Micah 7:19 NIV
You will again have compassion on us; you will tread our sins underfoot and hurl all our iniquities into the depths of the sea.
Archive for March 8th, 2013
Numbers 23:19 NIV
God is not human, that he should lie, not a human being, that he should change his mind. Does he speak and then not act? Does he promise and not fulfill?
1 Corinthians 1:18 NIV
For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
Hebrews 11:6 NIV
And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.
“What role is social theory (or a social theorist) supposed to play in cultural changes? To what extent can the social theorist claim that his/her cultural criticism is objective, or, to put it in another way, how can he/she objectify (and justify) his analytical position vis-à-vis that of the lay actors? If it is impossible to provide an objective critique, where should we look for an alternative? A group of contemporary cultural/social theorists, especially those working in the postmodern/performative social science tradition, argues that it is not through an objective theory about the presumed reality but through a “narrative” about human suffering that we can achieve freedom from oppression and cruelty. This seminar critically explores a wide range of arguments concerning the power of narratives and ethnography (and ‘writing’ as social performance) in changing the conception of who we are and what we can do to free ourselves from domination and sufferings.”(Kim, Kyung-Man)
