As Israel fell to Assyria and Judah fell to Babylon, the people of God had to do some serious soul-searching. Assyria all but wiped out
Category: Theology
Terror and Amazement: Reflections on Easter in the Midst of Terrorism
*Last week a terrorist attack occurred in Stockholm, and today, Palm Sunday, our Coptic brothers and sisters in Egypt experienced bombings in two churches. This
Prophetic Dissonance (Part 3): Ezekiel’s Vision of a Mobile Throne
Both Isaiah and Ezekiel have visions of God seated on the throne at the beginning of their ministries, yet whereas Isaiah’s vision is well-known among
Prophetic Dissonance (Part 1): Telling National Myths from the Bottom Up
In 1980 Howard Zinn, a political scientist, published a book called The People’s History of the United States. This history book was meant to challenge
Prophetic Dissonance (Part 2): Isaiah’s Vision and the Purity Code
Isaiah’s vision of God in the Temple is well-known, and is often used in connection with the “send me” narrative adopted for and by missionaries.
