…Andrew. 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 literature, film, and…
…Luke makes it clear that the religious council’s actions did not necessarily stem from strict adherence to the scripture, but rather from an imprudent reaction of self-preservation. They had singularly…
…cites any particular Scripture as being pertinent to a particular question is already making an interpretive judgment. By framing these twin questions in terms of ‘what is written’ and ‘what…
…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….
…seems clear what scripture suggests: that all human beings carry inside a vision of wholeness, of shalom. Our task is to learn to live in shalom. I believe that, as…
…not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks to you forever. Psalm 30 Death cannot be theologized. To the contrary, in scripture, one even finds a theological…
…own a small plot of land on which they can build and maintain a home. However, in our Scripture text today, God has something else in mind. God tells Moses…
…reconciling difference within the Christian community for its own sake. To put it differently, Ephesians 4:25-5:2 addresses the local politics of the church. This is significant because, while there is…
…interpretations of human events and sacred scripture? Doesn’t society offer culturally-specific meanings of the concepts “truth,” “life,” “blessing,” “joy,” and “pain?” Sure, we understand the meaning of “blessing,” in part…
…We live in an age of genocide and whatever discomfort anyone feels at challenging the morality of scripture has to give way to the reality of modern slaughter. No one…
…the most fundamental realities are chosen. Scripture hints at an even more penetrating, even more challenging, analysis of our political life. The most important of our temples may be the…
…a better place.” Instead, Yahweh acted on covenant promises made with their ancestors by entering history. God got involved in politics by disrupting the system. Yahweh began this startling work…