When All We Give is to Our Imagined Poor
“It is you who have devoured the vineyard, the spoil of the poor is in your houses. What do you mean by crushing my people, by grinding the face of the poor?” declares the Lord God of Hosts. Isaiah...
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Jesus and the Promise of Redemption: an advent story
The Gospel of Luke recounts the tale of Jesus’ first entrance into the Temple. When Jesus was yet a newborn, his parents brought him to the Temple in order to fulfill their parental obligation, and as...
View ArticleJesus and the Judean Subversion of Masculinity
Constructions of “masculinity” in the world of Late Antiquity involved more than a mere orientation with the phallus; instead it was shaped and formed by the overlapping discourses of power, economy,...
View ArticleMy Body is my Habitus: Discovering the Moral Self
There was a time when scholars understood morality as a universal abstract of human reason, a Kantian understanding of morality and decision making. In a form of cosmic purity, each individual had but...
View ArticleThe Privilege of a Subway Swipe
Every morning I make a LONG walk up a giant hill to the subway. Some mornings my walk is full of sunshine and butterflies, as I practically skip off to school with that annoying energy of a morning...
View ArticleWhen My Job is to Read Ancient Texts
“My job is to teach you philology (the study of language). We will not be asking ‘what was life like behind the text,’ at best that world is shadowy. Instead, we will focus on what we do know: how to...
View ArticleResources for Reading the Bible and Rabbis
I remember the day I decided to study rabbinic literature. I was graduating with a B.A. in biblical studies, focused on Hebrew Bible, when I learned about the literature of “the rabbis.” I discovered...
View ArticleWhen “the Bible Says” and Life is in Danger
Most characteristic of Western religions today are the proscribed “religious rules” imposed upon adherents. Sacred texts represent the source of these rules and boundaries that serve to guide religious...
View ArticleFeminism and Ordination: Or I Don’t Need the Bible in order to Have Common Sense
The other day I was discussing the topic of women’s ordination to ministry with a friend. We were hastening to answer a pointed imperative, “Prove women’s ordination with Scripture,” by digging through...
View ArticleWhen the Lenten Fast is Privilege
First and foremost, clearly, please remember the poor, so that what you withhold from yourselves by living more sparingly, you may deposit in the treasury of heaven. Let the hungry Christ receive what...
View ArticleWhen Christian Feminism is Anti-Judaic
Christian feminism, pioneered in the 19th and early 20th centuries by such notable figures of Catherine Booth, Frances Willard, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, made huge strides in the advancement of...
View ArticleStreams Run Uphill: Mihee Kim-Kort and Young Clergywomen of Color
“Being the other is not only a philosophical, social, political, or literary concept; it is a theological image. It speaks of a God of the margins, a God for the oppressed, a God who loves and pursues...
View ArticleAronofsky and Noah as Midrash (Or, What Does That Even Mean?)
***This post is not a review of the film, so no spoilers unless you don’t know the story of Noah. And then in that case, SPOILER. The newest blockbuster Noah has generated a wealth of responses from...
View ArticleChristian Seders? The New Religious Appropriation
Christian seders are taking the internet by storm this week, from how-to posts, why not-to posts, and even Jewish voices asking “what’s the problem?” Many Christians find the allure of the “Jewishness...
View ArticleGod and the Gay Christian: A Review
Not more than a few hours after its official release, Matthew Vines’ new book God and the Gay Christian began sparking intense debate. An evangelical Christian identifying as gay may seem like an...
View ArticleWhen My Job is to Read Ancient Texts
“My job is to teach you philology (the study of language). We will not be asking ‘what was life like behind the text,’ at best that world is shadowy. Instead, we will focus on what we do know: how to...
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Resources for Reading the Bible and Rabbis
I remember the day I decided to study rabbinic literature. I was graduating with a B.A. in biblical studies, focused on Hebrew Bible, when I learned about the literature of “the rabbis.” I discovered...
View ArticleWhen “the Bible Says” and Life is in Danger
Most characteristic of Western religions today are the proscribed “religious rules” imposed upon adherents. Sacred texts represent the source of these rules and boundaries that serve to guide religious...
View ArticleFeminism and Ordination: Or I Don’t Need the Bible in order to Have Common Sense
The other day I was discussing the topic of women’s ordination to ministry with a friend. We were hastening to answer a pointed imperative, “Prove women’s ordination with Scripture,” by digging through...
View ArticleWhen the Lenten Fast is Privilege
First and foremost, clearly, please remember the poor, so that what you withhold from yourselves by living more sparingly, you may deposit in the treasury of heaven. Let the hungry Christ receive what...
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