E. W. Rector

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This is theology, for similarly arcane fantasy football see @ethanrector

[E. W. Rector @ewrector]

People are always coming up, asking me, "Ethan, you're entering your 7th year of your PhD with no Defense on schedule, and you make it look so EASY! How do you do it?!"

And I just smile and wink, because I know few have the stomach for it.

But here's my secret: I start with

[patrick "inverted vibe curve" blanchfield @PatBlanchfield]

I wrote about the past two years, COVID, and what I think is a fundamentally clarifying concept for understanding our moment: the Death Drive. really proud of this one, please check it out

https://t.co/oFMd6JD1WT

[E. W. Rector @ewrector]

@samuelneedham "I am mildly inconvenienced" and then he died.

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@kevinwhector To the relevant point, this would still acknowledge the culpable relation of systematic theology with white supremacy insofar as the former has not sufficiently divested itself of its genealogical reliance on the latter.

[E. W. Rector @ewrector]

@kevinwhector I would tend to think of something as "systematic" if it relates to the "system" at all, whether strictly constructive or entirely critical. But that seems a rather broad definition of systematic theology.

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@davidbeadle

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The pragmatic validity of Nietzsche's Eternal Return is nowhere proven so effectively as in entertaining your toddler.

[E. W. Rector @ewrector]

"The question which thou wilt have to answer before every deed that thou doest: 'is this such a deed as I am prepared to perform an incalculable number of times?' is the best ballast."

[E. W. Rector @ewrector]

(also, to be fair to my Canadian compatriots... I added the "sorry" at the end of the quote out of decency and respect for local tradition. 😉)

[E. W. Rector @ewrector]

Re: the Rogers Outage across Canada yesterday (though I realize my tweet skills still need honed for up to the minute analysis 😅)

I heard far too many people totally prepared for the disclaimer: "We're cash only today, is that ok? Sorry."

[E. W. Rector @ewrector]

Or both!?

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@andrewjohnp Judicial/judgment language is already symbolic/relational. Sacrifice, on the other hand, loses its salt if it doesn't have a real, material anchor.

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Walking through Queen's Park today, I heard someone behind me say, "lawsuits are the only language these people understand anymore."

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@andrewjohnp No, I don't think so. But I do think it faces an uphill battle to be "de-spiritualized."

[E. W. Rector @ewrector]

Gotta work on my tweet thread endings
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[E. W. Rector @ewrector]

But I suppose the recognition that judgment is essential for life but not a valuable paradigm for reconciliation today is itself of some use?