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The Road to Theocratic Authoritarianism – Lazar Puhalo
We are in a transitional stage in which much of the popular certainty of the postwar era is slowly fading. In such an era, and when politics is no longer an elitist enterprise but a more populist one, the politician who can rouse the passions of the crowd will gain a...
Psalm 91, the Holy Land & Broken Bones – Peri Zahnd
I’ve been in the Holy Land the last two weeks, in Israel and in Palestine, co-leading a women’s pilgrimage with my friend Mercy Aiken. On Monday we walked the Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem, retracing the steps of Jesus as he approached his crucifixion, culminating in the...
Mark Braverman: A Jewish Perspective on Jesus and the John 14 WAY
Mark Braverman (born 1948) is an American psychologist and Jewish activist for Palestinean rights. He is the executive director of Kairos USA. The following is a transcript of Dr. Braverman's contributions to The Jim Forest Institute's online...
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IRPJ.org Presents: “The Experience & Practice of Mutual Respect Across Faiths”
IRPJ.org Presents: "The Experience & Practice of Mutual Respect Across Faiths" The Institute for Religion, Peace & Justice (IRPJ.org) hosted a conversation on the topic of "The Experience & Practice of Mutual Respect Across Faiths." The...
Mary of Egypt – Lazar Puhalo
The Ascent to Pascha We cannot sink so deeply into the darkness that the light of grace cannot reach us. THE SUNDAY OF SAINT MARY OF EGYPT How deep into the darkness must we fall before the light can no longer reach us? What wickedness or what vice puts us...
R.S. Thomas and the Question of God’s Migratory Patterns – Luke Knight
Photo by Luke Knight R.S. Thomas and the Question of God’s Migratory Patterns The early reports on February 6 were of a massive earthquake with substantial casualties expected. Within a few days, the death toll had climbed to the thousands and the stories of trapped...
Visionary Experiences & Religious Trauma – Florian Berndt
VISIONARY EXPERIENCES & RELIGIOUS TRAUMAAfter several people shared their visionary experiences with me recently, I read a post along the same lines on social media the other day that almost made me reply with charges of blasphemy. I refrained from drafting a...
On the Nature of Sin – Abp Lazar Puhalo
Faith is an orientation of the soul, not an accord with a collection of facts. If sin ultimately means alienation from God, then its cure, true repentance, must consist in a re-orientation of one's mind, soul and life toward Jesus Christ and His...
Remembering the One Body: A Reading of Hebrews 13 – CEW Green
Reading the Bible a certain way changes the heart.Ephraim Radner Let brotherly love continue. Hebrews 13:1 I’ve been arguing that Hebrews is concerned to show how the sacrifices of Cain and Abel both fail, and how Jesus’ sacrifice, as pure gift,...