
For Unto (Some of) Us a Child is Born: Handel’s Messiah and the Voice of Empire Rising
‘Tis the season for Christian supersessionism.
Read More‘Tis the season for Christian supersessionism.
Read MoreA full third of Jewish Americans think that followers of Jesus Christ can also be Jews, though theologically speaking, Jesus isn’t messiah material for religious Jews. So what gives?
Read MorePundits fume, but the images of Obama as Jesus are out there. And they mean something.
Read MoreKnown for his mass weddings and ardent followers, Moon also courted politicians and broke the law.
Read MoreNot long ago I helped lead a graduate seminar in leadership in which I challenged the old idea of the heroic leader and messianic deliverer; an idea that has deep roots in all three Abrahamic faith traditions. Not one person in that seminar room—not even the white males who were present—had anything good thing to say about the old model. Everyone agreed that we can do better by listening to each other, trusting each other, and finding new paths together.
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