Zombies. These creatures constantly reappear in our culture. Why? Do they represent our deepest fears and failures? They’re dead, but they just don’t die! The subversive metaphor of the zombie can hide a truckload of meaning and cultural analysis. Why is the need to embody death as a zombie both cathartic and appealing? …
Christians from my pedigree talk a lot about the best way to be a faithful Christian while maintaining embodied practice of the faith within our current historical/cultural context. It is a real struggle. These discussion are (by and large) not about who is in and who is out, who is …
Greg Richards is a writer and College Minister who lives in San Antonio, TX with his wife and four children. This is a brief reflection on the liturgical readings for this Fifth Sunday in Lent 2011. The Waiting is the Hardest Part (A Lenten Reflection on Resurrection) Ezekiel 37, Romans …
Foster Stuart is a friend who is currently engaged in graduate studies examining the rise of modern individualism in Western society and its impact upon social structure, education, and evangelical Christianity. In this article, Foster makes the case that the broader Christian community is struggling to find a consistent bearing …
Abstract Cathedral is proud to host a book except from this month’s guest contributor: Greg Richards is a writer and College Minister who lives in San Antonio, TX with his wife and four children. This is an except from his forthcoming book tentatively titled “Napkins: Interruptions towards Christian Identity” My …