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Proper 16B / Ordinary 21B / Pentecost 13
August 23, 2015
Tatarnic, Martha Smith, "Whoever comes to me: open table, missional church, and the body of Christ," Anglical Theological Review, 2014.
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"In focusing the question sacramental practice in identity wit- ness, and mission rather than inclusion and hospitality. Open Table congregations can lay claim to participating in and contributing to (rather than detracting from) missional renewal in our church’s worshiping life."
- Bracken, Joseph A., "The challenge of self-giving love," Theological Studies, 2013.
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Abstract: "Conventional wisdom sometimes holds that selfishness pays off and is even necessary for survival in a competitive world. Joseph Bracken here challenges that view, arguing instead that self-giving love for others is the mainspring of human life and even of the cosmic process as a whole. Basing his argument on texts from Scripture, church tradition, and philosophical reflection on the nature o f I-Thou relations, he concludes that the goal of self-transcendence is paradoxically located not in the self but in the well-being of the other."
- Werline, Rodney Alan, "Prayer, politics, and power in the Hebrew Bible," Interpretation, 2014.
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"This essay applies current anthropological methods to selected texts in the Hebrew Bible in order to investigate the place o؛ prayer within relationships 0؛ power.؛ Bower does not simply exist as an ideal, but in the ability of humans to influence the actions of other humans. Ritual theorists have recently argued that, in part, ritual functions as a way that people negotiate, mediate and enact power within these relationships. A reading of prayer texts from the Hebrew Bible from this perspective casts new light on the role of prayer in the micro-politics of everyday life and reveals the way in which biblical authors attempted to tie this to Israel’s larger story."
- Green, Yosef, "The reign of King Solomon: diplomatic and economic perspectives," Jewish Bible Quarterly, 2014.
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"It was indeed a unique chapter in toe economic history of ancient Israel, especially concerning its relations with Egypt, Phoenicia, and Sheba. According to A. Malamat, ’’It was toe only point in history that toe Holy Land ever attained primary status in ؛international politics . . . Solomon’s kingdom was toe major power of its day."
Holt-Woehl, Hollie M., "Putting on the whole armor of God: preaching Ephesians 6:10-20 in a mullticultural congregation," Word & World, 2009.
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"The tensions and struggles present both in the world and in our congregations—perhaps especially in our multicultural and immigrant congregations —require us to put on the whole armor of God for our protection, our survival, and our thriving."
Husted, Heidi, "Decisions," The Christian Century, 2000.
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“What does a life reordered by God’s demands look like today?”
Brueggemann, Walter, "At the Mercy of Babylon: A Subversive Rereading of the Empire," Journal of Biblical Literature, 1991.
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“It is clear in the prayer that it is God and only God who gives mercy. God is the only subject of the verb ntn. God must grant mercy if any is to be given.”
Brueggemann, Walter, "The Liturgy of Abundance, the Myth of Scarcity," The Christian Century, 2008.
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“Consumerism has become a demonic spiritual force. Does the gospel have the power to help us withstand it?”
Fitzgerald, Matt, "Living by the Word: Ephesians 6:10-20," The Christian Century, 2009.
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“If we cannot be protected from an enemy as obvious as ourselves, can we ever hope to find protection strong enough to thwart the ‘cosmic powers’ that cause us to turn on one another in the first place?”
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