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The Politics of Divine Kingship—Psalm 113:1-9 (Brad Littlejohn)

…above the heavens. 5 Who is like the LORD our God, who is seated on high, 6 who looks far down on the heavens and the earth? 7 He raises…

The Arminian Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism

Seas. Kitchener: Batoche Books, 2000 [1609]. ———. The Rights of War and Peace. Translated by John Clarke. edited by Richard Tuck3 vols Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 2005 [1625]. ———. The Truth…

Piracy, Politics, and Proximate Justice

…possession of the sea, he answered with bold pride, ‘What thou meanest by seizing the whole earth; but because I do it with a petty ship, I am called a…

The Politics of Downward Mobility—John 6:1-21 (Robert Williamson)

After this Jesus went to the other side of the Sea of Galilee, also called the Sea of Tiberias. 2 A large crowd kept following him, because they saw the…

The Unshakable Kingdom—Hebrews 12:18–29

…the sea, which is always voluble and inconstant, and sometimes so violent, that he which expects rest there, must contradict both reason and sense” (The Everlasting Rest of the Saints…

Solidarity Ethics: Transformation in a Globalized World (Rebecca Todd Peters)

…do not intend to imply that all people living in the first world are wealthy. [5]In my first book (In Search of the Good Life: The Ethics of Globalization [New…

Book Preview – Inhabiting Eden by Patricia K. Tull

…of all beliefs, it is that we owe ourselves and future generations a beautiful, rich, and healthful environment. (p.5). We may search for technological answers to the multiple ecological problems…

…Minister, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, had become a devotee of the Princeton political philosopher Philip Pettit in 2000, when Zapatero was leader of the opposition searching for how to envision…

The Politics of Divine Disruption—Luke 1:46b-55 (Fritz Wendt)

…Love, from now on will be forever. God rains into the wealthy’s vanity, nearly ignoring their gaudy endeavor; searching with care for a woman, however, and impregnates her with eternity….

The Politics of the King’s Donkey—Luke 19:28-40 (Alastair Roberts)

…be cut off, and he shall command peace to the nations; his dominion shall be from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth. The…

On Reading Balibar In Light Of The National Anthem Protests (Carl Raschke)

…refusal to stand for the national anthem during the 2016 football season as an ostensible protest against the routine death of black men at the hands of urban police officers….

Wrestling With Identity

…complicating his search for identity and self-worth. Jacob becomes the victim of deception a few times in his life. Before the meeting with Esau, Jacob had arrived in Haran, where…