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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;…

The Gifts We Give—Matthew 2:1–12

The season of epiphany moves us from a season of indulgence, to a season marked by gift giving that honors God. What kinds of gifts do we give? And how…

<strong>Death of an Author</strong>

…“She knows it’s over. She can’t stop now. She must get used to her new voice. Yes, I’m dead. I knew I was dead when I came but I didn’t…

Religious Plurality Presented in Korean Catholic Mourning, Funeral, and Burial Rites

…and the deceased parents. The prayers for the dead or funeral chants called the yŏndo (煉禱) are sung to God and the saints in heaven, being attuned to the Korean…

Political Theology in Riotous Times

…found in wasteland like these.” In back alleys and wastelands, the dead are not left to bury the dead. There, a communion takes place between the dead who have afterlives…

Reminder: Call for papers deadline June 1, 2019

Political Theology Network Conference New York City October 17-19, 2019 ***Call for Papers Deadline Approaching: June 1 ***Funding Available We invite 200-300 word proposals on political theology broadly understood, ranging…

Call for Papers: Political Theology Network Conference 2025 – DEADLINE EXTENDED

…or reverence generate affects and relationalities that can have unpredictable and varied political effects. Submit proposals to [email protected] and [email protected] Impossible Animals: Origin, History, Myth Facilitators: Sara-Maria Sorentino and Sean…

The Politics of the Kingdom of God

…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…

The Trickster: Ancient Spirit, Modern Political Theology

…effect of plunging backward, sideward, in all directions led to nausea, but Nietzsche got cause and effect reversed: the universe was not suddenly moving because the old god was dead,…

The Politics of ‘Doubting Thomas’—John 20:19-31 (Fritz Wendt)

dead. His friends had not known where to reach him, and the funeral had just begun. Shoun walked up and hit the coffin with his staff. “Mother, your son has…

Crossing Over to the Other Shore—Mark 4:35-41

…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…