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Christ the King/Reign of Christ

…of Alan Gaunt:[5] People draw near to God in their distress, pleading for help and begging peace and bread, rescue from guilt and sickness, nearly dead. Christian or not, all…

The Politics of Extravagance—John 12:1-8 (Robert Williamson)

Six days before the Passover Jesus came to Bethany, the home of Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. 2 There they gave a dinner for him. Martha served,…

Examining Just Intelligence Theory

…authority, but have instead addressed the theory’s utility in restraining a police officer’s and/or police organization’s use of coercive – and especially deadly – force. In the wake of the…

QUICK TAKES – The Legality and Larger Meaning of Kentucky Clerk’s Refusal To Issue Marriage Licenses For LGBT Couples

…is asked whether she would be willing to use deadly force when necessary to protect the public. Assume only appropriate use of force here. Imagine that she responds, “No, I…

“Here Am I; Send Me!”—Isaiah 6:1-8

…their “native son” Adolf Bartels had gone too far. Bartels, dead since 1945, had written novels rejoicing in the blood-and-soil mysteries of Dithmarschen as well as a mass of dreadful…

(How to Do) Political Theology Without Men?

…Ezekiel revives the “dry bones” of the dead, so Philip gathers up the wet bones of the dead Africans from the waters. Examining Philip’s poem against the backdrop of modern…

A Power Hungry Politician and a Vulnerable God—The Politics of Matthew 2:13-23

…flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you; for Herod is about to search for the child, to destroy him.” 14 Then Joseph got up, took the child…

Towards a Theory of Multispecies Production, Exchange, and Class Struggle

…that animals have for millennia co-created economic value. Alive or dead, they feed us. Until very recently, humans overwhelmingly depended on them for transportation, in peace and in war. Even…

Death, Incorporated: Redemption for the Rest of Us

…be our best option. The Virtual Search for Compensatory Meaning When Joe Chip finally encounters Jory Miller, he confirms that he searches not simply for an explanation of the strangely…

The Politics of the Empty Tomb—John 20:1-18 (Alastair Roberts)

…and he saw and believed; 9 for as yet they did not understand the scripture, that he must rise from the dead. 10 Then the disciples returned to their homes….

Healing the Land, Land Healing the Self

…lived most of my adult life in cities, and so had Jim. We met in Honolulu, then moved to Seattle, where we had a small backyard garden. We had hoped…

Christ the King—Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14

…of nocturnal visions; he sees a great sea being driven and tossed by the four winds of heaven. As he looks, four great beasts come up out of the sea,…