Centre for the Study of Bible & Violence
Helen Paynter is the director of the Centre for the Study of Bible and Violence, and a Baptist minister in Bristol, England. This reflection is based on Psalm 59 (see also 1 Sam 19:11), and Luke 22:39-53. In the message
Paul Lusk is the author of The Jesus Candidate: Political religion in a secular age (Ekklesia, 2017). He warned that the extremist religious right was fostering ‘the self-indulgent romance of gratuitous violence.’ Before the 2020 US Presidential election, Paul wrote
Steven R. Harmon is Professor of Historical Theology at Gardner-Webb University School of Divinity in Boiling Springs, North Carolina. He is author of Baptist Identity and the Ecumenical Future and co-editor with Amy L. Chilton of Sources of Light: Resources
Valerie Hobbs and Helen Paynter Dr. Valerie Hobbs is Senior Lecturer in Applied Linguistics at the University of Sheffield. Her book, An Introduction to Religious Language, is available by Bloomsbury in January, 2021. Valerie has also recently been a guest
Review of Mark Noll’s book, by Helen Paynter. Noll, Mark E. The Civil War as a Theological Crisis (The Steven and Janice Brose Lectures in the Civil War Era). University of North Carolina Press, 2006. A time of great crisis. A
Brandon Hurlbert is one of the research associates of the CSBV. He is currently working on his PhD in Theology and Religion at Durham University. His area of focus is in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament and his dissertation explores the Christian
By Dr Matthew Rowley. Matthew is Honorary Visiting Fellow at the University of Leicester and Research Associate at the Cambridge Institute on Religion & International Studies, UK. His writings on religion, politics and violence have appeared in outlets like The Journal of
By Dr Valerie Hobbs. Valerie is Senior Lecturer in Applied Linguistics at the University of Sheffield. Her book, An Introduction to Religious Language, will be published by Bloomsbury in January, 2021. Guest blogs are invited to stimulate thought and comment.
Guest blog post by Hannah Kate Capey. Hannah graduated from the University of Bristol in 2019 with a degree in Philosophy and Theology. She is currently undertaking a Masters in Theology and Religious Studies at KU Leuven, Belgium. Hannah has
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 posed outside the episcopal church