D. Stephen Long

Long is a John Wesley Fellow, elder in The United Methodist Church, and Cary M. Maguire University Professor of Ethics at Southern Methodist University. His books include a commentary on Hebrews in the Belief series (Westminster John Knox, 2011), Christian Ethics: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford University Press, 2010), and Speaking of God: Theology, Language and Truth (Eerdmans, 2009).

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Building a Theological Bookshelf: Christian Ethics
The place to acquire a reputable knowledge and collection of works in Christian Ethics should not begin with Christian Ethics. Background work should be...
  • Christian Ethics, Resources
  • April 19, 2023
  • D. Stephen Long
The Church and the New Nationalism
Since November 2016, my faith in the church has been rattled more than usual. The complicity of the church in the US presidential election...
  • Christianity and Culture, Conversations
  • March 13, 2017
  • D. Stephen Long
Christian Salvation: Communal, Political
Are you saved? No, not yet. John Wesley said Christianity is essentially a social religion. By that term he didn’t mean that Christianity must...
  • Conversations
  • January 9, 2017
  • D. Stephen Long
The Politics of Enemy-Love
“Love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you so that you may be children of your Father in heaven.” To whom are...
  • Christian Ethics, Conversations
  • November 7, 2016
  • D. Stephen Long
Love Your Enemy by Killing Him?
“If a terrorist is headed toward a large crowd of innocent persons in order to harm them, should you not shoot him before he...
  • Christian Ethics, Conversations
  • September 5, 2016
  • D. Stephen Long
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