Exodus Midrash in the Gospel
By Ched MyersWith Russell Powell. In Freedom Journeys: The Tale of Exodus and Wilderness Across Millennia. Ed. by A. Waskow and P. Berman, Philadelphia: Jewish Lights, pp. 203-210. Full Article: Exodus Midrash in the Gospel SKU: 11-1-Pa
The Fall of Adam and the Rise of Civilization: Brief Notes on Genesis 1-11
By Ched MyersAn excerpt from “Land Sunday,” in The Season of Creation: A Preaching Commentary. Ed. by N. Habel, D. Rhoads, H. Santmire (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2011), pp 83-99. 7 pp. Origin stories matter. They tell us who we are, how we got this way, and what our responsibilities are. They shape meaning and help…
Four Aspects of How Land is Perceived in the Bible
By Ched MyersAn excerpt from “Land Sunday,” in The Season of Creation: A Preaching Commentary. Ed. by N. Habel, D. Rhoads, H. Santmire (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2011), pp 83-99. 3pp. Most contemporary North Americans have been socialized to see and value the earthy terrain around them in terms of private possession, economic exploitation, and commodification….
Review of Jim Douglass, JFK: Why He Died and Why It Matters
by Ched Myers Published in Tikkun. Full Article:Â Review of Jim Douglass, JFK: Why He Died and Why It Matters SKU: 10-2-F
Justice that Restores Lives: A Conversation with Murphy Davis
By Elaine Enns Conspire, Nov 2010, 4 pp. Elaine interviews Murphy Davis from The Open Door Community in Atlanta, GA describing her tireless work with homelessness and death row, and her searing analysis of the prison industrial complex. (See Ambassadors of Reconciliation, Vol II for Murphy’s complete story and other contemporary witnesses.) Full Article:Â Justice that…
Jack and the Beanstalk:A Political Reading of an Old, Wise Folktale, Part I
BCM Enews article, 2010). A Sabbath Economics exegesis of the famous European peasant tale about how great wealth corrupts—even poor people. In both ancient and modern civilization, the elite control the media. Thus it is the news, the public myths, the histories and the philosophies of the haves that are broadcast and preserved. The perspectives…
Galvanizing Will: What Restorative Justice means to Voiceless Victims
by Elaine Enns and Ched Myers Sojourners, Aug 2010, 1 p. 1 page article in which Elaine and Ched reflect on the Golf Coast Oil Spill. Full Article:Â Galvanizing Will: What Restorative Justice means to Voiceless Victims SKU: E10-2-F
Richard Horsley’s The Bible and Empire: A Review
by Ched Myers Theology Today (Summer). 4 pp.. It has become almost de rigueur among biblical scholars to use the lens of “empire studies” in their work. I see this as a welcome change from 20 years ago, when my commentary on Mark (Binding the Strong Man: A Political Reading of Mark’s Story of Jesus,…
Spoils of the Poor: Isaiah 3
by Ched Myers Conspire, Summer, (2:3), pp 36-38. Full Article:Â Spoils of the Poor: Isaiah 3 SKU: 10-3-F