Article Archive for November 2010
By Donald W. Shriver Jr.
When our survivors read our disposition of our assets, will they recognize that we “have been with Jesus” (Acts 14:13)? Will they see that this Christian, in life and in death,underwent “pocket book conversion” in favor of the world’s poor?
Reviewed by Keith Russell
A book review of Jesus, Liberation, and The Biblical Jubilee: Images For Ethics and Christology by Sharon H. Ringe
By Walter Brueggemann
The ancient memory of Jubilee is very odd. The term “Jubilee” is from the Hebrew YBL, “trumpet.” When the “trumpet sounds,” debts are forgiven and property is returned. These actions are not undertaken out of an emotional “rush,” but “on signal,” under discipline, in response to a regular communal expectation.
By Marie Dennis
At the heart of the Judeo-Christian tradition lies a vision that deserves continued probing as we settle into the new millennium. In religious circles for the past few years much has been said about the need for “Jubilee.” In fact, Jubilee images have animated a spectacular global movement that made progress toward debt cancellation real for some of the world’s most impoverished countries.
By Henry Mitchell
It’s my impression that Jubilee is rarely discussed in church circles, except when encountered in Bible lessons. The topic is not exciting preaching material, either, I suspect.
By Walter J. Burghardt
Today, in our Jubilee year, we Christians have our own needs that call for various kinds ofliberation. I shall focus on one such need: justice. Specifically, justice for prisoners, for the men and women incarcerated for crimes. Three stages to my reflection: (1) the justice that is retributive, punitive, vengeful; (2) the justice that is restorative; (3) the justice that is capital punishment.
By Robert LaRochelle
Current economic realities and trends in church demographics have led an increasing number of churches to consider downsizing the job description of their pastors from full-time to part-time.
By Keith Russell
Reflections on the Lectionary Readings for December 2010
by J. Gerald Janzen
Reflections on the Lectionary Reading for November 2010
by David Bartlett
Reflections on the Lectionary Readings for October 2010
