“Vocation” as Fresh Language for “Mission”

Blog Intro Post #4 “The language of vocation and calling addresses some of the most critical concerns in higher education today.” – David S. Cunningham (ed) in Hearing Vocation Differently: Meaning, Purpose, and Identity in the Multi-Faith Academy (2019) p. xvi Every organization has a “mission” today, and all are focused on transformation of some … More “Vocation” as Fresh Language for “Mission”

Book Release: The Subversive Evangelical

My first academic book is being released next month (June 2019) by McGill-Queen’s University Press and its available on Amazon, too. Its a book about Canadian religion, evangelicalism, and charismatic leadership. Evangelicals have of late been scandalized by their association with Donald Trump, and their megachurches are summarily dismissed as “religious Walmarts.” In The Subversive … More Book Release: The Subversive Evangelical

Post-Colonial Mission as Gift-Exchange and Reciprocity

Blog Intro Post #3 “The converging streams of mission use and meaning make for highly imprecise, complex, and capricious language… the term contradicts, creates confusion, and can be divisive language.” Its ironic that Western culture is both enthralled by mission and despises it at the same time. Every corporation expends immense amounts of time, money … More Post-Colonial Mission as Gift-Exchange and Reciprocity