Graham Adams

@grahamadams.bsky.social

theological educator, Luther King Theological College (UK), #HolyAnarchy (2022), #GodtheChild (2024) https://scmpress.hymnsam.co.uk/books/9780334061908/holy-anarchy https://scmpress.hymnsam.co.uk/books/9780334065005/god-the-child

Religion is rightly a struggle between two impulses - the breaker represents the need for containment, to keep things orderly, though positioned by people while others lose out, and the gentle persistent power of the tide, moving things on, grain by grain, subverting human power #theanarchicspirit

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A privilege to contribute to this, in honour of Jione Havea. In fact, it occurs to me that a good question to ask ourselves, when thinking about decolonial scholarship or practice, is "What would Jione do?" He was a mentor and inspirer for so many.

SCM Press@scmpress.bsky.social · 5mo ago

We have just published a blog post with tributes from six authors who have been impacted by Jione's life and work, including @grahamadams.bsky.social, @victoriaturner.bsky.social and @msamrc.bsky.social 'Go and do likewise...': Remembering Jione Havea scmpress.hymnsam.co.uk/blog/go-and-...

Huge sadness because of the sudden death of Jione Havea, brilliant biblical scholar, mischievous inspiration and decolonial troublemaker, who had kindly provided a playful Foreword for The Anarchic Spirit (which he epitomises, in many ways). A massive impact on so many

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It's that time in the lectionary calendar when one of my worship ideas in Holy Anarchy is relevant! See the Appendix: the missing city & hidden empire - for January 25th. It's about how Sepphoris was written out, & how empires become hidden. To what do we give our loyalty?

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At Heald Green URC, exploring 'waking up' to the-world-as-it-is (daring to notice & care) & the-world-as-it-could-be (taking sides with peace & justice) & thinking of worship as the gateway between these worlds, encouraging us to orientate our lives to that new horizon

A stained-glass window of the cross shedding colourful lightHeadshot of me next to a tapestry of the same stained-glass window