E-SUPPLEMENT TO THE JOURNAL FOR CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS THEORY
In the Christian Antiquity and later on during the Middle Ages, there was neither separation nor much distinction between the theological and the political matters. It was common that theological doctrines induced political philosophy and practice, and vice versa. Theological interpretations of the Incarnation as they developed during the Late Antiquity, had political extrapolations and […]
The following is the second part in a two-part installment. The first part can be found here. III. Prayer As Confession: Thinking in love This abandonment is not a permanent void; rather, it demonstrates the Eckhartian notion of leaving behind beings not because they are insufficient, but because they are allusions, traces, references to love.[1] […]
Since the philosopher Nietzsche announced the “death of God” over a century ago, the specter of divine absence has hovered over Western civilization. The importance of this theme has not been limited to atheists. Since at least the 1960s, the “death of God” movement has captivated the imagination of theologians and philosophers alike, and as […]
The following is the first part in a two-part installment. Metaphysics is onto-theo-logy. Someone who has experienced theology in his own roots, both the theology of the Christian faith and that of philosophy, would today rather remain silent when speaking in the realm of thinking. – Martin Heidegger, “The Onto-theo-logical Constitution of Metaphysics”[1] …if there […]
The following is the second part in a two-part installment. The first part can be found here. A Kearnian Reading of the Lukan John In Kearnian terms, then, the John portrayed by Luke is one who has a special, though not as paradigmatically unique as Jesus’, openness of persona to the God of possibility. Might […]
The following is the first installment of a two-part series. The wild hair, the scratchy clothing, the grit and body odor, and the exotic diet. All of these images typically come to mind when one mentions John the Baptist. He is a cartoonishly fiery, angry (and a wee bit insane) prophet railing against the system […]
We are looking for authors to review the a variety books in different topic areas related to religious and cultural theory. Current books for which we need reviewers are listed here. If you would like to review one or multiple titles for us, please contact our review editor Rebekah Gordon at rebekahgordon93@gmail.com. If you have not been a […]
In addition to reviews and commentaries, the new JCRT feature “religious theory” (www.jcrt.org/religioustheory), updated regularly, will publish in an ongoing sequence short analysis or reflections that respond to certain burning issues or questions of the day, or at least those issues or questions where there are hot coals or embers. For more information, go to […]
Massumi, Brian. Ontopower: War, Powers, and the State of Perception. Durham NC: Duke University Press, 2015. Hardcover, Paperback, E-book, ix + 320 pages. A veritable articulation of power after (and operating alongside) Foucault’s biopower, Ontopower: War, Powers, and the State of Perception offers a framework and conceptual tools for navigating the post-9/11 reality of the “war […]
The following is the second installment of a two-part series. The first installment can be found here. Zoroastrianism Zoroastrianism is believed to be an outgrowth of an Indo-Iranian religious tradition that dates to the 2nd millennium BCE. However, we do not see it mentioned in Greek writings until about the middle of the 5th century […]