Marc H. Ellis: A Life of Encounter
Series: Remembering Marc H. Ellis
Marc Ellis encountered us, and in the sacredness of meeting, we were forever changed.
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Hear, O Israel!: An Open Address to the Jewish Mainstream
If, confronted with the hell unleashed on the people of Gaza in our name, we could do as Levi says then we would not efface the humanity of the children, women, and men of Gaza.
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Desmond Tutu: A Much-Loved, Deeply Disturbed, and Offensive Prophet
Tutu’s theology was simple: embrace the logic and the dreams of the margins.
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Ending Exile with the Prophetic Voice of the Diasporic Jew
Series: Policing Analogies
Can there be a prophetic voice today without diaspora?
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The Hagia Sophia Debate: A Muslim-Christian Liberation Theology Approach
Thus, we constantly have to return to asking ourselves: Are we following Jesus, or Emperor Constantine? Are we following Muhammad, or the murderers of his family and prophetic tradition?
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Diplomacy as Hypocrisy: The Biya System in Rome and at the Vatican
May the time come when every head of State who goes to meet the Pope and every bishop or priest fears hearing the prophetic message.
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Response to Interlocutors
Series: Prophecy Without Contempt
This piece responds to a symposium on Prophecy without Contempt: Religious Discourse in the Public Square. Read the full article »
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Prophetic Dialectic
Series: Prophecy Without Contempt
Prophetic discourse not only aids moral and political health by attacking malignant growth through rhetorical indictment. It also consists in practical wisdom and the deployment of the different moral, rhetorical, socio-analytical, and activist elements. Read the full article »
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Indictment and Deliberation in Late Modernity
Series: Prophecy Without Contempt
GUSTAVO MAYA
At their best, indictment and deliberation inform and support each other. Prophetic indictment can shake us from our conformity. Practical deliberation can help us provide reasons for our judgments. Read the full article »
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Loss, Lament and Prophetic Modernities
Series: Prophecy Without Contempt
Can prophetic indictment balance lamentation with justice, irony with hope? Read the full article »
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