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Benjamin Dueholm

Benjamin J. Dueholm is pastor of Messiah Lutheran Church in Wauconda, Illinois, and author of Sacred Signposts: Words, Water, and Other Acts of Resistance, forthcoming from Eerdmans.

History/TheologyAugust 31, 2018

The Leadership Crisis at the End of the Megachurch Era

By Benjamin Dueholm

The megachurch movement flourished for decades on the premise that the infinitely flexible style could be separated from the enduring substance. Apparently, they were wrong.

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(A)theologies, Archive, Culture, Sexuality/GenderDecember 11, 2017

Oedipus Complexity: Is it Enough to Fire Men Accused of Sexual Misconduct?

By Benjamin Dueholm

Stories of sexual abuse and misconduct are, of course, nothing new. The matter changes. So…

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(A)theologies, Archive, Israel-PalestineJuly 31, 2017

Why Must Jesus Contain Gluten?

By Benjamin Dueholm

The genius of the eucharist, in strictly human terms, is in its simplicity: bread and…

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(A)theologies, Archive, Remapping American ChristianitiesDecember 21, 2015

Wheaton and the “Same God” Controversy: A Theological Opportunity Squandered?

By Benjamin Dueholm

When Dr. Larycia Hawkins, a professor of political science at Wheaton College, donned a hijab…

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(A)theologies, Archive, Sexuality/Gender, StoriesJuly 18, 2014

The Problem of Church History for Opponents of Divorce

By Benjamin Dueholm

Change is afoot in the Catholic Church’s handling of divorced people who have sex within…

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