“Evil is to be overcome by forgiveness. As likewise is violence.”-John Milbank, Christ the Exception Jesus gives us an alternative to violence. Forgiveness. Jesus didn’t just theorize about it, he lived it. On the cross Christ made his message credible. He lived it...

Thinking Tikkun Olam in Istanbul by Brian Zahnd

I’m sitting on a rooftop in Istanbul. I’m thinking. Thinking about the world. Thinking about Jesus. I’m thinking about Jesus as the savior of the world and the Jewish concept of tikkun olam (“to mend the world”). The world is broken.It needs mending.Jesus is the...