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Blackness

…such, blackness is relegated to the (Fanonian) zone of non-being, the (Pattersonian) province of the socially dead. As such, afropessimists claim that the only way for blackness—and therefore black people—to…

Trans Talmud Reminds Us Things Aren’t Forever Doomed to Suck

…the latest spate of political backlash against trans folk continues its deadly escalation, and when the field of rabbinics, along with other adjacent areas in Jewish studies, is reevaluating its…

The Shoes of Peace: Let us Find Our Way Through

…long before this latest classroom battle and will exist long after I am dead and gone. Put on the armour of God…Do unto others…how do we choose whether scripture commands…

…into an identity of “just already dead”. Here, again, nature isn’t surprising and is evaluated by its end. If the current majority consensus in cosmology is correct and the universe…

Announcement – Negotiating Agreement in Congress Research Grants

…understanding and approaches with the potential to influence legislative behavior. The Negotiating Agreement in Congress Research Grants are generously funded by The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. The application deadline…

Unexpected Guides in a World Undone

…anoint the dead body of Jesus (Mark 16:1).  These small acts of attentive care seem unproductive. They do not prevent the death of Jesus, nor do they bring him back…

Don’t Just Stand There!—Acts 1:1-11

…The same (or similar) men appeared and asked the women who come to Jesus’ tomb, “Why do you look for the living among the dead?” (Luke 24:5). Although Luke does…

Christ the King/Reign of Christ

…of Alan Gaunt:[5] People draw near to God in their distress, pleading for help and begging peace and bread, rescue from guilt and sickness, nearly dead. Christian or not, all…

The Politics of Extravagance—John 12:1-8 (Robert Williamson)

Six days before the Passover Jesus came to Bethany, the home of Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. 2 There they gave a dinner for him. Martha served,…

Examining Just Intelligence Theory

…authority, but have instead addressed the theory’s utility in restraining a police officer’s and/or police organization’s use of coercive – and especially deadly – force. In the wake of the…

QUICK TAKES – The Legality and Larger Meaning of Kentucky Clerk’s Refusal To Issue Marriage Licenses For LGBT Couples

…is asked whether she would be willing to use deadly force when necessary to protect the public. Assume only appropriate use of force here. Imagine that she responds, “No, I…

“Here Am I; Send Me!”—Isaiah 6:1-8

…their “native son” Adolf Bartels had gone too far. Bartels, dead since 1945, had written novels rejoicing in the blood-and-soil mysteries of Dithmarschen as well as a mass of dreadful…