The new Bonhoeffer movie isn’t just bad. It’s dangerous.
Nov 21, 2024 · Bonhoeffer the movie, on the other hand, presents him as just this kind of moral agent who clearly recognizes good and evil, with the only real question being whether he has the stomach to do what he knows is right. By reducing moral deliberation to a question of will, the movie not only badly misreads Bonhoeffer. It also traffics in the dangerous idea of the Bonhoeffer moment, inviting its ...
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Does the promise still hold? Israel and the land: An essay and ...
Jan 13, 2009 · How are Christians to understand this promise in the 21st century? We asked Gary Anderson to write an essay, and Walter Brueggeman, Marlin Jeschke and Donald E. Wagner to respond.Walter Brueggemann's responseMarlin Jeschke's responseDonald E....
Can a Jew be a Christian? The challenge of Messianic Judaism: The ...
Can you be a practicing Jew and also believe that Jesus is the messiah? The customary answer is no. Though Christianity began as a Jewish sect, it quickly became an all-gentile affair. Indeed, Christians came to understand themselves as people who...
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Thoughtful, Independent, Progressive. “Because certain scribal puns appear only in Galatians,” says Candida Moss, “we have to consider that they come from the secretary rather than Paul.”
Finding rest (Hebrews 10:11-25) | The Christian Century
Nov 15, 2024 · To receive these posts by email each Monday, sign up. For more commentary on this week's readings, see the Reflections on the Lectionary page. For full-text access to all articles, subscribe to the Century. Poet Nayyirah Waheed writes these words: “all the women. / …
Why is the widow poor? (Mark 12:38-44) | The Christian Century
Nov 8, 2024 · To receive these posts by email each Monday, sign up. For more commentary on this week's readings, see the Reflections on the Lectionary page. For full-text access to all articles, subscribe to the Century. Consider how often the Bible talks about widows, who were among the most vulnerable members of society.
Lectionary essay for November 17 Ordinary 33B Mark 13 1 8 | The ...
Nov 11, 2024 · This essay is on a biblical text assigned for November 17, and I’m mindful that you may be reading it sometime after the November 5 election in the United States—though I can’t say for certain that the matter will be completely settled by then.
Joy Sunday and Blue Christmas (Zephaniah 3:14-20; Isaiah 12:2-6 ...
Dec 13, 2024 · To receive these posts by email each Monday, sign up. For more commentary on this week's readings, see the Reflections on the Lectionary page. For full-text access to all articles, subscribe to the Century. It’s that time of the Advent season again: Gaudete (or …
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