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In part one of this series, I introduced the idea of “reading while White,” that is, interpreting Scripture through the lenses of White racial identities. To explore the concept further, it’s important to discuss some key features of racial…
Dec/20/2021
In 1940, Sergei Prokofiev shook the world with his ballet adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Prokofiev, an accomplished composer and artist, brought many new elements to his rendition of Romeo and Juliet. However, he stir…
Dec/13/2021
My students bring a lot of baked goods to class. It’s the consequence for breaking my technology policy: no screens, no electronic devices of any kind unless there is an academic accommodation, and if I see you on a device, or if another st…
Dec/06/2021
[Editor’s note: Written shortly before his untimely death in the fall of 2021, this essay provides a window into Professor Abraham’s four-volume work, Divine Agency and Divine Action (Oxford University Press, 2017–2021).]
After working t…
Dec/04/2021
In the previous Consider Wesley we looked at the promise of holiness, that is, of restoring the image of God to humans such that they love as God loves, as the orienting core of Wesleyan doctrine. But holiness as both content and goal of th…
Nov/24/2021
There are literally hundreds of commentaries written on the Bible. Many of us cannot afford to purchase anywhere near that number, nor would we have the time to read them all. That is why it is so important to be wise in our choice of comme…
Nov/17/2021
When one thinks about Scripture, particularly reading this sacred text, many think about what a passage or the whole canon says. One might also question how Scripture’s content informs how to read it. In Five Models of Scripture (Eerdmans, …
Nov/15/2021
This fall Faith Communities Today, a research organization, released its FACT 2020 report on church attendance patterns in the US. This organization has been surveying thousands of congregations for the last twenty years. I paid special att…
Nov/08/2021
What is your biggest challenge in ministry, especially as it relates to your theology?
I’ve asked this question many times to the graduates of the seminary that I teach, and the most frequent response relates to death and dying. How do I…
Nov/03/2021
Using your imagination as the primary means of interpreting Scripture doesn’t sound like rigorous Bible study. Yet, for nearly 500 years, the highly self-disciplined Society of the Jesuits have regularly engaged in the practice of using our…
Nov/01/2021
In this short article, I offer recommendations for excellent commentaries and a few monographs that will help pastors and other Christian leaders read the Gospels and Acts with exegetical precision, theological acumen, and pastoral sensitiv…
Oct/27/2021
I have a fair amount in common with Dr. Esau McCaulley, assistant professor at Wheaton College and author of Reading while Black (IVP Academic, 2020). For instance, we both played high school football in the Deep South—him in Alabama and my…
Oct/25/2021
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