I’ve been tagged in the new Subversive Blogger Awards by Jake Bouma. I’d like to add the following five bloggers who I think are being subversive in their own ways:
- A Wee Blether by Adam Copeland (who is doing some collaborative preaching work right now on his blog)
- AKMA’s Random Thoughts by A.K.M. Adam
- Jonny Baker by Jonny Baker
- Presbymergent by Over 200 Contributing Authors
- The State of Gareth by Gareth Beyers
Jake defines subversive bloggers in the following way:
Subversive bloggers are unsatisfied with the status quo, whether in church, politics, economics or any other power-laden institution, and they are searching for (and blogging about) what is new (or a “return to”) – even though it may be labeled as sacrilege, dangerous, or subversive.
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Congratulations on the award. I agree with bestowing 100% but I think it’s a little presumtuous of Jake to come up with his own award. Next think you know, there will be a blog to overthrow the tyranny of the “Subversive Blogger Award” which, of course, will have to receive the “Subversive Blogger Award”.
Matthew: This is not meant as a definitive list of the “ultimate” subversive bloggers where I have the superior objective opinion; like I said in the post, it’s simply meant as an encouragement. It’s a way of saying “thanks” and “I appreciate what you’re writing”. My view of the blogosphere is certainly limited, and it’s been fun and enlightening seeing whom the award is passed on to.
1) You’re a student at PTS, one of the wealthiest seminaries in the world.
2) You’re on the ordination track in the PCUSA.
3) Your “challenge” of the status quo comes (I gather) in the form of online open-access (i.e. Freely Available)writing from a machine (and now, apparently, monitor) provided by what one might legitimately call “power-laden institutions.” (On a side note: is there such a thing as a “non-powerfully-laden institution?”)
4) This was an “award” given by a friend.
Bonhoeffer, Weil, MLK, Jr., Romero, Havel? Yes.
“Pomomusings,” “Emergent” (and all of its variations)?. Not so much.
I’d like to suggest our good friend Matthew Milliner as a candidate for the subversive blogger award. Matt is unsatisfied with the status quo, whether in church, politics, economics or any other power-laden institution, and he is definitely searching for a return to to sources – even though many may see that as sacrilege, dangerous, or subversive. His reflections on orthodox Christian thought in response to the new atheism, nihilism, moral relativism, etc., is indeed the most subversive thing I can find in the theo-blogosphere. Here’s to you Matt!