Rep. Ilhan Omar and Rep. Rashida Tlaib on Israel: A Plea for Consistency
Gary A. Rendsburg on Israel I am a strong supporter of Israel and a great admirer of its manifold accomplishments in its 71
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Essays
Death at the Border: A Theologian’s Perspective on Migration
Paul Giffiths’ Monthly Column on Politics and Society from a Christian Perspective This short essay, the first of an occasional series for publication
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Songs of a Sufi Martyr: Poetry and Heresy in Al-Manṣūr al-Ḥallāj
Nathaniel A. Miller on Al-Manṣūr al-Ḥallāj Al-Manṣūr al-Ḥallāj is as well-known for his unorthodox statements and execution as he is for his poetry.
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Religion and National Loyalty
Larry W. Hurtado on the origins of religious pluralism In its first two centuries, early Christianity effectively laid the basis for religious pluralism.
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Humor and Hope from Passover to Purim
Joel S. Kaminsky on the significance of humor in biblical persecution A number of years ago I wrote an essay examining the humorous elements
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Antisemitism, Adorno, and the Theory of Hate
James Loeffler reflects on antisemitism and intersectionality After last October’s synagogue massacre in Pittsburgh, American society responded in predictable fashion: Politicians and communal
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Queer Theology Revisited
Linn Tonstad responds to Paul Griffiths First, I want to express my thanks to Paul Griffiths for his review—not just its generosity, but
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Reader in a Lost World
Fantasies, like dreams, can surprise you. My fantasy is always the same. The sun streams over my shoulder—that crisp, new light of early
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Ocean Vuong: Poetry, Bodies, and Stillness
Alexandra Barylski interviews Ocean Vuong Poet and essayist Ocean Vuong is the author of Night Sky with Exit Wounds, which was a New York Times Top 10 Book of
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How I Became a Jewsuit
Sarit Kattan Gribetz Reflects on Jewish-Christian Difference in the 21st Century In 1962, my grandfather, a Swiss Jew from Zurich, sent a letter
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