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….
…assembly, and petition is unique. Muhammad is dead – so who do insults hurt? From a strict Islamic theological perspective, there is nothing that any one of us on earth…
…Brighton), and Laura Mulvey (Department of Film, Media and Cultural Studies, University of London). The full call for papers is here. The deadline is June 1, 2014. The conference title,…
…but also made it clear that its importance is not absolute. He told a would-be disciple who wanted to honor his deceased father, “Let the dead bury their own dead”…
…the dead” (20:9). It is night, and the disciples have made a point of locking the door because they are afraid of the Jews who only a few days ago…
…temporality of grief and sacred time; melancholic responses to caring for the dead; and the subjects, communities, and imagined worlds created by rituals of mourning and memorialization. Schedule Meetings will…
…shooting in Sutherland Springs, Texas overwhelmed the headlines. For a church shooting, the toll was unprecedented: 26 dead and 20 wounded. Weeks later, I received an invitation to a church…
…wash the dead bodies in the traditional way. Even my father poured running water on the body of his father the next day. My father is called by the name…
…illusions of power lying dead around us. Where does this leave us? I suggest that we seek the wisdom of those who sought the path of the “holy fool”, those…
…to larger, deadly consequences. In Peacework: Prayer and Resistance and Community, Nouwen observes this othering even among activists about whom he wrote: Many peacemakers, overwhelmed by the great threats of…
…to them, “Thus it is written, that the Messiah is to suffer and to rise from the dead on the third day, 47and that repentance and forgiveness of sins is…
…with him through faith in the power of God, who raised him from the dead. And when you were dead in trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made you alive together…