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david cl driedger mennonite pastor public theologian occasional writer skip to content david cl driedger mennonite pastor public theologian occasional writer this is the personal website of david cl driedger any views represented here are his own and not necessarily representative of the institutions he is affiliated with pages about blog publications cv welcome search search for welcome now available from pandora press and wherever you buy books in store and online copies available at commonword in winnipeg mb featured on political theology network our common poverty and the magnificast david driedger is a local christian leader worth listening to and reading and a person i gain a lot of hope for reconciliation from niigaan sinclair anishinaabe writer editor professor and activist based in winnipeg manitoba author of wînipêk visions of canada from an indigenous centre david driedger writes from a less than familiar perspective this permits him to dispose quite readily of the various triumphalisms that seduce us he makes room for hope and reflection on what is not of this world he puts our daily lives into quite a fresh perspective he knows in compelling ways that our lives are beyond our own management and are best lived in response to the holy one who lives beyond us and outside of our control his book is an invitation to reflect and trust beyond the ideologies that press upon us walter brueggemann columbia theological seminary david driedger s nothing will save us shows us how the gospel can be a challenging word one that dismantles idols while recognizing its own temptation to set up new ones addressing topics as wide ranging as universal basic income and sex work driedger gives us a theology that is both deeply biblical and urgently contemporary both sharply critical and profoundly empathetic adam kotsko author of neoliberalism s demons nothing will save us beyond attentive thinking refusing to place faith in easy answers in this way driedger s book is a testimony to an examined life bringing the thoughtfulness of the bible to bear on the many dimensions of structural sin this is liberation theology for a canadian context engaged sincere and open hearted above all driedger s own character comes across a character condensing and expressing a christian life faithfully lived philip goodchild professor of religion and philosophy university of nottingham uk it s hard to find much good in the christian good news these days in a world shaped by structural injustices and systemic oppressions empowered and sustained by the assumption of christian supremacy if there is anything good to hear in this news it will be as david driedger provocatively suggests nothing in terms of the logic of this world nothing will save us is an impassioned call for christians to resist violence in the name of a gospel that the church historically has refused to hear and follow david w congdon university of kansas author of who is a true christian contesting religious identity in american culture nothing will save us a theology of immeasurable life is a hopeful book about hopelessness pastor theologian and activist david driedger s voice is both unique and much needed in these times where all hopes for a just and humane society and thriving planet appear to be lost causes with an eye well trained to the contours and complexities of the biblical text driedger engages a range of social and political questions from basic income to sex work to policing with humility depth experience and compassion this book is a must read for clergy theologians and christians who seek the immeasurable and abundant life to which christ calls us in the midst of idolatry and violence jane barter professor department of religion and culture university of winnipeg share this share on x opens in new window x share on facebook opens in new window facebook blog at wordpress com subscribe subscribed david cl driedger join 29 other subscribers sign me up already have a wordpress com account log in now privacy david cl driedger subscribe subscribed sign up log in copy shortlink report this content view post in reader manage subscriptions collapse this bar loading comments write a comment email required name required website