2010

Scot McKnight interviewed Brian McLaren at Q Chicago, discussing issues such as McLaren’s “provocative ambiguity,” consistency (or lack thereof) in his writings, whether he is a universalist, and his paradigm shift in understanding the biblical narrative.

Some have noted that McClaren was a bit condescending to McKnight. What are your thoughts on this conversation?

You can watch the entire interview, below.

Zizek on Charity and Cultural Capitalism

Tuesday, August 10th, 2010

In this short RSA Animate, philosopher Slavoj Zizek criticizes charity and what he calls “cultural capitalism”—think TOMS shoes or Fair Trade coffee—as remedies that only perpetuate an immoral economic system.

Very provocative and well reasoned.