justice
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My Ph.D. will not be a Ph.T.
I am a YouTube junkie. It’s always on my TV. The algorithm for YouTube takes me in many directions but what it introduced to me recently made me want to vomit. I wish I was joking but I think you… Continue reading
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Righteous Things: Southern Gothic Literature as Modern Prophets
“Where you come from is gone, where you thought you were going to was never there, and where you are is no good unless you can get away from it. Where is there a place for you to be? No… Continue reading
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Choose Life: Nonviolence, Repentance, and the Beloved Community
Last week, as images and stories once again emerged from Minneapolis—of violence, grief, outrage, murder, and communities crying out for justice—I had the privilege of traveling across the Southern United States on a Civil Rights Pilgrimage. What I encountered there… Continue reading
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Sacred Maps and New Paths: Reimagining Scripture
When I was younger, my mom loved taking us on summer road trips. Once we picked a destination, we’d log into the computer, and enter our starting point and endpoint into MapQuest (there’s a throwback!). Then we’d print out a… Continue reading
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Holy Bothering: Protest as Prayer
Watching the students at Columbia University protesting this week in solidarity with Palestine, undeterred by suspensions and arrests, has been a moving experience. It is deeply hopeful to see students breaking through the layers of institutionally imposed silence, risking their… Continue reading
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The Witness of Mary
Every year, devout Christians embark on a theological journey, delving into the story of Jesus’ birth. While the liturgical season of Advent emphasizes the hope, joy, love, and peace offered by Christ’s awaited birth, less attention is given to the… Continue reading
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Where’s Hagar?
Can I be honest here? I have a bit of a love-hate relationship with the Bible. On the one hand, it is full of hope, salvation and the love of God. In its pages I find strength and the courage… Continue reading
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Review: When Did We See You Naked?
When Did We See You Naked? Jesus as a Victim of Sexual Abuse, edited by Jayme R. Reaves, David Tombs and Rocío Figueroa (London: SCM Press, 2021). In recent years, the #MeToo movement and its counterpart #ChurchToo have helped to… Continue reading
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What is Now Uncovered / Don’t Waste an Apocalypse
The increased precarity of living in a pandemic makes the existing precarity in which so many were already living their lives completely untenable. In this sense the pandemic is a true apocalypse—an uncovering of the truth of the forces at… Continue reading
