We live in an age of walls. Some walls are physical. Others are political. Others are cultural, theological, racial, linguistic, and emotional. We build them because we are afraid. Throughout…
Re-Existence as an Eschatology of the Fear of God: Learning to Live Otherwise in the Belly of Empire
In the first two essays of this series, I argued that fear has become one of the dominant spiritual and political realities of our age. Fear shapes public imagination, fuels…
One of the questions that has troubled me for years is why people sometimes seek refuge in the very systems that diminish them. I found myself wrestling with that question…
In an age of migration, anxiety, and political polarization, fear has become one of the primary forces shaping public life. How should Christians understand and respond to it?
One of…
When one thinks of the word ‘sanctuary,’ many words come to mind. Words such as haven, refuge, shelter, harbor, and asylum paint the picture of a sanctuary as an oasis…
At the heart of our polarized immigration debates are two primary components of citizenship: social belonging and legal recognition. Because citizenship names the state of belonging to a people, usually…