theology

“The Marvelous Connection of Things”: Thomas Aquinas and Nonhuman Animals

by Andy Alexis-Baker 6 May 2011

On the surface, Thomas Aquinas has little to offer any theologian seeking to develop a theology that seriously considers nonhuman animals. The Thomist tradition has resisted attempts to include nonhuman animals within the scope of moral reflection. To illustrate, in mid-nineteenth century Rome, Pope Pius IX refused a charter to the Society for the Prevention [...]

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Easter for the Animals

by Nekeisha Alexis-Baker 28 April 2011

To say that Jesus came to save the world means not only that Jesus came to save us, but also that Jesus came to save the animals. Jesus quite literally took the place of the animals so that that they would not have to take the place of us. — Stephen H. Webb1
Over the past [...]

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SEX. RACE. MONEY. Rolling Away the Stone in the Beloved Community

by Administrator 4 April 2011

Event announcement: New Web course
This Resurrection Season we ask: Is my liberation bound up in yours?
The Hosanna! People’s Seminary (H!PS) Communities Initiative is hosting an Eastertide liberation training program, SEX. RACE. MONEY. Rolling Away the Stone in the Beloved Community. Well facilitated sessions on gender/sexuality and class/race in our communities will include presentations by Onleilove [...]

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On Riches Part: I

by JoshuaDbauIII 23 April 2010

These words are not my own they are the words of Pelagius from the late fourth and early fifth century. I find these questions pointed for Christians, living in the context of the richest and most powerful nation the world has ever known, to consider. What does it mean to follow Christ in the midst of an artificial culture of over-consumption and hoarding? In the following posts I will continue to use the words of Pelagius to help us contemplate what it means to follow Christ as we are ensnared in the gluttonous clutches of empire.

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The Naked Anabaptist: The Bare Essentials of a Radical Faith

by Alan Kreider 13 April 2010

The Naked Anabaptist, published on April 1, is not a joke. It is a remarkably accessible presentation of Anabaptism as good news for people today of all traditions who want to follow Jesus. Its author, Stuart Murray, is English and writes from the experience of the Anabaptist Network in the UK. The Network’s [...]

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Why I don't believe in "Church"

by JoshuaDbauIII 7 March 2010

Many simply want what is fashionable no matter the cost. We would step on the heads of our own grandmothers to live our lives in whichever way we feel entitled, but the narrow way of Jesus calls us to renounce our rights, and give up our lives so that we might find the life that is truly life…Thus the dissonance and the reason for my unbelief.

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Christian Anarchism: A political commentary on the Gospel

by Nekeisha Alexis-Baker 28 February 2010

Alexandre Christoyannopoulos, editor of Religious Anarchism: New Perspectives, has added a new book to the growing literature on Christianity and anarchism. Published with Imprint Academic, Christian Anarchism: A Political Commentary on the Gospel looks at the work of people like Jacques Ellul, Vernard Eller, Dave Andrews and the Catholic Worker movement and attempts to [...]

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Modest proposal for Goshen College misses the mark

by Nekeisha Alexis-Baker 18 February 2010

A response to John D. Roth’s “A Moderate Proposal for Peace,” published in the Goshen College Record, Feb 16, 2010
This morning, I read one of the latest entries into the discussion on Goshen College’s decision to break with 114 years of Mennonite tradition and play the national anthem instrumentally at select sporting events. Written by [...]

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Dorothy Day lives (on YouTube that is)

by Nekeisha Alexis-Baker 14 January 2010

Two interviews with Dorothy Day, one on the Christopher Closeup Show and one with Hubert Jesse, have recently been added to YouTube. In the interviews, Dorothy discusses the origins of the Catholic Worker movement, shares her theology on war and nonviolence, and talks about the Christian call to the works of mercy, among several other [...]

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Conversion as Practice

by JoshuaDbauIII 2 December 2009

We must practice our conversion if we are ever to become converted.

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