Roger Haydon Mitchell on his “Church, Gospel, and Empire: How the Politics of...
After nearly a lifetime of working as a consultant to the church, with particular concern for its positive political role as reconciler, servant and scapegoat at the heart of city life, I became...
View ArticleHosanna!
This procession down to Jerusalem is one of those very public moments in Jesus’ ministry. It could be called his most brilliant act of political theatre. Jesus proceeds toward Jerusalem, with a crowd...
View ArticleUnradical Theology
Under the pretense of talking about pirate theology, Peter Rollins, Kester Brewer and Barry Taylor gathered to discuss “radical theology” at Fuller this month. Rollins, in particular, analyzed the...
View ArticleLeave Your Nets: The Politics of Matthew 4:12-23
In the context of Roman rule in Galilee in the first century CE, the abandonment of fishing was an act with political connotations. When the first disciples left their nets they were ceasing to fund...
View ArticleThe Politics of Pentecost—Acts 2:1-21
As the people of Pentecost, our political vocation is to manifest the reality of God’s worldwide kingdom, to be a place where the enmity between peoples is overcome and the many tongues of humanity...
View ArticleThe Politics of the Talents—Matthew 25:14-30
Although a superficial reading might suggest a straightforward interpretation of the Parable of the Talents, closer examination reveals troubling contradictions between this interpretation and the...
View ArticleThe Politics of Healing—Mark 1:29-39
Jesus' healings are not just random acts of charity on the way to the cross but are integral to the very point that his death and resurrection make: that God’s intention in this world is human...
View ArticleThe Politics of Triumphalism—Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14 (Robert Williamson)
For those living in powerful nations, for those prospering in the global economy, our response to the Reign of Christ Sunday might better be one of repentance than triumph, of humility rather than...
View ArticleWhat Is The New “Nomos of the Earth”? Reflections on the Later Schmitt (Carl...
German jurist and philosopher Carl Schmitt, who coined the term “political theology”, is best known for his seminal works in the 1920s that dealt with such familiar concepts as sovereignty, the “state...
View ArticleBooks We Love, Part 5 (Roberto Sirvent)
To help us launch the Political Theology Network, we asked scholars working at the intersection of religion and politics to share five books that inspired them. The “Books We Love” series offers a fun...
View ArticleFishers for a New Kingdom—Mark 1:14-20 (Robert Williamson Jr.)
The call of Jesus to Simon, Andrew, James, and John summons them to leave behind a way of life that supported an exploitative imperial economy and to devote their efforts to serving the kingdom of God...
View ArticleLeave Your Nets: The Politics of Matthew 4:12-23
In the context of Roman rule in Galilee in the first century CE, the abandonment of fishing was an act with political connotations. When the first disciples left their nets they were ceasing to fund...
View ArticleThe Politics of Pentecost—Acts 2:1-21 (Alastair Roberts)
As the people of Pentecost, our political vocation is to manifest the reality of God’s worldwide kingdom, to be a place where the enmity between peoples is overcome and the many tongues of humanity...
View ArticleThe Politics of the Talents—Matthew 25:14-30 (Mark Davis)
Although a superficial reading might suggest a straightforward interpretation of the Parable of the Talents, closer examination reveals troubling contradictions between this interpretation and the...
View ArticleThe Politics of Healing—Mark 1:29-39 (John Allen)
Jesus' healings are not just random acts of charity on the way to the cross but are integral to the very point that his death and resurrection make: that God’s intention in this world is human...
View ArticleThe Politics of Triumphalism—Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14 (Robert Williamson)
For those living in powerful nations, for those prospering in the global economy, our response to the Reign of Christ Sunday might better be one of repentance than triumph, of humility rather than...
View ArticleWhat Is The New “Nomos of the Earth”? Reflections on the Later Schmitt (Carl...
German jurist and philosopher Carl Schmitt, who coined the term “political theology”, is best known for his seminal works in the 1920s that dealt with such familiar concepts as sovereignty, the “state...
View ArticleBooks We Love, Part 5
To help us launch the Political Theology Network, we asked scholars working at the intersection of religion and politics to share five books that inspired them. The “Books We Love” series offers a fun...
View ArticleFishers for a New Kingdom—Mark 1:14-20 (Robert Williamson Jr.)
The call of Jesus to Simon, Andrew, James, and John summons them to leave behind a way of life that supported an exploitative imperial economy and to devote their efforts to serving the kingdom of God...
View ArticleBook preview – The World Come of Age: An Intellectual History of Liberation...
A shared history begins to explain how in the 1960s, Latin American, feminist, and black radicals, both Catholics and Protestants, simultaneously and independently arrived at a common conclusion. Source
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