Debra Rienstra, Author at Debra Rienstra

Little Pagans

People organize their life stories around significant football games. They make holy pilgrimages. They engage in ritual grilling and boozing and cheering. They seek the high mystical ecstasies of winning the big game. They don sacred vestments and practice hatred toward the worshipers of rival…

Debra RienstraDecember 3, 2011

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Behind the Scenes at the Crystal Cathedral

You've probably heard the news from Southern California. There's been some recent interesting related activity on my facebook feed. Thought you'd enjoy. Thanks to Ron Rienstra for creative and technical assistance.

Debra RienstraNovember 20, 2011

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Redemption Fantasies

A girl can’t spend every minute thinking deep thoughts and reading classic literature, so on occasion I flop on the couch and watch myself a little fantasy TV. I am not talking about cheesy Arthurian drama (though I groove on that) or science fiction (which…

Debra RienstraNovember 5, 2011

Refugia Faith Resources Theology, Philosophy, Journalism

The Christian Imagination: Theology and the Origins of Race

By Willie James Jennings. A gorgeous work of scholarship. Jennings examines the beginning of European colonialism in the Americas to show how race is inextricably connected to land conquest.

Debra RienstraMay 25, 2010

Refugia Faith Resources Where to Start

Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet

Although this book is over ten years old, it still serves as a bracing and comprehensive introduction to the climate crisis.

Debra RienstraApril 13, 2010

Worship Words

Worship Words Interview with CICW

This article was first published by the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship on their website: https://www.calvin.edu/worship/stories/ Words are powerfully formative. Worship words shape how we understand God and worship together. In Worship Words: Discipling Language for Faithful Ministry Debra and Ron Rienstra show why and how to give…

Debra RienstraSeptember 30, 2008

Great with Child

Interview with Publisher’s Weekly

By JANA RIESSPublished February 25, 2002 PW: In Great with Child: Reflections on Faith, Fullness, and Becoming a Mother, you chronicle your experiences during your third pregnancy. How did the book emerge from that pregnancy? DR: When we finally decided to try to have a third baby, I…

Debra RienstraFebruary 25, 2002

Debra Rienstra

Little Pagans

Behind the Scenes at the Crystal Cathedral

Redemption Fantasies

The Christian Imagination: Theology and the Origins of Race

Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet

Worship Words Interview with CICW

Interview with Publisher’s Weekly

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