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Andrew William Smith

Andrew William Smith is an English professor by day and DJ by night who works as the Faculty Head of Tree House living and learning village at Tennessee Tech. He’s an activist, poet, blogger, writer/editor at Interference.com, seminarian, unlikely Sunday school teacher, and aspiring preacher. Follow Andrew on Twitter @teacheronradio

Blog Posts by Andrew William Smith

Hugging Bono, Engaging Critics, and Wishing 'The Frontman' a Happy Birthday
Posted by Andrew William Smith 5 days 7 hours ago
I don’t know how I feel about liberalism or capitalism beyond the degree to which I participate in both by necessity. But I do know what I perceive as the source of my activism and Bono’s: Jesus and...
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The Wizard We Need
Posted by Andrew William Smith 9 weeks 4 days ago
Like the masses, we flocked this past weekend to the megaplex for the opening of another would-be blockbuster, pleased to discover that the much-heralded and sometimes-maligned Oz prequel...
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Jesus Didn't Vote Today: A Poem
Posted by Andrew William Smith 27 weeks 4 days ago
Jesus didn’t vote todayNot tomorrowNot yesterdayJesus didn’t need the bullet or the ballot box orThe bomb or bayonet or budgetJesus didn’t vote todayJesus didn’t authorize drone strikes to kill...
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Going Easy On The Church
Posted by Andrew William Smith 42 weeks 3 days ago
Whenever dialogue about the fate of faith surfaces, which seems like always (and perhaps it’s been this way since disciples first broke bread together), the church gets hit the hardest. The “...
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A Personal Cross Responds to Its Progressive Critique
Posted by Andrew William Smith 45 weeks 1 day ago
Biting and unbelieving comedian Bill Hicks challenged Christians about wearing crosses around our necks. He chided us that when Jesus comes back, the last thing he would want to see is another cross...
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