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“Abrahamic Religions”: Historical Revisionism or Ecumenical Rhetoric?
The character of Abraham, the so-called common denominator of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, has long been the “ahistorical figure” for both religious reconciliation and painful exclusion. As...
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“Inspiration and Incarnation:” A Review of Peter Enns
Kelley Nikondeha has started a fabulous virtual book club called by the tagline #transitlounge. Together #transitlounge will read a different Christian text each month with the intention of tweeting...
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I Am a Scholar; Is There Room in the Church for ME?
A few weeks ago, I received a letter that changed my life forever. It read: Dear Krista Dalton, On behalf of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences of Columbia University, I am delighted to offer you...
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When Songs Tell a Better Story
As many of you know, I began my religious journey in the depths of fundamentalism and have walked a long road ever since. I haven’t told much of my story in this blog however, and probably won’t for...
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Updates on the Blog, Krista, and Subvert the Norm!
Hi everyone! If you haven’t noticed, the blog has been a bit dormant this month because so many exciting things have been happening. I figured I’d keep everyone in the loop and do one big gushing...
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New Blog is ALIVE!
Dear Reader of this Post, My new blog has arrived and is alive, with just a few kinks to work out. And with a new site comes the new methods of subscribing! Unfortunately, none of my subscribers...
View ArticleThe Bible Needs to Die, and We Need to Let It
The Bible is one of the most revered texts in America. From the chanting Sunday School songs of children, the text’s prominence in our political world, and now a 5 part miniseries sweeping the nation,...
View ArticleWhat If God Were One of Us? a Good Friday Reflection
Today I’ll be sharing this reflection on Jesus’ Fourth word at West End Collegiate Church in NYC. FOURTH WORD Mark 15:33-34 And when the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over the whole land...
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Subverting the Norm and Guest Appearence on PodKastKeat.com
Me and the Kast-Keat’s in DC. We’re cool like that. I’m back in town after a fantastic weekend at Subverting the Norm. The masterminds of PodKastKeat.com, Jim and Jes Kast-Keat, invited me to join them...
View ArticleOn Understanding Judaism w/ Krista Dalton
Recently the guys at On Pop Theology interviewed me about my work with rabbinic texts as a Christian. If you’ve ever wondered “What should Christians know about Judaism?” “Do Christians and Jews use...
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Is Hebrew Magical? Evangelicals and the Fascination with Judaism
Recently I’ve been asked to weigh in on the common Evangelical use (and misuse) of the Hebrew language. In particular, there seems to be an ever evolving collection of Hebrew “buzz words” that...
View ArticleListening to the Other as a Spiritual Discipline
I’m asked all the time why I study rabbinic texts. Sometimes the question is curious: ”What value does reading Talmud have for your Christian spirituality?” Or at times it is skeptical, as one of my...
View ArticleWhy LGBT Equality is NOT a Doctrinal Disagreement
Religion is one of those topics you just don’t talk about with family. I’ve had to learn this the hard way. From my youth I’ve always been drawn to the subject, perhaps that is why I study religion...
View ArticleOne Year Blogging Anniversary or What Did I Get Myself Into?
*Photo by Jim Kast-Keat* This week marks the commemoration of many firsts: my first day at Columbia, my first month in a spectacular new apartment, my first year in New York, and my FIRST YEAR OF...
View ArticleChristian Memory or Why I Don’t Want to Be Like the Early Church
“And with great power the apostles were giving their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was upon them all. There was not a needy person among them, for as many as were...
View ArticleDear Church, I’m Sorry I Can’t Trust You
The aura of religions draw me. For some reason, I am at my happiest visiting a historic cathedral, passing by a guilded shrine, or participating in a sacred tradition. You could call me a ritual...
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When I’m Told I Cannot Call Myself Christian
My day started in a whirlwind. First in a flurry of construction and chaos, I spent hours wandering Columbia’s campus attempting to finish all my registration materials for the fall and conquer the...
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Can I Call Myself an Ally? My Reflection on PrideNYC
This past Sunday I marched in my first Pride parade, standing with members of the five Collegiate Churches of New York City and the staff of Believe Out Loud. As we gathered, my eyes bubbled with...
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When Christianity Offends or the Day I Channeled Willy Wonka
The other day I was sitting on Columbia University’s lawn, basking in the last cool-ish day of summer, while scrolling through my twitter feed before class. Suddenly my eyes caught a tweet sent from a...
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When God Spoke Greek: How I Found Myself Reading about Grasshoppers and...
This week I am participating in a blog tour featuring Timothy Micheal Law’s new book, When God Spoke Greek: The Septuagint and the Making of the Christian Bible. When Brian LePort over at...
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