Articles written by Elaine Enns and/or Ched Myers – usually from print or online publications which are published elsewhere.
By Ched Myers Sojourners. 2 pp. Article link – this will take you to this free article on the Sojourners website (in a new window). The 1996 dismantling of the welfare system has engendered the most thorough reassessment concerning the role of the religious community in the delivery of public social services since the New…
By Ched Myers With Elaine Enns. A section in Making Peace with Conflict: Practical Skills for Conflict Transformation, edited by C. Schrock-Shenk & L. Ressler. Herald Press/Pandora Press. 8 pp This chapter looks briefly at the biblical commitment to equality, then examines three aspects of gender conflict today: equal hearing, equal opportunity, and equal respect….
By Ched Myers Priests and People (England). 7 pp. “WE READ THE GOSPEL as if we had no money,” laments American Jesuit theologian John Haughey, “and we spend our money as if we know nothing of the Gospel.” Indeed, the topic of economics is exceedingly difficult to talk about in most churches, more taboo than…
By Ched Myers The Other Side, May-June. With Eric Debode. 6 pp THE PARABLES OF JESUS IN THE SYNOPTIC GOSPELS represent the very oldest traditions in the New Testament. Despite this (or perhaps because of it), our churches often handle these stories timidly, if they handle them at all. Perhaps we intuit that there is…
By Ched Myers Toronto: Malcolm Lester Books, Crossroads Press. 3 pp There is an old Bible story about King Josiah of Judah, who is told of “a book of the Law” that has been discovered in the basement of the Temple (2 Kings 22). The king summons all his advisors to interpret the meaning of…
By Ched Myers Orbis Books. 3 pp “WE READ THE GOSPEL as if we had no money,” laments American Jesuit theologian John Haughey, “and we spend our money as if we know nothing of the Gospel.” Indeed, the topic of economics is exceedingly difficult to talk about in most First World churches, more taboo than…
By Ched Myers Uniting Church Studies (Melbourne, Australia), 4:2. 11 pp. Over the past several years Australian and North American Protestants have witnessed widespread denominational deliberations concerning matters of Christian living–particularly regarding what constitutes faithful sexuality. Sadly, much of this churchly discourse has conformed predictably to the polarized ideological battle lines of the wider culture…
By Ched Myers With Matthew Colwell. Published on Journey into Freedom website. 15 pp. A recent PBS series introduced a new term into our popular lexicon: “Affluenza.” This “virus” is indeed widespread in North American society, easily contracted in a consumer environment that celebrates excess and attributes magical powers to products. Unfortunately, our churches and…
By Ched Myers Priests and People (Cambridge, England). 8 pp. Trying to identify the “major themes” of the Bible can be a treacherous undertaking, given the vast breadth, depth and diversity of the scriptures. It is not, however, an impossible task. Christians quite naturally look to the Jesus story for help, rightly believing that this…
By Ched Myers Immaculate Heart of Mary Newsletter. 5 pp. Mark opens and closes his Passion narrative with stories of women who wish to ritually anoint Jesus for burial (14:3-9; 16:1ff). The function of this bracketing is to give the reader hope that, even though the male disciples abandon the Way of the cross, there…