Willie James Jennings writes about tangible things—bodies, incarceration, healing—with graceful language that’s hard to pin down.
biblical interpretation
Jesus isn’t pitting himself against poor people. He’s one of them.
Multitudes of Moseses
From baby in a basket to liberating lawgiver, Moses has been all things to all people.
Take & Read: New Testament
Matthew L. Skinner recommends the best recently published books in his field.
Novel exegesis
The lines between sacred history and contemporary life are wonderfully, miraculously blurred.
The feminist Bushnell
Katharine Bushnell was a reforming whirlwind who left the mission field to campaign for temperance and against the sex trade.
Hermeneutics in a fragile land
The history of Palestinian Christian interpretation of the Old Testament reminds us of the nuanced, fragile nature of life in that region.
How to Read the Bible, by Harvey Cox
For the Bible to belong not only to the church or the academy but to the people, a guidebook is needed. Harvey Cox provides one.
One story, three ways
Robert Gregg traces five scriptural stories as they were later understood by commentators—Jewish, Christian, and Muslim.
The Bible’s Yes to Same-Sex Marriage, by Mark Achtemeier
Mark Achtemeier and I once faced off at General Assembly over gay ordination. Sixteen years later, he preached at my ordination.