Centre for the Study of Bible & Violence
By guest blogger Rhys Llwyd To mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of R. Tudur Jones I had the privilege of delivering a lecture under the auspices of Ebeneser Church (Welsh Congregationalists), Cardiff. Here is a summary of what
By guest blogger Valerie Hobbs Women’s Ministry leader in the FIEC, Sarah Allen, has recently published an article reporting research on the state of complementarianism in UK churches. The experiences her respondents report are concerning and worthy of careful attention,
By guest blogger Paul Lusk Extremist political ideas are like a virus nurtured in a laboratory. Stored safely, they may do no harm. But transmitted to where defences are weak, they become dangerous. The Jesus Candidate, page 110 Armoured and
By guest blogger Steven Harmon In November 2013 when our son was 7, we made a family trip to Washington, D.C. for me to attend the American Academy of Religion meeting in Baltimore, Maryland. I took the train from Union
By CSBV research associate Brandon Hurlbert Should Christians join the military? A Forgotten Perspective. I have hesitated to write this post for some time now. Military service holds a special place of honor in American society. Veterans are our heroes,
By CSBV research associate Brandon Hurlbert What The Biblical Authors Skipped And Why It Matters Today Readers of the Bible may be shocked to discover that an important historical event is missing from its narrative. Most people have never heard
Guest blog by Matthew Rowley For all the debate over the public commemoration of statues, there is considerable common ground on one issue: monuments mould the societies that they preside over. Neither side looks at them as merely neutral or
Guest blog by Valerie Hobbs Women’s Holy Burden and Patriarchy A few weeks ago, an anonymous blogger published a website called Genevan Commons Screenshots, an archive of images and discussion threads from a private Facebook group containing upwards of 1,000
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
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.