In Praise of Dishonest Managers: The Economic Crisis in Light of Luke 16:1–9
A look at the current economic crisis through a Lukan parable.
capitalism
Meet the New Boss, Same as the Old Boss: An Interview with Eugene McCarraher, Part One of Three
In part one of this three-part interview, Christian historian and cultural critic Eugene McCarraher reflects on a difficult decade and the implications of the Tiger Woods and political scandals that dominated the 2009 news cycle.
The Jew from Nazareth and the Problem of Whiteness: J. Kameron Carter’s Theological Account of Race
A review of J. Kameron Carter’s recently published book, RACE: A THEOLOGICAL ACCOUNT.
Radical Tragedy, Subversive Comedy: On Milbank, Žižek, and The Monstrosity of Christ
Paul Jaussen reviews Žižek and Milbank’s THE MONSTROSITY OF CHRIST.
Back to the Alter: Revisiting Evangelicalism’s Problem with Race
A review of Paul Louis Metzger’s CONSUMING JESUS: BEYOND RACE AND CLASS DIVISIONS IN A CONSUMER CHURCH.
Halden Doerge Charting Evangelical Futures in an Age of Empire: A Review of Evangelicals and Empire
A review of Evangelicals and Empire, edited by Bruce Benson and Peter Heltzel.
The Church in a Culture of Death: An Interview with Joel Shuman
A conversation with Dr. Joel Shuman on the bodily enactment of the church, specifically how it deals with death and dying, in a disembodied world.
Consumption Junction, What’s Your Function? A Review of William Cavanaugh’s Being Consumed
This is a review of William T. Cavanaugh’s Being Consumed: Economics and Christian Desire.
The Academy, the Polis, and the Resurgence of Religion: An Interview with Graham Ward
In this interview, University of Manchester professor and theologian Graham Ward discusses the relationships between contemporary higher education, especially in theology, politics, capitalism, and globalization.