Comments on: November 2007 issue – “Imagining a healed world” http://stimulusjournal.wordpress.com/2007/11/19/november-2007-issue-imagining-a-healed-world/ Stimulus: the New Zealand journal of Christian thought and practice Fri, 11 Dec 2009 22:14:40 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Gavin http://stimulusjournal.wordpress.com/2007/11/19/november-2007-issue-imagining-a-healed-world/#comment-1190 Gavin Wed, 21 Nov 2007 04:16:07 +0000 http://stimulusjournal.wordpress.com/2007/11/19/november-2007-issue-imagining-a-healed-world/#comment-1190 I have two grumbles about the otherwise excellent November issue. The first is the heavy promotion of an upcoming critique of Lloyd Geering's work (page 25). I'm not a Geering groupie, but did find the treatment dished out by the recent Otago University publication devoid of balance and graciousness. Now we are going to get yet another dose from Kai Man Kwan - one of the contributors to that volume. Will Stimulus, unlike the book editors, give Geering a chance to respond, or is it just another beat-up. Even worse, this apparent bias is being actively marketed as something special! Grumble 2: a testy piece on Bishop Spong by the publisher. I went along to hear the bishop too, and came away with a much less defensive take on the matter. Again, little effort for balance and a truck load of denial. When we're prepared to abandon the automatic spasms of knee-jerking maybe we'll gain a little more credibility with the "real world" out there. I have two grumbles about the otherwise excellent November issue. The first is the heavy promotion of an upcoming critique of Lloyd Geering’s work (page 25). I’m not a Geering groupie, but did find the treatment dished out by the recent Otago University publication devoid of balance and graciousness. Now we are going to get yet another dose from Kai Man Kwan – one of the contributors to that volume. Will Stimulus, unlike the book editors, give Geering a chance to respond, or is it just another beat-up. Even worse, this apparent bias is being actively marketed as something special!

Grumble 2: a testy piece on Bishop Spong by the publisher. I went along to hear the bishop too, and came away with a much less defensive take on the matter. Again, little effort for balance and a truck load of denial. When we’re prepared to abandon the automatic spasms of knee-jerking maybe we’ll gain a little more credibility with the “real world” out there.

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