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The Spell of the Spectacular: On Jason Arday

In the space between celebration and condemnation, I ask: What happens to a person when the gaze of the public becomes so intense that the person can no longer be separated from what the public has made them represent?

A Provocation about Indigeneity

Timothy Vasko’s Making All the World America is a serious provocation to the present, demanding that its audience think beyond claims often thrown about in representations of Indigenous peoples today.

Beyond Caesar’s Gaze: Peter’s Confession at Caesarea Philippi

In a place where Caesar’s authority appeared unquestionable, Peter recognizes another kingdom and another source of authority. His confession quietly challenges every power that claims the final word over human life, hope, and belonging. It reorients allegiance away from imperial claims toward the reign of God revealed in Jesus Christ.

The Spell of the Spectacular: On Jason Arday

In the space between celebration and condemnation, I ask: What happens to a person when the gaze of the public becomes so intense that the person can no longer be separated from what the public has made them represent?

The Experimental-Theological Mode

We invited Mac Loftin, Hanna Reichel, and Phil Christman, authors of recent books speaking to our present moment of crisis, to reflect on the other two books — and the state of the world.

University of Pennsylvania Press