Category Archives: Césaire

Occupy Wall Street: from anti-corporatism to attacking racist-capitalism

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Tim McGee

Perhaps, as they are reduced to a fraction of a citizen, other Americans now catch a glimpse of what it means to be codified as only three-fifths of a person. Melissa Harris-Perry, “Are We All Black Americans Now?” In March … Continue reading →

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Writing, Not Blogging (still more on religion and death)

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Tim McGee

Why do we adore The Slaughtered Ox? Because without our knowing it or wanting it, it is our anonymous humanity. We are not Christ, never Christ…no I will not speak of this. –H. Cixous I have not been blogging but … Continue reading →

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Deadly Religion: re-membering the future in the French Atlantic Triangle

Posted on March 5, 2011 by Tim McGee

A struggle for possession of the fairest tracts of country took place, and the more intelligent and consequently the stronger races were the victors.  It was for the good of all the world that it should be so.  It seems … Continue reading →

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A Misbegotten Child? Christianity, Postmodernism, and the Secular State

Posted on February 20, 2011 by Tim McGee

Modern Continental philosophy is very much the misbegotten child of theology, indeed a kind of secularized theology; even at present its governing themes everywhere declare its filiation….There are theologians who believe theology has something to learn from and contribute to … Continue reading →

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Living for the Flattest Part of My Soul: Césaire and Micah 6

Posted on January 30, 2011 by Tim McGee

The Old Testament reading today was from Micah 6: “‘With what shall I come before the Lord,    and bow myself before God on high? Shall I come before him with burnt-offerings,    with calves a year old? 7 Will the Lord be pleased … Continue reading →

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