I've not written here for a while, so here's a reflection on the flags and scapegoats grahamadams.substack.com/p/flags-lies...

Nice to see these books promoted on Progressive Christian Network in US - progressivechristianity.org/resource/

The Herds - performance art & climate activism, travelling 20,000 km - came to Manchester. www.theherds.org

Good to speak at Sacred Trinity Open Table, about open-handed truth in a world where closed-handed truth is dominant. What might an alternative horizon look like?

Manchester

A short reflection on Trump-ianity & the perpetual struggle within Christian faith - grahamadams.substack.com/p/trump-ianity

A longer reflection, trying to counter the depressing rhetoric of 'island of strangers'. We need to tell better stories - grahamadams.substack.com/p/telling-a-...

Gave a #HolyAnarchy talk in London office of Council for World Mission - a partnership of churches in mission, which has helped me to be decolonial over recent years, & which is cited through the book. It was a good event.

What connects this pile of books?

What was that? You want more rabbit pics?

It's a surreal experience, seeing your book (or the translation of it) on a website, apparently reviewing it - then it turns out to be an extract from it, but I hadn't recognised it ... www.avvenire.it/agora/pagine...

For Italian readers out there, Holy Anarchy has been translated into Italian -

Some pictures

One of my favourite modules!

Looking forward to this- www.cwmission.org/event/holy-a...

Be more rabbit

This was a great conference...

This is very exciting...

When you take your phone to be repaired, and they ask what number to call you on for the next hour...

The recent worship conference -

Lk 13:35: pharisees warn Jesus to go as Herod is out to kill him. 1) Rulers don't threaten you for saying 'all lives matter' - they want you dead for taking sides with their victims. Jesus was political & partisan. 2) We're used to antagonism with pharisees but here they're allies. Don't box ppl in

Jesus embraced female imagery (mother hen), but this shouldn't be mistaken for cuddly-ness, because he called out (i.e. judged) 'foxes' - those who would harm 'the little'; it's politics against Strong Men (misogyny, bullying, abuse, non-empathy), advocating safety for all - a timely vision

I wonder which of Trump's acts will be considered to be a step too far by MAGA supporters? Evidently not the executive orders sacking any federal lawyer involved in any case against him & requiring huge upfront costs for anyone who tries - this corruption, & all the illegal firings, is fine for them

First day of Envisioning Worship Conference @lutherkingcentre.bsky.social on 'what if God is child?' - it was filled with people's creativity

Time for a theo-political reflection on MAGA - in which empathy is the true anti-establishment force grahamadams.substack.com/p/magarchy-v...

Is this POTUS the most disgraceful democratic leader: no statesman-like qualities, bullying in public, dissing allies, lauding tyrants, brazenly lying, cutting health research & support for the poorest, craving uncritical worship, hating dissent & equity, subverting the rule of law & accountability

What? An alternative vision for the world, depressingly even more needed than it was 3 years ago - for only £12 !!

Went here today, spoke about God the Child, it was fun. Sometimes it's the small things that defiantly break through in the midst of Strong Man politics/religion

God the Child is reduced! 😉

Preached at the church where I grew up, ironically about the need to grow down, i.e. childlikeness

Preached at the church where I grew up, ironically about the need to grow down, i.e. childlikeness

Our #bookoftheweek #botw is 'Lived Mission in 21st Century Britain' ed by Benjamin Aldous, Harvey Kwiyani, Peniel Rajkumar and Victoria A Turner. 'Lived Mission in 21st Century Britain' proposes that there is still work to be done ecumenically for missiology to inhabit rightfully its role as

This is so painfully good - www.openhorizons.org/jesus-was-ba...

The papers are published for the conference about engaging with religious diversity, where I spoke on "Do not hold on to me": resurrection as a basis of an unsteady dance - see below:

So, my SST proposal has been accepted, but will I manage to write it ... "The Awkward Body of Christ as Child: Growing (down) Pains"

A reflection on faith and righteous suspicion in an age of abuse and Trump - grahamadams.substack.com/p/why-faith-...

A lovely little review of #GodtheChild i hadn't noticed - amzn.eu/d/7GQXoVU

It was great to be at a liberation theologies conference in Harare, not only to meet some theological influencers (!) but to make new connections & friendships, give and receive papers, & present my book - and to be stretched !

Thank you Victoria! Very kind words about #GodtheChild

Sure, happy to add - #decolonialtheology #constructivetheology #queertheology #disabilitytheology #childtheology #practicaltheology #interreligiouslearning And the conversations go on, in pursuit of deeper solidarities...

It's on sale! £12 !!

A really encouraging & creative engagement with my ideas in an essay in 'Amipotence' (volume 2) & in #HolyAnarchy &, at the end, in #GodtheChild - including some further creative metaphors - www.openhorizons.org/the-pleasure...

Considering my interest in 'anarchy' & 'chaos' in theology, it was an ironic but lovely surprise when a student said: Thank you for making sense of the mess!

Here's a reflection, on free-speech-ism, misdirection, dissonances in culture & religion, & the vitality of possibilities - open.substack.com/pub/grahamad...

Possibilities are really important. For a start, there are many more than there are actualities (although actually, a possibility is also an actuality - a reality, worthy of our attention); & they're very diverse, even if Normality tries to reduce their variety. Possibilities must not be lost -

And another exciting banner, with Jo Cribbin's response to #HolyAnarchy

Excellent to join the postgraduate Bible module today - with my friends speaking: Revelation Velunta (from the Philippines) arguing it was Jesus' parables which got him killed (for their subversiveness) & Ann Jeffers on 'humanimality', the intersections btwn human & animal & what's going on there

It's epiphany - must be time for some rabbit pics

A lovely article by Rachel Mann, engaging with my ideas in #GodtheChild - what they offer regarding different models of leadership, church and power in the world. Thanks Rachel!

SCM have made some new exciting banners to advertise #HolyAnarchy. Thanks @scmpress.bsky.social