I have found that his view of the Psalms and the Prophets is a better preparation for the impending and tragic crisis of Trump-fascism than lots of other things. It's a lot better than the world-weary, cynical, lazy encouragement to give up.
"It seems to me that to organize on the basis of feeding people or righting social injustice and all that is very valuable. But to rally people around the idea of modernism, modernity, or something is simply silly. I mean, I don't know what kind of a cause that is, to be up to date. I think it ultimately leads to fashion and snobbery and I'm against it." Jack Levine: January 3, 1915 – November 8, 2010 LEVEL BILLIONAIRES OUT OF EXISTENCE
Monday, January 9, 2017
Still Ill - Here's Brueggemann - Why the Old Testament Must not Go Away
I have found that his view of the Psalms and the Prophets is a better preparation for the impending and tragic crisis of Trump-fascism than lots of other things. It's a lot better than the world-weary, cynical, lazy encouragement to give up.
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