…ones can be addressed. They can be categorized into two types: those based on natural law, and those based on scripture. Natural Law Arguments: Hierarchy While it is true…
…it had made rulers tangle with matters of conscience with politics, making heresy a civil crime. Although haltingly and inconsistently, Luther’s heirs worked to disentangle these two. 2) More foundationally,…
…elect Donald J. Trump and the church history she uses to map the relationship between evangelicalism and politics, I am going to pull the camera back to an even wider…
…focus upon the biblical covenants ought to resonate especially well for Reformed thinkers, who are accustomed to viewing these covenants as foundational for understanding Scripture and building a sound theology….
…role of Managing Editor, John edited PTN’s popular “Politics of Scripture” series, which has helped expand PTN’s audience and membership among practitioners, especially (Christian) clergy. John has done amazing work…
…given the Scriptures’ call “to defend and protect the stranger.” In response, James K. Hoffmeier, a professor of Old Testament at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois, wrote to…
…any hope for Christianity’s role in the pursuit of justice, acts of reading scripture are to be seen for what they are—theologically loaded and politically potent. Much is at stake….
…psalm as their impetus to mistreat others whose interpretation of Scripture differs from their own. In Psalm 149, the sword is in the hands of the humble, God’s faithful people—that…
…a trustworthy prophet of the Lord. 1 Samuel 3:1-10, (11-20) (NRSVue) [Editor’s note: This post first appeared on “Politics of Scripture,” January 11, 2021.] Samuel’s call story is one of…
…flaws—happily defers his building plans and takes the divine upbraiding in stride, offering an eloquent response filled with deferential humility and gratitude (verses 18–29). In its context as Jewish Scripture,…
…they be who take your little ones and dash them against the rock! Psalm 137 (NRSV) Psalm 137 is one of the most avoided texts in Scripture. Frankly, it’s an…
…responds to the voices emerging from the wilderness. But in my sacred scripture there is the story of one of those wilderness voices: Jesus, the man of Nazareth, the Christ…