I have been dwelling much on the enabling grace of God as the hope and means for modeling Jubilee-like existence and practice. Through such modeling, an attempt to facilitate human flourishing while recognizing that an essential element of personal flourishing is the empowerment of others to flourish, the church could have impact on the business…

People simply do not divest themselves of power and perceived security. There is power and seeming security in having an abundance materially. In my recent explorations, I have written of the Jubilee of forgiveness. I am making a small shift here. Whether it is a restoration of land and forgiveness of debt, or forgiveness extended…

“. . . cursed is the ground because of you; in pain you shall eat of it all the days of your life; thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you; and you shall eat the plants of the field. By the sweat of your face you shall eat bread, till you return to…

“[I]t is more inhuman to love a man not for being a man but for being your son. For this means not loving in him what belongs to God but loving what belongs to you.” [On True Religion 46, 88 (New City Press)] Ever since I read this statement, it has bothered me. Is it…

In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth (Genesis 1:1). The presumption of the author is that before there was creation, there was God. Beginning with that reality, my intention is not to fabricate an answer to the question posed by critics in Augustine’s Confessions 11.12.14: “What was God doing before he made…

1. The Henry Center is pleased to announce that it will offer two Hansen Fellowships in the coming year.  Hansen Fellowships, created by the generous support of G. Walter Hansen, provide two-year fellowships to TEDS PhD students to the tune of $10,000 per year. Interested TEDS students are encouraged to download the form and turn…