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Prophetic Politics: an introduction

Dedicated to the memory of John Pettegrew, this guest editorial introduces a special issue on Prophetic Politics in the journal. “Prophetic politics” is the proclamation of a radical change expressed…

2024 AAR/SBL Conference and Political Theology

…of human tendencies towards victimization. Chris Morrissey, Trinity Western University Monotheism, Intolerance, and the Path to Pluralistic Politics: A Schellingian Review Matthew Cuff, Boston College The Politics of the Cross:…

Whiteness and Biblical Studies

The Politics of Scripture blog follows the Revised Common Lectionary and, on a weekly basis, features reflections from a diverse group of contributors who draw upon from the worlds of…

I have to start this blog post by taking exception to my Presbyterian colleague Carol Howard Merritt’s comment last week in Christian Century in which she expressed her wish that…

Luke 13:31-35 – The Politics of Place

[This post is part of our series on the politics of scripture, which focuses on weekly preaching texts. We also welcome commentary on sacred, classic, and profane literature, film, and…

This article is part of the series, The Politics of Scripture. While the focus of the series is on weekly preaching texts, we welcome commentary on sacred, classic, and profane…

The Politics of John 12:20-33 (Lent 5C)

This article is part of the series, The Politics of Scripture. While the focus of the series is on weekly preaching texts, we welcome commentary on sacred, classic, and profane…

RTD 2: Mira Morgenstern on Michael Walzer’s “In God’s Shadow: Politics in the Hebrew Bible”

…excellence of the ancient Greek writings on politics, which explore the human possibilities of politics. For the ancient Greeks, this self-awareness in the process of defining political goals and procedures…

This article is part of the series, The Politics of Scripture. While the focus of the series is on weekly preaching texts, we welcome commentary on sacred, classic, and profane…

The Newness of the New Commandment

…deep and profound. Jesus simplifies the complexity of the entire law and commandments into ‘love for one another.’ The politics of scripture, the politics of new commandment, the politics of…

his article is part of the series, The Politics of Scripture. While the focus of the series is on weekly preaching texts, we welcome commentary on sacred, classic, and profane…

Expecting Justice: The Politics of Jeremiah 33:14-16

[This post is part of our series on the politics of scripture, focusing on weekly preaching texts. We also welcome commentary on sacred, classic, and profane literature, film, and artistic…