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Desiring Possibility: Trans Figuration, “As If,” and the Holy Fool

…the present, he searches for insight into practices of figuration in the writings of Henry Suso, Mechthild of Magdeburg, Saint Francis of Assisi, Jacob Böhme, Gilles Deleuze, Alfred North Whitehead,…

The Politics of Getting Justice and Peace to Kiss—Psalm 85:8-13 (Richard Davis)

…interpret verses 10-11, including this: The rulers and ruled shall all be merciful and true, righteous and peaceable. When there is no truth nor mercy all goes to ruin (Hosea

Political Theology Issue 17.3 – Postcolonialism, Simone Weil, Alasdair MacIntyre, Neoliberalism and Debt

…the disputes among the Asian countries over the control of islands and resource-rich waters in the South China Sea. But surprisingly we find political theologians still focus largely on the…

Cripping the Kingdom

…impairments are mitigated. Within crip-biotech, we do not see a technological conquering of nature, but a seamless fit between creators and creations. As we imagine a world in which all…

Foucault’s Care

…the bicycle with its two wheels, handlebars, chain, seat and carry-rack. Yet both can arise only from some idea, a plan that gives shape to the material at hand. For…

Settler Colonialism

…as sea steading, extraterrestrial colonization, and the board game “Settlers of Catan” (Veracini, 2015, pp.70–88; 2021, pp.238–247). History implicates Christianity in the push and pull factors which helped create European…

The Politics of Descriptions—Matthew 3:1-12 (Amy Allen)

…But either way, their fate is the same: they will be judged in righteousness by the Lord, Immanuel, God With Us. And that’s the real hope of the Advent season….

season of Lent: “thou knowest Lord the secrets of our hearts”. So what is it then that we ask God to do in response to this awareness? “Shut not thy…

…produced by Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann, in which she announced her decision not to run for her congressional seat in the next election cycle. Congresswoman Bachmann has, over the seven…

Nostalgia and Politics

…the text is a people who have returned from exile. Without a doubt, this is a people in search of “home.” Longing for home evokes different reactions. In this case,…

Today’s Political Theological Vortex – Neither A God Nor Digital Networking Can Save Us (Roger Green)

…clearly interested in finding a line to cross. Heidegger corrects him on the notion of clearing in its relation to Dasein. Jünger’s essay, as Sean Quin notes in his introduction,…

Hope, and Hard Boards

…beyond the heavens, and to the very clouds. It is more steadfast and dependable than the very mountains, and deeper than the sea itself. It is shelter for all and…