McJesus
A piece of art in Israel has sparked outrage among the Israeli Arab Christian minority. The art work in question is entitled “McJesus” and displays a crucified Ronald McDonald. It is on exhibition in the Haifa Museum of Art.
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About David Galston
David Galston is the Executive Director of the Westar Institute and a founding member of the Seminar on God and the Human Future. Learn more here.
Entries by David Galston
Comedy in the Nativity: The meaning of Christmas has lost its impact
December 21, 2018 /1 Comment/in Early Christians, News and Events /by David GalstonScholarship teaches doubt. It teaches us how to raise good questions, offers us the tools to answer those questions, and trains our minds to critique and re-examine the answers in search of further good questions. With scholarship as both the core and content of Westar’s foundation, it’s hard to approach the birth of the “Christ [...]
I preach … Kavanaugh and him crucified?
October 16, 2018 in News and Events /by David GalstonThere was much concern and a little shock at the Westar Institute when we learned that Greg Gutfeld compared the Brett Kavanaugh hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee to the crucifixion of Jesus. Gutfeld is a Fox News host, so perhaps this is no surprise, but it remains sad.
Westar Executive Director responds to “The Statement on Social Justice and the Gospel”
September 12, 2018 in News and Events, Westar news and announcements /by David GalstonWestar is about religious literacy. In response to “The Statement of Social Justice and the Gospel,” I accuse the authors of biblical illiteracy.
Thoughts on Westar, Politics, and Religion
June 29, 2018 in News and Events /by David GalstonWorldview is the English word used to translate the nineteenth-century German use of the word, Weltanschauung. There are several ways to understand "worldview," depending on the discipline engaged. In the nineteenth-century, Wilhelm Dilthey linked a worldview to interpretation; we interpret the world the way we do because of the worldview we hold. In this basic [...]
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