Entries Categorized as 'Human Dignity Series'

Standing on the Edge of Something Large…

Date May 2, 2008

It’s been said that some have encountered Christianity and found it lacking.  Indeed, I often sympathize with those who have chosen to walk away: in church I am bored, in religion I am dissatisfied, and I rarely understand the terminology many Christians use.  American Christianity, as I see it, is utterly confusing based on what [...]

We’re Not That Different [But We Should Be]…

Date April 17, 2008

Jane Goodall (Wikipedia, TED) at TED says that humans and primates aren’t so different… and that one of our most distinguishing differences is that we communicate with spoken language:
Traveling from Ecuador to Africa, Jane Goodall takes the audience on an ecological journey, discussing highlights and low points of her experiences in the jungle. She shows [...]

The Law of the Few…

Date April 10, 2008

So what happens when we start looking at our networks for Malcolm Gladwell’s three personalities?
In The Tipping Point, Gladwell offers three uniquely important types of people in the spread of ideas.  They comprise the Law of the Few. “The success of any kind of social epidemic is heavily dependent on the involvement of people with [...]

The Congruence Theory…

Date April 9, 2008

In 2005 I read an article by David Britt from Harvie Conn’s Planting and Growing Urban Churches.  Britt discussed what he refers to as the congruence theory.  Within any setting you’ll find different individuals.  From a distance these individuals often create a singular demographic, psychographic, or ethnographic.  When you look at the individuals up close, [...]