Birthday William Stringellow (1928-1985), attorney, lay theologian, prophet. He set out to devise an American moral theology, relating “the American experience of society and nationhood to the biblical saga and social witness.” It was, he observed, “a pitifully neglected realm.”
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His great theme was the Constantinian compromise, the accommodation of Christianity to the values of the empire and the preservation of the status quo. He was a tireless witness against war, militarism, racism, sexism, and oppression of the poor.
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“My concern is to understand America biblically.” This was counter to the opposite and all too common tendency, namely, to understand the Bible “Americanly.” “Vocation,” he wrote, “has to do with recognizing life as a gift and honoring the gift in living.”

Apr 26, 2020 · 4:09 PM UTC
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