DISQUS

Steve Hayes · 3 years ago

I'm looking for a way to link to this post, rather than to your blog as a whole.

Van S · 3 years ago

If you click the title for each post, it brings you to its seperate page. This post is located at http://missionthink.org/?p=464.

blorge · 3 years ago

Your table of contents seems pretty good, although on the surface of things, I'd reccommend:
1.) I'm not sure how you're going to be able to make a whole chapter's worth of material in order to fill up chapter 4 given your description. It seems like a good topic, but given your description, it's either going to be your shortest chapter (which is going to be odd given that you have 5 chapters) or you might be able to find a way to integrate the material elsewhere.
2.) you may want to re-tool your chapter 5 description, because it seems like it could be a book unto itsself. I'm sure when you write it, you'll be able to tie it together, but since you're still pitching it, you may want to think about how you can best present it in a way that people who aren't familiar with you and your blog will be able to see.

Van S · 3 years ago

Blorge, these descriptions aren't the pitch I've given to Wipf & Stock, but are quickly thrown together for readers of my blog. There is so much to write about pragmatism and "success" that I'm not worried about having much to say. You're right about chapter 5 being a book unto itself. My goal for each of these chapters isn't to lay out a big and complete case for resistance, but to lay a brief, yet solid, introductory case for resistance and then spend most of my time on praxis--drawing from examples that I hope to find and interact with in the coming months.

blorge · 3 years ago

Aha, I see now. When I saw it on your blog, I was a bit concerned about whether your pitch would go very far. I think it's imortant for people to come out with pragmatic responses to Capitalism, etc. because so much of the stuff out there lies on the more theoretical side. Given that there is a growing conscern amongst Christians about things like poverty and the effects of globalism, but it is often difficult to really know what to do in concrete terms.

Steve Hayes · 3 years ago

Thanks for the link info -- I've now linked to it from my blog.

fargo john · 3 years ago

dude- i was going to come to the cities this weekend, but i have to work on saturday. i'm still hoping to come down sometime soon, i'll keep you posted. adios.

Ben Finger · 3 years ago

I hope this book will be affordable because if it is published, and hopefully good, I will totally want to read it.

Sivin · 3 years ago

looks good

Tim · 3 years ago

I think I've told you about Stllwater Catholic Worker, but they really do seem to fit your description on many levels. They meet on friday nights I think, they have a time of prayer, usually a speaker, and a meal together. They meet at one of the two "houses" they set up for women who need short term shelter, 3months or so. Various topics the group has addressed: patriotism, soaring housing costs in Sitllwater and what to do about it, Mennonite experiences (given by me), etc. I'm not sure how they would enter into the pragmatism chapter but otherwise I think their community has something to offer all your chapters.

Sounds like a great project mark.

David Fitch · 3 years ago

Mark.. awesome ... please consider me a willing sounding board .. David Fitch

Van S · 3 years ago

Thanks David. I'll take you up on that offer.