Jewish Philosophy of Religion

Tsimtsum In Life Of Pi, Part 4 (Daniel Reiser)

The following is the last of a four-part series. The first can be found here, the second here, the third here. Is what Martel presents his readers only a pragmatic approach which demonstrates the utilitarian value of religion? Is religion “false” but nevertheless worth adopting because it provides a better (story) way of life?[1] Is God just another […]

Political Theology Theology

From Christology to Political Theology (Cyril Hovorun)

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 […]

Critical Race Theory

From Heathen to Sub-Human: A Genealogy of the Influence of the Decline of Religion on the Rise of Modern Racism, Part 3 (Oludamini Ogunnaike)

  The following is the third part of an article in three installments that initially appeared in July 2016 in Open Theology 2:2016 785-203.  It is republished here with the permission of the author.  The first installment can be accessed here, the second installment here. The Rise of Modern Racism in the Enlightenment  The Enlightenment […]

African Studies Critical Race Theory

From Heathen to Sub-Human – A Genealogy of the Influence of the Decline of Religion on the Rise of Modern Racism, Part 1 (Oludamini Ogunnaike)

The following is the first part of an article that appeared in July 2016 in Open Theology 2:2016 785-203.  It is republished here with the permission of the author.  The second and third installments will be published in the coming weeks. The medieval European world… knew the black man chiefly as a legend or occasional […]