By Alan HirschWhile danger and crisis necessarily expose a person or a group to the possibility of destruction or failure, they also provide an opportunity for people to find the inner resources to overcome evil and enrich themselves as a result. Relationships develop into comradeships in such situations. Without using the explicit word “liminality,” seminal…
By Alan HirschIn trying to come to grips with what was happening in our own church, as well as in trying to answer the question of how apostolic movements grew so remarkably and against all odds, I have found Victor Turner’s ideas of liminality and communities to be essential keys to naming part of the mystery.[1] It…
By Jessie CruickshankWhat are relationships like in heaven? This is a question I often pondered as I read scriptures during the years I helped build a Christian Wilderness Ministry program in the middle of Wyoming. I wanted the small, temporary communities that the students experience to be reflective of the community of heaven. I wanted…