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Living Hopefully in a Time of Despair—Jeremiah 32:1–3a, 6–15

…my cousin Hanamel, and weighed out the money to him, seventeen shekels of silver. 10I signed the deed, sealed it, got witnesses, and weighed the money on scales. 11Then I…

The Cloister and the Chamber: In search of Australian political philosophy (by Marion Maddox)

This is the first post in a series on religion and political thought in Australia. See introduction here. By Marion Maddox, Macquarie University. For decades now, we seem to have…

Season 2, Episode 3.2: Najeeba Syeed and Lap Yan Kung

On this episode of the ASSEMBLY podcast, we pick up where we left off in sharing our interviews from 2019’s PTN Conference. Here, Amaryah interviews two of the conference keynotes,…

Season 2, Episode 3.1: Gil Anidjar and the Critique of Political Theology

On this episode of Assembly, Zac and Amaryah discuss the work of Gil Anidjar, especially his book, Blood, and his critique of Christianity and political theology. Stay tuned for more…

Season 2, Ep. 4: Calvin & Political Theology with Michelle Sanchez

In this episode, Zac and Amaryah discuss Michelle Sanchez’s recent book, Calvin and the Resignification of the World: Creation, Incarnation, and the Problem of Political Theology in the 1559 Institutes….

God’s Clean Water Act

…violently from inhabitants and spreading disease, displacement, and destruction from sea to sea. In similar ways, especially in recent generations, humans have grown exponentially in our propensity and power to…

The Politics of Waiting—Luke 21:25-36 (Mark Davis)

26 ‘There will be signs in the sun, the moon, and the stars, and on the earth distress among nations confused by the roaring of the sea and the waves….

The Politics of Scripturing—Matthew 5:21-37

…it would make if God were dead. If God were dead, if God were never really real in the first place, or if God had somehow retired or withdrawn from…

“Will the Dust Praise You?”: Theologizing Death

…nationalistic ideologies that “blur the line between the living and the dead,” Maxine Sheets-Johnstone (23) notes how such ideologies create notions of “everlasting glory.” Sheets-Johnstone calls such ideologies “immortality ideologies”…

QUICK TAKES – Are The Paris Attacks A “Game Changer” For The West And The Islamic World?

…No, it is not, and it will remain locked within the same deadly “game” that scores in body counts until at least the following measures are taken. The first measure…

Agamben Symposium: Charles Mathewes

…in a career or after the author is dead. Others—the academic version of one hit wonders—flash up in an instant, are talked about—though not as often talked to, and still…

Contagion, a Lament

…wasn’t dead, because he was white, because he was old. My dreams prove otherwise. These recurring nightmares about Martin Gugino and the police who almost killed him have me wondering if…