tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5870890776473598263.post4745781948410123378..comments2024-03-27T08:06:20.417-07:00Comments on Urbanphile: Stark Contrasts? The Gospel and the PrivilegedM Cranehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11350529441985859753noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5870890776473598263.post-44679898626951207352007-09-10T08:38:00.000-07:002007-09-10T08:38:00.000-07:00I'm almost done with Sachs' "End of Poverty." He ...I'm almost done with Sachs' "End of Poverty." He makes some strong arguments against simply social and moral changes getting the job done with regard to economic uplift.s and jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01830708210917956562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5870890776473598263.post-3649904287014516142007-08-30T18:43:00.000-07:002007-08-30T18:43:00.000-07:00Can you give a brief account of Walls' idea of the...Can you give a brief account of Walls' idea of the serial nature?sdawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05832176597225621527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5870890776473598263.post-11123193935744340132007-08-29T20:02:00.000-07:002007-08-29T20:02:00.000-07:00i haven't read stark's book. how do his ideas int...i haven't read stark's book. how do his ideas intersect with/support/undermine, andrew walls' theory of the serial nature of christianity?<BR/><BR/>(and you thought that i was just joking about being in seminary, michael :)Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09645162993029741316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5870890776473598263.post-49568516981855072532007-08-29T08:11:00.000-07:002007-08-29T08:11:00.000-07:00With regard to the socioeconomic standing: I've be...With regard to the socioeconomic standing: I've begun to question more and more some of the thinking in things like "Underdevelopment is a State of Mind" and such. If you go to transparency international, its not the nations with the least corruption that are always the most economically robust. But the optimist would hope that, all things being equal, spiritual transformation also leads to economic transformation. But all things are rarely equal.sdawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05832176597225621527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5870890776473598263.post-25040801175705168442007-08-25T18:31:00.000-07:002007-08-25T18:31:00.000-07:00I really do wonder about some of the rapid cpm's w...I really do wonder about some of the rapid cpm's we here about in different places. How much is really going on. Are people becoming disciples? How many of them are actually continuing in the faith?sdawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05832176597225621527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5870890776473598263.post-72388934936266571522007-08-25T06:35:00.000-07:002007-08-25T06:35:00.000-07:00Great post! This does provide encouragement for t...Great post! This does provide encouragement for those who have seen very little fruit in their contexts. It does put the pressure on to start right, with a strong foundation. There have been many movements that start with a burst, but fizzle and disappear completely.<BR/><BR/>Regarding the quote from P. Jenkins about the global church becoming increasingly impoverished, the optimist in me hopes that the transformational nature of following Jesus will have an impact on people’s socioeconomic standing. I also hope that the global church can kick in and share their resources with those that most need it (in a way that is healthy and promotes self-sustainability of course).M Cranehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11350529441985859753noreply@blogger.com