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The Problem of Christian Soldiers

By Nick Don at Theopolitical I am convinced (it is well known) that the New Testament expects a strongly countercultural lifestyle for followers of Christ. Part of that strange discipleship is a renunciation of violence…
To Be A Christian Voice

By Nick Don at Theopolitical I have said before that a genuinely Christian voice is very often missing from political debate. Christians may support this or that voice in public discussion, but most often these voices a…
A Theological Critique of the Libyan War

By Nick Don at Theopolitical Howard Zinn has taught us, wherever we fall on the political spectrum, that to understand history we must read it from the bottom up. If you want to learn about the French Revolution, readin…
A Subversive Prayer for National Leaders

By Nick Don at Theopolitical In a recent blog post, Brian Walsh (co-author of the provocative Colossions Remixed commentary) offered a prayer for the upcoming Canadian elections, which were moved forward to this spring b…
Book Review: Migrations of the Holy by William T. Cavanaugh

By Nick Don at Theopolitical I have read a staggering number of books that claim the subject “political theology.” Many of these books fail at a fundamental level. In attempting to allow Christians a voice…
Jubilee and Christian Economics

By Nick Don at Theopolitical Jubilee was a multi-layered practice often rejected, ignored or manipulated in ancient Egypt. It instructed that all debts be canceled every seven years, and all and return to its original o…
Religious Violence: The Center of the Issue

By Nick Don at Theopolitical William T. Cavanaugh, author of The Myth of Religious Violence: Secular Ideology and the Roots of Modern Conflict, recounts seeing a poster at a university campus where he was speaking. The…
Humanist-Catholic Debate: Worth the Effort?

By Nick Don at Theopolitical From a note on Benedict XVI Facebook page (of all places): Last month two groups of people met in a church in central London to discuss gay adoption, abortion and religious schools. On one si…
Theology is Not Reducible to Soundbites

By Nick Don at Theopolitical “You’re asking for it both ways: that doesn’t make sense.” Rob Bell was interviewed about his new book Love Wins by Martin Bashir of MSNBC recently. Everyone is a…
Amid the Tsunami: Abandoning the Explanation

By Nick Don at Theopolitical As I sit down to write this, the tsunami has started, but has not ended. The world is in the middle of the tsunami. This means that we have no idea, at this point, how destructive the tsuna…