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San Diego Wed 24th March 2010 I am here to attend and speak at the “Nurturing of the Prophetic Imagination” conference, hosted by Point Loma Nazarene University. This morning I spoke in their chapel service (to over 1000 […]

I want to share some recent, exciting news with friends and readers and guests alike: the Divinity School at Duke has recently granted me tenure as Associate Professor of Theology and World Christianity, effective in July! I am […]

Greetings! The Center for Reconciliation site now features a photo journal and more extensive report on this year’s GLI gathering, “Politics, Leadership and the Christian Calling,” held in Burundi (discussed in posts below). In addition, you may read […]

Friends, Podcasts are now available of the plenary talk I gave at last October’s Faith, Film & Justice Forum in Seattle, “Justice, Forgiveness, and Reconciliation in the Wake of Genocide? The End of Words,” as well as an […]

According to the Catholic liturgical calendar, the fourth Sunday in lent is known as laetare Sunday. Laetare is the singular imperative of the latin laetari, to rejoice. The invitation, nay command of the 4th Sunday of lent is […]

The story of Moses before the burning bush (Exodus 3:1ff) was read in many churches this past Sunday. I have always wondered why in the story Moses is commanded to not go any nearer but to “take off […]