Guest blog post by Hannah Capey Four days have elapsed since the news broke in the French press that Professor Jan Joosten had been convicted of possession of child pornography. Yet many of us are still reeling from this shocking
A Bible, a Statue, and a Whip of Cords: Can symbolic violence be prophetic?
By CSBV director Helen Paynter On 1st June 2020, Donald Trump walked out of the White House accompanied by his entire entourage, including the chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He took a short walk across Lafayette Square, and
The Christian imagination: Theology and the origins of Race
The Christian imagination: Theology and the origins of Race, by Willie James Jennings. London: Yale University Press, 2010. Book review by Sara Améstegui Deik Introduction Willie Jennings is an associate professor of Systematic Theology and Africana Studies at Yale Divinity
Sermon: The Way of Jesus in a World on Fire
Sermon on 1 Peter 3:8-22, preached at St Nic’s, Durham, by CSBV Research Associate Brandon Hurlbert, on 7th June 2020, in the midst of the Black Lives Matter protests in the USA and across the world. Sermon transcript is as
Trump’s White Supremacist Bible: A Christian Leader and an Atheist Respond.
Following recent events in Washington, CSBV director Helen Paynter and atheist biblical scholar Katie Edwards decided to put out a joint statement on President Trump’s use of the Bible. An abbreviated version of our article appeared in the Independent online
The Child as Viper: How Voddie Baucham’s Theology of Children Promotes Abuse
By R.L. Stollar. Ryan is an advocate for children and abuse survivors and a child liberation theologian. Ryan has an M.H.S. in Child Protection from Nova Southeastern University, an M.A. in Eastern Classics from St. John’s College, and a B.A.