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…
By Ched Myers The Other Side. 5 pp. “This is my body” should lie at the heart of our liturgy— and at the heart of our politics. We have arrived again at the quadrennial rite we call presidential elections. Like so many liturgical forms, the ritual remains long after the substance behind it has atrophied.By…
By Ched Myers The Witness, April, 1995. 4 pp. When I reached Kaho’ olawe, I kissed the ground.Through my work with indigenous people throughout the Pacific, which had focused on their struggles for self-determination and particularly their struggles around issues of land and land rights, I’d developed a fairly keen sense of the pain that…
by Ched Myers: $33.00 Email BCM to PURCHASE This sequel to Binding the Strong Man comprehensively articulates a North American theology of liberation, justice and peace. Paper, 495pp, bibliography & index. Orbis Books.
By Ched Myers The Witness, April, 1993. 3 pp. Enter again the sacred circle of Story. Begin again at the end, as we are ever invited to do.Peter had followed Jesus at a distance, right into the courtyard of the high priest (Mk 14:54). Twilight. The fisherman finds himself standing in the palace courtyard of…
Daniel Berrigan’s foreword to the original 1988 publication of Binding the Strong Man. Full article: Foreword to BTSM by Daniel Berrigan SKU: 88-1-F