Hannah Faith Notess

For Money

A sonnet about work.

Daniel Colucciello Barber

The Actuality of Liberation’s Problem

Christianity and Marxism are bound together by the thought of liberation, but it is time to think liberation as a problem in itself, as a matter of prophecy rather than of conversion.

D. L. Mayfield

Scenes from the Mall

D. L. Mayfield explores her personal experiences of American inequality and considers what social justice might really looks like.

Jen Grabarczyk-Turner, Kurt Simonson

Kurt Simonson: A Thin Silence

This body of work from photographer Kurt Simonson relates to his experiences living at the L’Abri communities and takes notice of themes such as stillness, presence, and community.

Daniel M. Bell Jr.

The Economy of Salvation

The economy of salvation enacted by Christ on the cross displays the divine economy of plenitude, ceaseless generosity, and superabundance.

Thomas J. Millay

Always Historicize! On Fredric Jameson, the Tea Party, and Theological Pragmatics

Theodor Adorno, Alain Badiou, Jean Baudrillard, Jacques Derrida, Gilles Deleuze, Michel Foucault, Slavoj Žižek: What do these thinkers have in common? First, they are all Marxists.1 Second, they have all received significant attention in the theological community; each of these theorists, for example, has been the subject of a full-length volume in Continuum’s exciting Philosophy […]

TOJ Editors

Issue #22: Marxism

We live in a world shaped by capitalism, an economic model that (we’re told) provides the very best opportunity for economic and social mobility, the very best economic system to promote human flourishing. It’s a narrative the Western church has dogmatically adopted and, as a result, the good news of Christianity has become fused with […]

Jason Goroncy

Mission and the Priesthood of the Christ

This reflection explores some aspects of the relationship between the priestly ministry of Jesus Christ and the mission of God in which the church participates.