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Theological Niceties and Complicities in Economic Theology

The society of commodity producers that Marx described continues to expand its mystifying in a world that commodifies all things, including the eucharist, the activism of indigenous communities, and the future.

Call for Papers: Political Theology Network Conference 2025 – DEADLINE EXTENDED

Consider submitting to one of six conference streams for PTN Conference 2025 from October 23-26, 2025 in Nashville, TN. Proposals are due June 3, 2025.

Call for Papers: Political Theology Network Conference 2025

Consider submitting to one of six conference streams for PTN Conference 2025 from October 23-26, 2025 in Nashville, TN

PTNCON25: Call for Seminar Streams

The Political Theology Network is hosting our fifth in-person conference, which will be held in Nashville, TN, from October 23-26, 2025. See details below!

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Symposium on Video Essays

While in recent years there has certainly been a shift towards more thoughtful and creative presentations of academic ideas within the various contexts of academic life, academics, mostly still exclusively trained in text-centered methods and deliveries, are still grappling with a contemporary culture dominated by images and digital technology that has profoundly disrupted the standard traditions of academic expression.

Centering Active Nonviolence in Catholic Social Teaching

Tuning in to active nonviolence as a center of gravity in Jesus’ way, we can sense nonviolence as integral to the mission of the Catholic Church. This enables us to have a broader imagination of nonviolent praxis, a sturdier identity as interconnected beings, and an engrained commitment to better persist in active nonviolence even during difficult circumstances.