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Lies about the Old Testament
Brent Strawn aims to debunk mistruths that come from biblical illiteracy and anti-Semitism.
by Sally Dyck
Two years after my husband survived the Tree of Life shooting, I’m still figuring out how to tell the story
How do you construct a narrative in the aftermath of communal trauma?
In declaring whose lives matter, Martin Luther failed his own idolatry test
When it comes to racism, we’re failing it too.
The many varieties of anti-Semitism
Deborah Lipstadt shows how anti-Semitic sentiment can spring up where we least expect it.
by David Heim
The unmodern Luther
Christine Helmer threatens to dash to pieces the pieties of modern Luther scholarship.
Why I'm reading Deborah Lipstadt
I never thought that in 2019 a book on antisemitism in America would be vital reading.
The essential challenge of anti-Judaism in the Bible
Do antisemitic appeals to the Bible always constitute an abuse of scripture? Would that it were so simple.
by Greg Carey
Do the best biblical scholars love Jesus?
Some questions—as opposed to a categorical judgment—about Joel Green's post
by Greg Carey
Christians can’t confront violence by blaming “both sides” and their incivility
We don't have to choose a political party. We do have to name the problem for what it is.
Jewish history through Christian eyes
Must Christianity always define itself against Judaism? The Didache didn't.
by Erika Tritle
Martin Luther in all his complexity
Lyndal Roper's biography is a masterpiece of nuance and balance.
by Aaron Klink
On Luther and his lies
As the Reformation's 500th anniversary nears, Christians are contending with Luther's violently anti-Jewish writings.
Denouncing the evil lie of white supremacy
The right-wing extremists aren't counting on support from most white people. Just silence.
Speaking—and acting—against hate
The president has been slow to condemn acts of hatred against religious minorities. Moral leaders are stepping into the vacuum.
Is anti-Semitism on the rise? It's hard to quantify, and data vary across regions. But a vicious anti-Semitism persists in Europe and the Middle East.
We don’t have to choose between solidarity with victims of violence and with religious minorities. But the latter may be more challenging work.
Old habits die hard. Despite numerous attempts by mainline Protestant denominations to promote historically informed studies of Judaism, repudiate supersessionist theologies and engage in conversations wth Jews, the old habit of bearing false witness against Jewish neighbors lives on. In recent years this practice has thrived especially in mainline Protestant statements on the Middle East.
by Ted A. Smith and Amy-Jill Levine