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The Politics of Saltiness—Matthew 5:13-20 (Amy Allen)

…symbolic usage in Hebrew Scripture, salt was overwhelmingly viewed as a positive resource. Not only does salt add flavor to food (cf. Matthew 5:17), it also preserves certain foods such…

The Sound of Many Tongues

politics of exclusion garbed in the language of oneness. Pentecost holds a prominent place in Christian history and religiosity. While our understanding and interpretation of it might differ based on…

The Politics of Triumphalism—Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14 (Robert Williamson)

…(Revelation 1:7)? How it makes me long for Advent’s anticipation of the infant Christ, come to transform the world in love. Of course, the Scripture passages for this week would…

A Church Reforming … Into What?—John 2:13-22

…he was speaking of the temple of his body. 22After he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this; and they believed the scripture and…

Indigenous Identity Caught Between Being the Devil and A Hard Place

…to elude the non-Native population and plague the experiences of Indigenous Peoples. Reading the scripture in the book of Mark through the lens of Indigenous experience offers an opportunity for…

The Politics of Christ, the Beginning—Colossians 1:15-28 (Alastair Roberts)

…various possible meanings of the Hebrew term bereshith, the term with which the book of Genesis—and the Scripture as a whole—begins. This term enjoys added significance by virtue of the

Shaking the Foundations—Mark 13:1-8

…that they have been “led astray (planao), that you know neither the scripture nor the power of God” (Mark 12:24). In Mark 12:27, Jesus again tells the Sadducees that they…

The Wisdom of God’s Foolishness

…to craft Christian scripture – eloquently proclaims that the wisdom of the world is entirely at odds with the wisdom of God, or as verse 20 notably states, “foolishness”. This…

All Together Now—The Politics of Maundy Thursday (Elizabeth Stoker)

…day we honor the Eucharist, though the Scripture taken from John makes no direct mention of the verses more commonly associated with Holy Communion. Jesus’ washing of his disciples’ feet…

The Healing Power of Memory

…and obscure.  It is somewhat fortuitous, therefore, that this piece of Christian scripture presents itself at this particular moment of global memory, when the world is wrestling with the twin…

Why Christians Should Reject The Nashville Statement On Sexuality (Daniel Morris)

…mention of sources such as scripture, tradition, or natural law, the engagement is tortured and lazy. Its use of the Bible proves the point. There are references to Biblical texts,…

Political Theology Is Not Theological Enough

…equivocation. For some, “political theology” consists in constructive theological reflection upon politics (usually in a Christian mode), while for others “political theology” is a purely descriptive form of analysis. This…