Complexity, Indigeneity, Empire: A Response

The deeply politico-theological questions of shame as an act, guilt as an affect, and redemption as an aspiration remain, to my mind, under-examined in genealogies of modern political ideas, especially regarding the narration and critique of imperial history.

By Timothy B. Vasko

Critical Theory for Political Theology 2.0

Charisma and the Prophetic

Prophets certainly tend to be charismatic, which suggests that charisma can potentially serve as an index of ethical leadership, but prophets aren’t always charismatic, at least not in an obvious way.

By Maor Levitin

Politics of Scripture

Chariots on the Ocean Floor

The Exodus tradition is built on a hope for a world free from military violence and economic exploitation. The Song of the Sea looks forward to a world where the machines of war, banished to the bottom of the sea, can no longer threaten us.

By Will Kelly

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The Stack: PTN’s Thematic Newsletters

PTN members now receive a monthly thematic reading list with the most recent conversations on their topics of choice.

By Abel K. Aruan

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For the Church, Today

We invited Mac Loftin, Hanna Reichel, and Phil Christman, authors of recent books speaking to our present moment of crisis, to reflect on the other two books — and the state of the world.

By Phil Christman

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The Spell of the Spectacular: On Jason Arday

In the space between celebration and condemnation, I ask: What happens to a person when the gaze of the public becomes so intense that the person can no longer be separated from what the public has made them represent?

By Chammah J. Kaunda

Symposia

“Bullhorn. Really?” by Dmitriy Pinchuk, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

Critical Theory for Political Theology 2.0

Reevaluating Charisma

As is the case with religion, progressive intellectuals tend to look on charisma with suspicion, relegating it to the realm of authoritarian and manipulative politics.

By Maor Levitin