Ethics • dwight j. friesen

From Ally to Co-Conspiratorship

Last night Lynette introduced me the following excerpt from a conversation between Dr. Bettina Love, author of We Want to do More Than Survive: Abolitionist Teaching and the Pursuit of Educational Freedom and Dr. Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz, award winning Associate Professor

Dwight J. Friesen August 27, 2021November 7, 2021

Toward Justice

Thanks be to God, an American police officer was held accountable for murdering an African American man… George Floyd. The officer was found guilty of all three charges. May this nation not turn back from the much overdue reform of

Dwight J. Friesen April 21, 2021November 20, 2021

So Grateful to be Vaccinated & . . .

I am so grateful to be fully vaccinated from COVID-19. I was actually surprised at how hope-inducing the experience was. The teams of medical professionals and volunteers delivering the vaccine had an air of the elves in Santa’s woodshop and

Dwight J. Friesen March 20, 2021November 21, 2021

Who Shall We Be?

This message from Michael Curry, the current Presiding Bishop and Primate of the The Episcopal Church, feels like an important one to attend to at this time in America. Exactly a week ago today the Capitol Building was under a

Dwight J. Friesen January 13, 2021November 8, 2021

And so it begins…

As we know, or are being reminded everywhere in the media, “Impeachment” at least in the USAmerica is the process by which the House of Representatives (Congress) brings charges against a civil federal officer, the vice president, or the president for misconduct alleged to have been committed. Today

Dwight J. Friesen January 16, 2020September 24, 2022

The Womxn’s March on Seattle

Wow! What a Day! I have never loved felt more proud of my city than I do today. The Womxn’s March on Seattle was truly beautiful. Lynette and I carpooled with some neighbors, we had a blast… if that’s the right

Dwight J. Friesen January 21, 2017September 26, 2022

The Pope Tweets: The Ethical Interplay of our Liturgical & Digital Lives

Tonight I get to participate in a conversation annual gathering of The Society of Christian Ethics (SCE). Tonight’s conversation will bring together the “Liturgy & Ethics Interest Group” and the “Technology & Ethics Interest Group.” Both liturgy and technology are formative

admin January 11, 2014May 5, 2022

MLK’s call to be maladjusted

This is what, among other things, Dr. King said in Michigan a little over 26 years ago: ‘”There are certain technical words within every academic discipline that soon become stereotypes and cliches. Modern psychology has a word that is probably

Dwight J. Friesen January 18, 2010November 13, 2020

Tony Jones – Teaching of the 12

Welcome to day nine of the Tony Jones’, The Teaching of the Twelve, blog Tour. Let me begin expressing my gratitude for the thoughtful engagement with the Didache not only by Tony Jones but also by the other bloggers who

Dwight J. Friesen December 9, 2009November 10, 2021

A Story of Violence

As my eyes are opening to the magnitude of domestic violence as a great cultural concern and a great concern within the church, I thought I’d pass along a link to powerful a radio interview where Dr. Nancy Murphy shares

Dwight J. Friesen April 8, 2006November 15, 2020

interfaith declaration on domestic violence

Yesterday in Washington DC a declaration was signed by religious and spiritual leaders to address violence against women. More than 40 leaders from different faith traditions and from around the country declared violence against women as intolerable and pledged their

Dwight J. Friesen April 6, 2006January 13, 2021

world water day

Today is the international observance of World Water Day. World Water Day is a nearly 15 year old initiative that grew out of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development. Check out the World Council of Churches statement on

Dwight J. Friesen March 22, 2006May 12, 2022

christianity & violence

Here’s a helpful essay by Miroslav Volf, titled “Christianity and Violence.” Volf delivered this as the 2002 Boardman Lectureship in Christian Ethics at the University of Pennsylvania.Peace, dwight

Dwight J. Friesen January 18, 2006May 12, 2022

exploiting body & soul

Jennifer Goodson (one of my colleagues at MHGS) just publishing a powerful article titled: “Exploiting Body and Soul” in Sojourners. peace, dwight

Dwight J. Friesen August 17, 2005May 7, 2022

Beyond Indifference

Here is a short clip of Elie Wiesel urging us to move beyond indifference – “fight indifference”. It seems to me that indifference is the fuel powering power. Indifference when combined with fear makes tyranny almost inevitable. Incarnate-grace may be the Christ response.

Dwight J. Friesen August 1, 2005September 9, 2022

George Bush sings U2

If you haven’t already heard this George Dubya Mix I highly recommend it to you; it is powerful. O, the irony of hearing George Bush singing U2’s “Sunday Bloody Sunday.” It’s a mix of a few George W. parody tracks from

Dwight J. Friesen February 16, 2005October 26, 2022

missional gaming???

Over the last few years it has been very cool to watch evangelical Christians discover or rediscover the wonder and power of film. “Narrative Theologians” like Stanley Hauerwas, Hans Frei, et. al. deserve our thanks. Cornerstone’s Flickerings, and the Damah

Dwight J. Friesen December 9, 2004October 26, 2022

world aids day

Tomorrow (12.1.2004) is World Aids Day. NPR has an informative AIDs report. More than 15 million children around the world have lost one or both parents to HIV/AIDS. Each one of these children has a name. Each one needs hope. Think

Dwight J. Friesen November 30, 2004October 26, 2022

the eve of thanksgiving

Tomorrow America sets aside the day to be especially aware of the people, communities, place, opportunities, events, things, etc., for whom/which we are thankful. I’m learning to appreciate that saying, “Americans have much to be thankful for,” is a more

Dwight J. Friesen November 24, 2004October 25, 2022

sermon on the mount & buy nothing

Just thought I’d post a reminder that there is a collective effort to make a stand in the face of “mindless consumerism.” For a number of years Adbusters has been promoting “Buy Nothing Day” as means of raising awareness and

Dwight J. Friesen November 3, 2004November 25, 2022