Open Book: How Jesus enters the pain of the oppressed
NILS VON KALM looks at a passage in Mark’s Gospel in which Jesus encounters a man possessed by an “impure spirit”…
German cardinal guards Benedict’s intellectual legacy
Vatican CityAP If ever there was an heir to the intellectual legacy of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, it’s Cardinal Gerhard Mueller. Benedict gave his fellow German theologian his old job – prefect of the Vatican’s doctrine office. He entrusted his life’s theological works to Mueller, who has spent nearly two decades organising them in a […]
US theological schools report continued drop in master of divinity degrees
United StatesRNS Professional degrees are gaining traction at theological schools across the US and Canada, while the traditional ministerial degree, the master of divinity, is faltering, according to new data released late last month. But Chris Meinzer, senior director and chief operation officer of The Association of Theological Schools, noted that overall enrollment at ATS […]
Books: A church which sits where theology and migration meet
DAVID ADAMS reads a book about a rather unusual church at the US-Mexico border…
Sight-Seeing: Life after deconstruction
NILS VON KALM on why, when it comes to the Christian walk, the process of deconstruction is not where the journey should end…
Impeachment leads to theological war of words between Trump, his critics and his backers
RNS Religious rhetoric is not uncommon on Capitol Hill, where politicians often thread references to the Almighty into speeches while participating in political theatre. But in the drama-filled final week of President Trump’s impeachment trial, God was essentially a supporting character. Senator Lindsey Graham said he used his God-given common sense to decide the impeachment […]
SIGHT-SEEING: COULD A REVIVED “THEOLOGY OF HOPE” RESTORE FAITH IN HOPELESS TIMES?
In an article first published in Sightings – a publication of the school’s Martin Marty Center for the Public Understanding of Religion, author, speaker, columnist, pastor, and teacher and professor of religious history at the University of Chicago, MARTIN E MARTY, looks at the idea of hope…
ESSAY: THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE MERCIFUL – POPE FRANCIS AFTER SIX YEARS
US Catholic commentator THOMAS REESE, in an article first published by Religion News Service, looks at Pope Francis’ first six years as pontiff…
ESSAY: HOW CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY LOST ITS WAY
In an excerpt from their new book, ‘For the Life of the World’ first published by Religion News Service, theologians MIROSLAV VOLF and MATTHEW CROASMAN look at what makes for a flourishing human life…
BOOKS: AN INTRODUCTION TO PRACTICAL THEOLOGY
DARREN CRONSHAW looks at an introductory guide to practical theology…