Who Is Wess Daniels?
That’s hard for me to sum up in just a few words because Wess does a lot of different things, and he does them really well. He’s one of the more eclectic friends (loves technology, but also obsessed with vinyl records as of late) I have, and he’s definitely one of the smartest, and someone I look to for wisdom on many issues. I met Wess a couple of years ago at Fuller Theological Seminary where he is working on his Ph.D., studying under Dr. Ryan Bolger. Let me tell you in his own words a little about him:
I am a PhD student at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena CA, and am in the School of Intercultural Studies working in the area of Western culture and peace church issues. My hope is to teach classes in a college or seminary setting on Church and Culture. As a Quaker, my interests lay in free church theology and practice. I am also interested in the growing green movement and how the church might embrace this as a call for the future.
You can also find out a little more about Wess below:
Gathering In Light Introduction Video from wess on Vimeo.
My favorite thing about Wess though is that he is a great father and husband, and we had some fun times walking through Old Town Pasadena pushing our daughters in our baby strollers, sipping coffee and trying to have deep conversation while our daughters were all over the place…but that’s real life and I enjoyed those times.
Check out Wess’ blog Gathering in Light which is one of my favorites. Connect with him on Twitter, as well as check out his writings at Barclay Press. And for all you tech/social media people, Wess is someone I would be listening to.
In His Own Words…
What are you really passionate about?
Currently I am working on research about the future of the church, with a direct emphasis on the Quaker tradition, because that’s who I am and what is closest to me, but really I am most passionate about vibrant, radical and inspiring expressions of Christian faith in our today’s “global information culture.” In my research I am looking for people who are traversing the various boundaries we have set up within our Christian institutions. You’ve already had people on here Rhett who are doing things very much like what I’m talking about, Tony and Mike, are both explorers, looking at new ways to express faith and they are doing this at the crossroads of something old/new. I like to call this hybrid or remix Christianity – take our tradition(s), add a dose of contemporary culture, multiply this by faith and throw in a bit of creativity and see what you’ve got.
