becoming

the trail of a family becoming

應該做甚麼?

讀到羅秉祥的這篇「教會應雍容大度對待同性戀者公民權」,再讀到 Louie Giglio 應邀為Obama 就職領禱卻被人拉下馬,我覺得很難過。

我難過,不是因為不同意,而是因為我同時同意兩篇文章的呼籲。

我明白所有的考慮,問題有多複雜,要有獨立思考,不應人云亦云…但在這一切之後,我們仍然要問:「教會應該做甚麼」?「跟隨主的人應該做甚麼?」

我應該做甚麼?

Asia-Pacific Theologies and Cultural studies

While searching for some of the texts required for the course I am going to attend next week, I came across this:

The WSCF-AP Book Series Publication Project started in 1976 in order to provide students and youth with wholistic understanding of society and church in the Asia Pacific region as well as the world.

The Book Series is a theological attempt to articulate ecumenical vision and mission in the context of Asia-Pacific society where poverty, hunger, oppression, injustice and human rights violation prevail. The Book Series addresses the critical issues of the Asia Pacific context.

It includes the peasantry and their social revolution; theology of the People’s Struggle (Philippines); Minjung Theology (Korea); women’s struggle; interfaith dialogue; peace and conflict transformation; education and liberation; as well as ecumenism.

Some of the titles there are from WCC written in the 80’s. Most authors came from Christian traditions outside of Evangelicalism. Nonetheless, it should be a good source of Christian materials written by and for those living in the Asia-Pacific.

也談突破(假如)復刊

GabriellittlehoAnson。讓我也來湊湊熱鬧。

討論問題:突破的停刊與(傳聞的)復刊。

其實楊牧當年的那篇《信息衰竭乃謝幕的徵兆》文章曾引起過一連串的筆戰;問題由「突破」進到所謂「福音預工」的曖昧性,藉得先讀,免得重復已討論的。

我相信突破曾有過清晰異象。問題是所謂「正面的讀物」,不論是多麼動聽,但事實卻是社會與教會兩面都不討好的。再延伸一點看,這是信仰在所謂「文化更新」的無糊與無奈。「突破」走的是由counter culture到transform culture的路,但要 transform,那就不能只縮在一角「吶喊」。但融入建制,那又是相當risky的,因為你永遠無法預測最後是誰「熔」了誰?

教我覺得遺憾的,是不能見證楊牧為何在離世的那年接受了委任為中央政策組非全職顧問一職,並他在建制下會怎樣扮演他「時代先知」的角式。

另外,若突破有一天真的復刊,是甚麼改變使復刊變得可能?是定位?是機構的影響力?是負責人的心志?是讀者群?

是甚麼會令這雜誌再甦醒?

所謂「大市場的游戲規則」是要面對,卻不是這類刊物存在的臍帶。明知不可為而為之,不是匹夫之勇;卻是對自己所認定之召命的一種交代。