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Greetings, faithful readers. If you are widely plugged into the theoblogosphere and associated online theological discussion forums, you may have noticed a bit of a hubbub going on the past few days. But I thought that many DET readers may not necessarily keep track of the places where this discussion has been raging, so I thought that I would post and draw some attention to it. I feel especially justified in this given that one of DET's contributors, Brandy Daniels , has taken a lead in much of this discussion by writing three substantial posts elsewhere. So, here are some links: This whole thing started with a post by Anthony D. Baker over at the Theology Studio website: "Gender and the Studio" Brandy then responded with her three posts over at An und für sich : "Gender and Theology (and the Theological Academy): A Response to Tony Baker’s ‘Gender and the Studio’- Part One" "Part Two: Bodies Matter (A Response to Tony Baker’s “Gender and the Studio...

Well, it's the time of year when theo-bloggers customarily reflect on their time at the recently held AAR / SBL national meeting(s). Chicago hosted the event this year, which I was happy about because I didn't have to fly. Chicago was, as always, a great town to spend some time in (even if the convention center left much to be desired). In any case, rather than inflict upon you many generally boring stories of meetings with personages, interesting sessions, and books bought at deep discount, I will instead present you with the abstract to the paper that I presented on Saturday morning in a session conducted by the Ecclesiological Investigations Group on the theme: "The Social Gospel in a Time of Economic Crisis: The Churches and Capitalism Today." So, here are the stats on my paper. Title: "Helmut Gollwitzer and Economic Justice—A Theopolitical Appreciation" Abstract: Helmut Gollwitzer’s legacy as a politically concerned pastor and theologian is instruc...

One of the neat things about Migliore’s book are the 3 appendixes in the back which comprise imagined dialogs between various important thinkers on different subjects. The first is on natural theology, and the third is on political theology. This post is concerned with the second, on the resurrection. The bellow is how Migliore ends this discussion, with closing statements (as it were) from the four participants: Barth, Bultmann, and representatives of positions broadly associated with Pannenberg and Moltmann (I think Migliore chose not to put words directly in their mouths because they are still alive). I think it gets at the differences between these four in helpful ways, not least of all by pointing to the bedrock of these various positions in the New Testament. Daniel L. Migliore, Faith Seeking Understanding , 382–3. Bold is, in this case, part of the original. Barth : Since that last speech is probably going to require an interpretation as long as my Church Dogmatics [ed., ref...

Matthew Puffer has published a review of Daniel L. Migliore, ed. Commanding Grace: Studies in Karl Barth’s Ethics (Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2010) at the Center for Barth Studies website. Surf on over and check it out ! ================================== Follow @WTravisMcMaken