The Politics of Divine Disruption—Luke 1:46b-55 (Fritz Wendt)
The Magnificat is a song of divine disruption, the song of God's revolution.
View ArticleThe Politics of Widows’ Gifts—Mark 12:38-44 (Jan Rippentrop)
Often misread as a statement in praise of 'sacrificial' giving, Jesus' observation concerning the widow's offering at the temple is designed to condemn exploitative structures that prey upon the most...
View ArticleThe Politics of the Welcoming Father—Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 (Amy Allen)
Although the parable is typically referred to as that of 'the Prodigal Son', the son who receives the father's welcome has long since fallen from his state of prodigal living into one of the most...
View ArticleThe Politics of Extravagance—John 12:1-8 (Robert Williamson)
Jesus' statement 'You always have the poor with you, but you do not always have me' could easily be regarded as a shrug of the shoulders in the face of the enduring problem of poverty. However, closer...
View ArticleThe Catholic Social Ethic of Mother Teresa (Matthew Shadle)
It may seem strange to speak of Mother Teresa having a social ethic. We usually think of social ethics as including, although by no means being limited to, questions of politics, but the recently...
View ArticleHow We Talk About the Least Among Us – Poor People in Public Discourse (Annie...
One of the major headlines this week was Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) explaining the GOP healthcare proposal through suggesting that people buy health insurance in place of iPhones. Appearing on CNN’s...
View ArticleBook Preview – Wealth, Inequality, And The Theological Imagination (Elizabeth...
Elizabeth Hinson-Hasty, The Problem of Wealth: A Christian Response to a Culture of Affluence. Maryknoll NY: Orbis Books, 2017. 256 pages. Paperback. ISBN 978-1-62698-238-3. Contemporary religious...
View ArticlePolitical Theology Ignores The Neoliberal Market System At Its Own Peril...
The following is the first of a series of articles on the problem of wealth within the global economic system. The current globalized world faces two major challenges – an ecological crisis, which...
View ArticleThe Politics of Divine Disruption—Luke 1:46b-55 (Fritz Wendt)
The Magnificat is a song of divine disruption, the song of God's revolution. Source
View ArticleA Gift Received in the Giving—2 Corinthians 8:7-15
The clear distinction between the Christian works of mercy and generic social activism and charity work is often forgotten, leading to a fraught relationship between them and the Christian gospel...
View ArticleHealing the Broken Social Body—Proverbs 22:1-2, 8-9, 22-23; James 2:1-10,...
How is the riven social body, with its divisions between poor and rich, to be healed? Source
View ArticleA Widow’s Presence—Mark 12:38-44
In her very presence, the widow performs the political act of bringing to light oppression and injustice. Our task is to learn how to see her. Source
View ArticleAddressing Poverty when the System Fails—John 5:1–9
In our own world, the Bethesda story reminds us of the fact that social and economic systems meant to assist the needy often keep them in poverty. Our story suggests that the 40 million Americans who...
View ArticlePolitical Theology, Volume 20, Issues 3 and 4 are now available
New issues from the twentieth year of our journal feature articles on Hobbes, poverty, Indonesia, and more, as well as a special issue on Christos Yannaras.Source
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