…together. In the midst of the competing voices and the politics that seek to dominate, may we not fall into the stereotype of mindless sheep or the pretensions of false…
…(same). Female voters are angry at male voters (when they’re not angry at women who voted differently than they did). The working class seems to be angry at everyone. Politics…
…on the binary and dualism of honour and shame, where “honour” was for the righteous and “shame” was for those burdened by guilt and disgrace. On recognising the politics of…
…also for citizenship) where we “make politics”, i.e. live together. Our cars, planes, trains and machines are noisy, but our conflicts create noise as well: when people stop listening to…
…is at hand. Brigitte Kahl, New Testament Professor at Union Seminary, illuminates this further by showing how in Luke Chapter 1 messianic time disrupts the patriarchal chronologies of politics, biology…
…John’s gospel itself, this idea of hearing is at its heart a timeless one. In our current national and global politics, whether the conflict is between Americans and Soviets, Judeans…
…wanted to die and be relieved from his role. Maybe he was suffering from burnout, as some commentators have suggested. Perhaps he was retreating from politics and the world, as…
…a softer nationalism that sees nation-state politics as the only politics worthy of the name. Despite recognizing all Trump’s problems, they thought there was no choice but to choose between…
…would be blasphemy or risk even greater misunderstanding than on that occasion at the Athenian Areopagus.[2] In our society and most particularly in the realm of politics, God is experienced…
…Throughout the twentieth century, verse 26 was used to support the toxic politics of segregation, Apartheid, and ethno-nationalism. The effects are still with us today. So, reading this verse demands…
…first person, politics which names itself as legitimate instead of asking the system for legitimation. It is also a politics which has shown time and again to be effective in…
…particulars of human living (that is, politics), seriously. The move to spiritualize (i.e. generalize) the gestures of Martha and Mary as either virtues or vices is appealing, yet readily becomes…