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Category Archives: Guest Post
Thoughts on the Unmarried State
I’ve posted over on the Passing the Salt Shaker blog, giving some thoughts on the unmarried state, in the continuing discussion following Graham Ware’s introductory post: The welcoming of the unmarried in the early Church was radical, but perhaps not … Continue reading
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The Politics of New Covenant Vision
My latest guest post on Political Theology Today has just gone online. This week I discuss the implicit political theology of Jeremiah 31:31-34 and its promise of a new covenant: In a stimulating article on anarcho-monarchism, David Bentley Hart describes … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Guest Post, Jeremiah, NT Theology, OT, OT Theology, Politics, Theological
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The Politics of Abraham’s Foreskin
I have a new post up on Political Theology Today: The raw physicality of the covenant sign may come as a shock to those with delicate sensibilities. Perhaps it is for this reason that this week’s lection elides the part … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Genesis, Guest Post, OT, Politics, Sex and Sexuality, Society
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Review of Beale and Kim’s ‘God Dwells Among Us’
My review of G.K. Beale and Mitchell Kim’s book, God Dwells Among Us went up earlier today over on The Gospel Coalition website. God Dwells Among Us: Expanding Eden to the Ends of the Earth found its genesis in Greg Beale’s earlier … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Guest Post, My Reading, NT, OT, Reviews, The Church, Theological, Worship
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The Politics of Eschatological Imminence
I’ve guest posted on the Political Theology blog today, commenting on 1 Corinthians 7:29-31: The sense of eschatological imminence that we encounter in New Testament passages such as 1 Corinthians 7 has represented a nagging problem for many theologians. Indeed, … Continue reading
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The Politics of the Individual
My latest guest post over on the Political Theology Blog: Accustomed as we are to thinking in terms of an individual-state polarity, it can be difficult for us to recover the political significance—and responsibility—of the individual as the bearer of the … Continue reading
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The Politics of Polarization
My latest guest post on the Political Theology blog was posted a couple of days ago. This week, I discuss Luke’s account of the meeting with Simeon and Anna in the temple: Christians are often inclined to downplay the political … Continue reading
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The Politics of Hospitality
I’ve just remembered that I forgot to link to a guest post that I recently wrote for the Political Theology blog. The post is on the subject of the Parable of the Sheep and the Goats. By coming to us … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Eschatology, Ethics, Guest Post, Matthew, NT, NT Theology, Politics, Society, Theological
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The Politics of Privilege
I’ve just guest-posted over on the Political Theology blog, on the subject of the politics of privilege: Privilege is a powerful reality in our social, civic, and political life. As our eyes are opened to its dynamics (a good sign … Continue reading
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Evangelicalism’s Poor Form
I’ve just guest posted over on Christ & Pop Culture: Whether designed to clarify evangelicalism as an object of study or analysis, or to police its supposed boundaries, definitions of evangelicalism have generally tended to occlude the cultural, institutional, and sociological … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Guest Post, On the web, Society, The Church, The Sacraments, Theological, Theology, Worship
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Alastair's Adversaria 