Violent Disavowel of Violence
Sometimes when you read a text things become far too clear for comfort. And a reasonable question surfaces before the clarity heads back underground. Why was I,...
Category: Christianity
Ordinary gods
I say, "You are gods, sons of the Most High, all of you." (Psalm 82) From the beginning, the incarnation is rumoured in creation. I learn from Simone ...
Unpicking Atonement’s Knots
I remember sitting in my truck, in the parking lot of a Baptist church, reading James Alison’s "On Being Liked," specifically the essay, Unpicki...
Girard, Christians, and Violence
An article in Christianity Today’s 50th Anniversary with the promising title "The Church’s Great Malfunctions," written by Miroslav Volf a...