Theology
Moltmann the teacher
Studying theology with him offered me new possibilities for justice and abundant life.
What does it mean to be an inclusive church?
Being a community means welcoming those with diverse views, not cocooning oneself with like-minded people.
Hair like wool
Both Daniel and Revelation compare God’s hair to wool. White enslavers used to say the same thing about hair like mine.
Consciousness all the way down
If consciousness is universal and the universe is fine-tuned for life, Philip Goff argues, then there must be a cosmic purpose.
What is the rainbow in Genesis a reminder of?
This year during Pride month, God seems to have a lot of rainbow defenders online. But they aren’t getting the Bible story quite right.
What does ‘Christian nationalism’ even mean?
Could it really be all the different things people say it is?
Too much mystery?
Leaving evangelicalism allowed me to embrace the mystery of faith. I wonder if I’ve taken it too far.
Karl Barth in a nutshell
Marty Folsom does what no previous scholar has done: make Church Dogmatics available to all.
Gathering for good
On a Copenhagen street, emergency responders and passersby formed a spontaneous community.
The making of God
“I don’t believe in God as character,” says poet Pádraig Ó Tuama, “but I do believe in God as plot.”
Reflecting on our reflection
Many of us are unimpressed when we look in the mirror. But we bear a more important image.
Speaking in two tongues
Growing up bilingual primed me to see the gifts offered at Babel and Pentecost.
A boldly nonpropositional systematic theology
Kevin Hector presents theology as itself a practice of faith.
My son the PK said no to baptism
For now, anyway. After our discernment together, I consider this a success.
My bookshelf at the end
Packing up my library, I decided to let go of my Wolfhart Pannenberg books—and the wounds they represent.
Where are the children in liberation theologies?
Child advocate R. L. Stollar seeks to help people read the Bible in ways that protect and honor children.