{"title":"David Dark","description":"David Dark teaches among incarcerated communities and is professor of religion and the arts at Belmont University.","products":[{"product_id":"everyday-apocalypse-art-empire-and-the-end-of-the-world-paperback","title":"Everyday Apocalypse: Art, Empire, and the End of the World - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEveryday Apocalypse\u003c\/i\u003e recovers the root meaning of the term \u003ci\u003eapocalypse\u003c\/i\u003e (revelation) to use the concept as a lens through which art and other acts of creative nonviolence that often go unseen may be brought into focus. Interweaving an examination of popular culture with ancient insight and contemporary political awareness, Dark uses the concept of the apocalyptic to celebrate epiphanies about the world we live in and the meaning of human experience within it. Since its original publication in 2002, the book has become a deeply influential text among two generations of intellectual evangelical Christians who find themselves at odds with their families and communities over issues of politics and culture, particularly in the South. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This revised edition of the book includes a foreword by Hanif Abdurraqib, an extensive afterword, updates in light of the passage of time since its publication, and new insights from the author, whose outspokenness has placed him outside of circles in which he was once supported and celebrated.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51376764747999,"sku":"9780826507952","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/W4YHoXZ15V9780826507952.webp?v=1789225278"},{"product_id":"the-sacredness-of-questioning-everything-is-your-god-big-enough-to-be-questioned-paperback","title":"The Sacredness of Questioning Everything: Is Your God Big Enough to Be Questioned? - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eIs Your God Big Enough to Be Questioned? The freedom to question is an indispensable and sacred practice that is absolutely vital to the health of our communities.According to author David Dark, when religion won't tolerate questions, objections, or differences of opinion, and when it only brings to the table threats of excommunication, violence, and hellfire, it obstructs our ability to think, empathize, and live lives of authenticity and genuine engagement.The God of the Bible not only encourages questions; the God of the Bible demands them. If that were not so, we wouldn't live in a world of such rich, God-given complexity in which wide-eyed wonder is part and parcel of the human condition. The possibility of redemption and revolution depends on the questions we ask of God, governments, media, and everyday economies. It is by way of the questions that we resist the conformity that deadens and come alive to visions that redeem.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIs Your God Big Enough to Be Questioned? The freedom to question is an indispensable and sacred practice that is absolutely vital to the health of our communities. According to author David Dark, when religion won't tolerate questions, objections, or differences of opinion, and when it only brings to the table threats of excommunication, violence, and hellfire, it obstructs our ability to think, empathize, and live lives of authenticity and genuine engagement. The God of the Bible not only encourages questions; the God of the Bible demands them. If that were not so, we wouldn't live in a world of such rich, God-given complexity in which wide-eyed wonder is part and parcel of the human condition. The possibility of redemption and revolution depends on the questions we ask of God, governments, media, and everyday economies. It is by way of the questions that we resist the conformity that deadens and come alive to visions that redeem.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51380257718495,"sku":"9780310286189","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/MFPRppOJDx9780310286189.webp?v=1789275736"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/david-dark.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}