Revelation
Music for the apocalypse
Growing up, I never understood the book of Revelation. Then I started listening to Black Sabbath.
Unexpected revelation
My conversation partner may have been a prophet—or a quack. My job was simply to listen.
Rescuing faith from scientific imperialism
Kara Slade’s scathing yet incisive volume abounds with examples of modern hubris.
What if COVID-19 changes nothing?
People keep saying we’ll be forever transformed by this pandemic. I’m skeptical.
Karl Barth’s gift to the church
Kimlyn Bender has produced a reading guide to assist nonspecialists.
In Revelation, faithful testimony is peaceable—not necessarily civil
The disruptive way of the Lamb
Truth and revelation
Our truth is the sort of truth that acknowledges that we see through a mirror dimly.
The Woman, the Hour, and the Garden, by Addison Hodges Hart
Hart’s vision is at once allegorical, moral, and eschatological. Christ, married to the church, draws us into deeper life with God.
Alternative realities
John of Patmos presents readers of Revelation with fantastical visions of what life could be, just as Dickens does to Scrooge.
Resurrection, recognition, and revelation
My father died about three years ago. As May comes around, the azaleas spring to life, and I remember my father's passing. Just as sure as the tulips and dogwood blossom, my mind wanders back to my dad. Even when I begin to open up to these strange and wonderful stories of Easter, struggling with the notions of recognition and revelation, I think about the last few months of my father's life.
Apocalyptic visions
Elaine Pagels's book repeats a winning formula: contrast the canon's controversial parts with more appealing Gnostic selections.