Articles
Articles written by the faculty and staff of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis
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The Bible as literature: how a book transforms time and space
In preparing for a class on “The Bible as Literature,” I discovered again how time and space are transformed by one written word.
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Can religion and politics make us more civil?
E.J. Dionne raised the question at a recent lecture at nearby Washington University. Perhaps the better question to ask is this: Can I love my…
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Visualizing the Anthropocene
In the last post, I mentioned a few examples of human influence on earth that have prompted many to now speak of the Anthropocene Epoch,…
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Compassion, Mercy, and Diakonia
What happens when we use the term “mercy” to describe our actions toward our neighbor or the church’s orientation to the world?
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And now…The Anthropocene Epoch, or The Age of Man
We’ve done it. We’ve remade creation according to our own needs, desires, and vision. And so it is now different than it has ever been…
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Greek Zombies
The disciples inspected the oars, while Jesus made a bench. It gets dark after that . . .
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The fall of Joe Paterno
Minute by minute, the details of the sexual abuse scandal at Penn State University are becoming more appalling, despicable, and sad. Among other things, Joe…
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WDJT?
What Did Jesus Teach? And what does that have to do with Christianity?
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How Shall We Live?
Seven billion people as of Oct 31, Reformation Day. The world’s population has more than doubled in my lifetime. For that matter, it’s increased three…