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Grounding the Mind/Body/Spirit for Faithful Resistance against Hopelessness

12 Now if Christ is proclaimed as raised from the dead, how can some of you say there is no resurrection of the dead?  13 If there is no resurrection of the…

Becoming and Transitioning: Names Then and Now

…said on their blog) recently that mentions a trans person’s discomfort with the terminology of “deadname.” He states:  Why I don’t say “dead name.” I was born premature, and my…

The Politics of Chaos—Mark 4:35-41 (Mark Davis)

…up and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Peace! Be still!” Then the wind ceased, and there was a dead calm. 40He said to them, “Why are you…

Application for Political Theology Network’s Dissertation Workshop, deadline extended!

…politics A chapter of your dissertation or a long paper related to your dissertation topic that you would like the workshop to discuss Deadline: Please e-mail these materials to [email protected]

The Sleepers Must Awaken

…of life. It is dead, with no hope of life ever returning. Their bones are dried up, their hope is lost, they are cut off completely, and they are buried…

The Sleepers Must Awaken

…of life. It is dead, with no hope of life ever returning. Their bones are dried up, their hope is lost, they are cut off completely, and they are buried…

Scientism and the Failure to Prevent Tragedy

…US in 80 years, or the Joplin tornado from becoming the deadliest in 60 years, and now to prevent Haiyan from becoming the deadliest storm to ever hit the Philippines….

“There is Grief, There is Death…”: Mourning in the Wake of COVID-19

…The dead haunt us to self-awareness. Absence sublates – negates and transcends – into presence. Talking to the dead, writing for the dead – funeral orations, eulogies, choral lamentations –…

“Overcoming Fear,” A Sermon by Dietrich Bonhoeffer

…the winds and the sea; and there was a dead calm. They were amazed, saying, “What sort of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him?”…

Redemption as Creation in the Cosmic Empire

…formed” is an allusion to a pivotal moment in the exodus: the crossing of the sea—and specifically, the Song of the Sea, which the Israelites sing after the crossing (Exodus…

For All the Saints

…practice of orientation towards the dead is a meaningful part of this community’s identity, and is thereby a sign of their ongoing presence among the living—they commune with the dead

Naboth’s Vineyard and the Politics of Highway Construction—1 Kings 21:1-21 (Robert Williamson Jr.)

…eat some food, and be cheerful; I will give you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.” 8 So she wrote letters in Ahab’s name and sealed them with his seal;…