This "now and not yet"/third way model of engaging with the state/institutions is a really helpful framing, Wayne. I like the idea of working with the powers that be whilst disarming them at the same time.
Thanks Hadden. It's definitely challenging to strive for that third way and I think most of us, certainly including me, tend to veer towards one extreme or the other if we're not careful. This post is something of an attempt to correct myself in that way.
As a non-anabapist, what I appreciate about this is the call to neighborliness and creatureliness above isolation and statism. As someone hoping to recover the political theological heritage handed down by my Reformed forefathers, I find this helpful and challenging.
I feel similarly, Elijah. Increasingly, I think that there is some good in every stream of Christian tradition that we tend to forget. Ecumenism is not popular in my neck of the woods, but I think recognizing each other's strengths is a necessity. I wish you well on your journey of recovering heritage!
This "now and not yet"/third way model of engaging with the state/institutions is a really helpful framing, Wayne. I like the idea of working with the powers that be whilst disarming them at the same time.
Thanks Hadden. It's definitely challenging to strive for that third way and I think most of us, certainly including me, tend to veer towards one extreme or the other if we're not careful. This post is something of an attempt to correct myself in that way.
As a non-anabapist, what I appreciate about this is the call to neighborliness and creatureliness above isolation and statism. As someone hoping to recover the political theological heritage handed down by my Reformed forefathers, I find this helpful and challenging.
I feel similarly, Elijah. Increasingly, I think that there is some good in every stream of Christian tradition that we tend to forget. Ecumenism is not popular in my neck of the woods, but I think recognizing each other's strengths is a necessity. I wish you well on your journey of recovering heritage!
Thanks for the feedback, Rebecca! Searching for the practical ”third way” is an ongoing challenge!