The Politics of The Way: On the Road to Damascus—Acts 9:1-19 (Amy Merrill...
The story of the encounter of Saul of Tarsus with the risen Christ on the road to Damascus is read in a number of differing ways, readings often shaped by what the church has become for us. At our...
View ArticleBetween Moralism and Moral Vision: Rediscovering the Decalogue—Exodus...
Having experienced the Ten Commandments through the lens of moralism and legalism as a child, they can appear oppressive and controlling. Re-reading them with fresh eyes in adulthood, however, we can...
View ArticleThe Politics of the Divine Warrior—Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:2-4; 3:17-19 (Amy...
Habakkuk's prophecy raises the unsettling question of how to deal with the image of the Divine Warrior in a sensitive manner. Handled carefully, rather than compounding violence with more violence,...
View ArticleThe Politics of Blame-Shifting—Mark 15:1-39 (Amy Merrill Willis)
The narratives of the crucifixion are narratives within which we are implicated as sinful human beings. However, many Christian readers of the gospels have read these texts in a manner that demonizes...
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