Comparison:
Sometimes, when I’ve [Brian McLaren] tried to insert myself between Us and Other, I managed to get shot at by both sides. It’s hazardous work. As they say, being a bridge means you’ll get walked on from both sides. . . .
[eio; ellipsis in original]
Pastor and writer Brian McLaren invokes a warning using both war and structure elements to warn those brave souls who seek reconciliation. Be prepared for the mud.
Context:
Our fear becomes all the more acute when we venture to do what many of us in this dialogue are doing: we are daring to defend and humanize the Other. We are showing—however feebly and adolescently—a grain of neighborliness and solidarity with the Other. At that moment, we become vulnerable as never before to attacks by Us, i.e., our fellow Christians. In my experience, it takes/// much more courage to stand up to or apart from Us than it does to stand either against or with the Other . . . [eio]
[eio; ellipsis in original]
Citation:
McLaren, Brian D. Why Did Jesus, Moses, the Buddha, and Mohammed Cross the Road? Jericho, 2012, pp. 47-48.
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