Seth Richardson

Director of Gravity Congregational Transformation @gravityleaders / Anglican priest @c4so / writer @missioalliance / DMin contextual theology

[Seth Richardson @RevSethRich]

@missioalliance @sethrichardson Hey @missioalliance I think you meant to tag me, not the Seth Richardson above

[Missio Alliance @missioalliance]

"I’m searching for a spirituality that takes difference seriously, one that remains differentiated through encounter, one that nurtures a posture toward difference that is not inherently tribal, defensive, or insecure." - @RevSethRich

Read more: https://t.co/b1xER3s6P4

[Missio Alliance @missioalliance]

.@revsethrich has been on a journey to honestly acknowledge – no matter how painful – the reality that his spiritual frameworks as a white, #evangelical man no longer work – and never have for #BIPOC and women within the ##Church. Read more here: https://t.co/evSE1ENtjE

[Seth Richardson @RevSethRich]

Searching for “hopeful realism” … first part in a series where I’m trying to flesh out a responsive, practicable faith that integrates contemplative spirituality and political theology (but not in those top-shelf terms). Over at @missioalliance

https://t.co/YcqEII73kC

[Seth Richardson @RevSethRich]

@matttebbe @thomaslhorrocks It’s true, I do feel the love

[Seth Richardson @RevSethRich]

@jbgatelyecon Right … odd but also too common … *normalized* in some circles

[Seth Richardson @RevSethRich]

I won’t subtweet but you’ve seen it: the clip of male pastor telling story of being propositioned by a woman at a bar while his wife was out of town … I wish I were more shocked/surprised by his story or THAT he would tell this story … 1/

[Seth Richardson @RevSethRich]

I talk frequently about how discourses (i.e. the words/stories deployed about ourselves/others and how we tell them) are a key ingredient in the mix that sustains structures of domination, beyond and beneath any individual’s intentions … this is a GREAT example 6/6

[Seth Richardson @RevSethRich]

Not only are these stories disconnected from reality, not only do they reinforce destructive/dangerous/dehumanizing assumptions about women’s bodies, they underwrite and perpetuate hierarchical male-centric structures … 5/

[Seth Richardson @RevSethRich]

In summary: we need space for analysis on multiple levels, simultaneously, but especially on the level of social-religious histories/systems/dynamics (this is the one that gets eclipsed, normally) ... in order to unwind both Asbury revival and other places of tension we face /7

[Seth Richardson @RevSethRich]

The Asbury revival dialogue reveals something deeper about how evang-ism functions:
There isn't space for affirming multiple things at once. The horizon of analysis collapses in on itself, which limits the ability to *see* the spectrum of what the Spirit is disrupting/renewing /1

[Seth Richardson @RevSethRich]

Another example: almost parallel to the revival is an earthquake in Turkey/Syria that has killed 41,000+ people. We can ask, "what theological logic allows for divine intervention for spiritual consolation but not for children crushed by buildings?" w/out critical judgment /6

[Seth Richardson @RevSethRich]

Important read. Thanks @MadisonPierce for sharing your story.

[Logia @logiatheology]

Check out our first post of the year as Dr. Madison N. Pierce shares some of her academic journey and how she has persevered in hope through ongoing challenges: https://t.co/2AdLj49abx