NEW BOOK: All My Bones Shake: Seeking a Progressive Path to the Prophetic Voice, published by Soft Skull Press. Read these excerpts:
--“The Inquisition: Being voted off the Presbyterian island is no fun, even if it’s only temporary,” posted on Killing the Buddha, June 5, 2009.
--“Finding a stubborn hope to live in a dead culture,” posted on Counterpunch, June 16, 2009.
--“What does it mean to be a human being? Balancing theological and political insights,” distributed as ZNet commentary, June 20, 2009.
--"Can engaging with a radical religion help save progressives from self-indulgence?," posted on Alternet, July 3, 2009.
--“Beyond independence: We are most free when we are most bound to others,” posted on the Indypendent blog, July 4, 2009.
--“The limits of faith and knowledge, Part I: God as mystery,” posted on Campaign for America’s Future blog, July 8, 2009.
--“The limits of faith and knowledge, Part II: Humility in the garden," posted on Campaign for America’s Future blog, July 8, 2009.
--“Life in a dead culture,” ZNet Reimagining Society Project, July 22, 2009.
Other articles:
“’If you feel overwhelmed, it’s because we face an overwhelming situation’: An interview with Robert Jensen on war, ecological crises, and the quest for justice,” posted on Media with Conscience, November 2, 2009.
“The Delusion Revolution: The future we have been dreaming of is not based on reality,”
Adbusters, July 15, 2009.
“Getting radicalized, slow and painful,” distributed as ZNet Commentary for July 16, 2009.
“Real hope: Facing difficult truths about an uncertain future,” posted on Dissident Voice and OurFuture, November 18, 2008.
“Taking politics seriously: Looking beyond the election and beyond elections,” co-authored with Pat Youngblood, posted on Common Dreams, October 23, 2008. For audio of a talk on this subject, see the Community Alliance website.
“The delusion revolution: We’re on the road to extinction and in denial,” posted on Alternet, August 15, 2008.
“The prophetic challenge: ‘Few are guilty, but all are responsible,’” posted on TomPaine.com, August 6, 2008. Also appeared as "We should hold ourselves responsible for our government's crimes around the world," Austin American-Statesman, August 8, 2008.
“Technological fundamentalism in media and culture,” Media Development (journal of the World Association for Christian Communication), No. 3, Summer 2008, pp. 8-12.
“Fear and hope on the runaway train: A review of Eliza Gilkyson’s ‘Beautiful World,’” posted on Campaign for America’s Future and Media with Conscience, June 19, 2008.
"The selling and shaping of our souls," posted on Counterpunch and Media with Conscience, May 5, 2008.
“We are all prophets now: Responsibilities and risks in the prophetic voice,” posted on Monthly Review Zine, Atlantic Free Press, and MWC News, August 6, 2007.
"Last Sunday: The problem with solutions," posted on Common Dreams and Atlantic Free Press, January, 2, 2007.Click here for a PDF file or a Word file with all five of the "Last Sunday" talks.
“Last Sunday: Digging in and digging deep,” posted on Counterpunch, ZNet, and Dissident Voice, November 27, 2006. Click here for a PDF file or a Word file with all five of the "Last Sunday" talks.
“The 2006 elections and the coming train wreck: Does it matter if we slow down the train?” posted on OutlookIndia, ZNet, Counterpunch, and Alternative Press Review, November 9, 2006.
"The consequences of the death of empathy," posted on Common Dreams and Counterpunch, October 30, 2006. Also distributed as ZNet Commentary.
“Finding my way back to church -- and getting kicked out: The struggle over what it means to be Christian today,” posted on Counterpunch, September 28, 2006.