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nathan

...my mouth is filled with blood from trying not to speak.

About Me


i am a graduate student in Kansas City with only a couple of months remaining. In roughly six months i will move across the pond to Scotland and attend the University of Edinburgh. Four years from now, hopefully with two masters degrees and a PhD, i hope to begin teaching. My academic interest is somewhat two-fold. My first interest systematic theology and all that it entails; however, i have a particular interest in the work of Karl Barth. My secondary interest involves a perpetual "critiquing" of Christianity. This often rears its ugly head at mostly inopportune times among far too conservative people. These two interests are where i find myself most often, but i also have a current fascination with Jacques Derrida, Friedrich Nietzsche, and Goethe. Away from all of that mostly boring drivel, i'll talk to anyone about damn near anything, so if you have a question about me, or, for that matter, anything, feel free to ask. If i don't know, i'm not too proud to admit it.
Bernard Pivot's Questionaire as made famous by James Lipton on "Inside the Actors Studio"
What is your favorite word? modus operandi (i just like how it sounds)
What is your least favorite word? obligation
What turns you on? quick wit
What turns you off? complacency
What is your favorite curse word? fuck (followed closely by "Jesus wept")
What sound or noise do you love? tree frogs or crickets
What sound or noise do you hate? squealing brakes
What profession other than your own would you like to attempt? PGA touring professional
What profession would you not like to do? hitman
If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates? I have that same tattoo on my forearm!
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My Interests

Music:

Most played (lately):

 Smashing Pumpkins - Zeitgeist

Plain White T's - All That We Needed

Mike Jones - The American Dream

Movies:

Current indulgence:

Books:

next book to read for fun:
Jacques Derrida - The Gift of Death

My Blog

all apologies...

This is a blog to those and for those who attempt to read my incoherent thought on a regular basis. i have been tragically and sadistically busy with my master's thesis and educationally-related pape...
Posted by nathan on Thu, 15 Mar 2007 06:39:00 PST

the anti-christian

This blog will be less "blog" and more anti-blog. i'm not exactly sure how long its been since i've posted, but i know its been awhile. i'd love to say i was overworked by school (social theory, et...
Posted by nathan on Fri, 05 Jan 2007 10:57:00 PST

"them"

For those of you who have ever read my blog this particular blog will be a striking change. i have not one bad or improper thing to say about church (or Church). Actually, for the first time ever, ...
Posted by nathan on Tue, 26 Sep 2006 11:16:00 PST

The Country Club Congregation

The other day, in a class on ethics, a student, while dealing with the ethical response of a church, continued to make a distinction between Church and church. For those unaware, a simple definition ...
Posted by nathan on Thu, 31 Aug 2006 09:33:00 PST

Beyond the Green Door...

Over the past few weeks i've had an escalating number of conversations involving the Bible, a topic which still fails to be my forte. i would love to say these conversations/discussions were all he...
Posted by nathan on Sat, 05 Aug 2006 01:19:00 PST

the crestfallen harlequin

It pains me to say this, but i care what you think of me as a human. i don't care what you think about what i think, but i care about how you see me as a human. Here's something you may not know...
Posted by nathan on Sun, 16 Jul 2006 04:50:00 PST

a sheep in wolf's clothing

For those of you who know me well this will not be anything new. For those of you who don't know me all that well this will not be particularly enlightening.i have no idea what a Christian looks ...
Posted by nathan on Fri, 14 Jul 2006 12:06:00 PST

will have been shown to be...

This blog and its corresponding bulletin (a bulletin i will be made fun of for posting) are, for me, acts of worship and meditation.In the past few days, i have pondered my life. i reflected on my di...
Posted by nathan on Thu, 15 Jun 2006 04:30:00 PST

i want you to stand up and... burn an "X" in your head

For those of you who read my blog, this will be an update. For those of you who don't, this may make very little sense. i have decided to return to church. Beginning on June 11, i will begin attend...
Posted by nathan on Thu, 01 Jun 2006 01:16:00 PST

dis-illusioned

As i sit in a class of a professor i venerate and absorb all that he has to offer. i find myself intermingled with several other humans of equally as many backgrounds. i find myself among genuinely ...
Posted by nathan on Sat, 27 May 2006 07:24:00 PST