Tag: bible
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The Myth of Red vs. Blue
Beyond Binary Thinking in U.S. Politics. Symbolism and the American Flag: Red, White, and Blue Together. Beyond Binary Thinking in U.S. Politics The politics of America have come to resemble a red-blue battlefield, one that too often simplifies peoples’ identities to party affiliations. Does such a devout Christian—any Christian shaped by feminist thinking—have to take…
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Flipping the Tables: What Would Jesus Do About Systemic Injustice?
Would Jesus stay home and pray? Faith Beyond Politics: The Gospel’s Call to Justice In these contentious days, we might be tempted to reduce Christianity merely to a political label—“conservative,” “progressive,” “left,” or “right,” but real Christianity goes beyond political labels. As theologian Miroslav Volf (2011) helps us remember, “Christian faith is not a tool…