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Bakker)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2022/01/clouds_and_water_met_dp236116.webp) ### [Locating The Oceanic In Sylvia Wynter’s “Demonic Ground”, Part 3 (Justine M. Bakker)](/religioustheory/posts/locating-the-oceanic-in-sylvia-wynters-demonic-ground-part-3-justine-m-bakker/) January 27, 2022 — By Justine M. Bakker Part 3 concludes the series by synthesizing Wynter's oceanic analytics and drawing implications for contemporary religious theory, critique, and decolonial [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/locating-the-oceanic-in-sylvia-wynters-demonic-ground-part-3-justine-m-bakker/) ![The Unbroken Middle: Overcoming The Empty Sacrifices Of Modernity With Gillian Rose And Paul, Part 2 (Michael C. Raubach)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2021/11/abrahams_sacrifice_the_sacrifice_of_isaac_met_dp888579-1119x642.webp) ### [The Unbroken Middle: Overcoming The Empty Sacrifices Of Modernity With Gillian Rose And Paul, Part 2 (Michael C. Raubach)](/religioustheory/posts/the-unbroken-middle-overcoming-the-empty-sacrifices-of-modernity-with-gillian-rose-and-paul-part-2-michael-c-raubach/) November 18, 2021 — By Michael C. Raubach The following is the second of a two-part series. The first can be found here Is it not true, though, that many individuals of different races, creeds, and [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/the-unbroken-middle-overcoming-the-empty-sacrifices-of-modernity-with-gillian-rose-and-paul-part-2-michael-c-raubach/) ![Truth And Irony – Beyond Binary Patterns In Theological Reasoning, Part 2 (Florian Klug)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2021/07/800px-modern_art_gallery.webp) ### [Truth And Irony – Beyond Binary Patterns In Theological Reasoning, Part 2 (Florian Klug)](/religioustheory/posts/truth-and-irony-beyond-binary-patterns-in-theological-reasoning-part-2-florian-klug/) July 12, 2021 — By Florian Klug The following is the second of a three-part series. The first can be found here. It will appear as a full article in the Fall 2021 issue of the Journal for [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/truth-and-irony-beyond-binary-patterns-in-theological-reasoning-part-2-florian-klug/) ![Modern Theology And The Dialectic Of God, Part 4 (Kelly Maeshiro)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2021/03/janus.webp) ### [Modern Theology And The Dialectic Of God, Part 4 (Kelly Maeshiro)](/religioustheory/posts/modern-theology-and-the-dialectic-of-god-part-4-kelly-maeshiro/) March 1, 2021 — By Kelly Maeshiro The following is the last of a four-part series. The first can be found here, the second here, the third here. Barth’s theology is in many ways contiguous with [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/modern-theology-and-the-dialectic-of-god-part-4-kelly-maeshiro/) ![Modern Theology And The Dialectic Of God, Part 2 (Kelly Maeshiro)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2021/02/1600px-bible_illustrations_01_genesis_01_02_sweet_publishing.webp) ### [Modern Theology And The Dialectic Of God, Part 2 (Kelly Maeshiro)](/religioustheory/posts/modern-theology-and-the-dialectic-of-god-part-2-kelly-maeshiro/) February 8, 2021 — By Kelly Maeshiro The following is the second of a four-part series. The first can be found here. Kantian idealism for Hegel represents the “shape” of Spirit corresponding to [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/modern-theology-and-the-dialectic-of-god-part-2-kelly-maeshiro/) ![Modern Theology And The Dialectic Of God, Part 1 (Kelly Maeshiro)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2021/02/god_by_gabe_alberro.webp) ### [Modern Theology And The Dialectic Of God, Part 1 (Kelly Maeshiro)](/religioustheory/posts/modern-theology-and-the-dialectic-of-god-part-1-kelly-maeshiro/) February 1, 2021 — By Kelly Maeshiro In the Christian tradition, the question of whether philosophy is necessary for theology, or even relevant to it, is a question almost as old as theology [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/modern-theology-and-the-dialectic-of-god-part-1-kelly-maeshiro/) ![Sexual Difference And The Vatican – A Lacanian Response, Part 2 (Melissa Conroy)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2020/10/jaques_lacan.webp) ### [Sexual Difference And The Vatican – A Lacanian Response, Part 2 (Melissa Conroy)](/religioustheory/posts/sexual-difference-and-the-vatican-a-lacanian-response-part-2-melissa-conroy/) October 6, 2020 — By Melissa Conroy The following is the second of a three-part series. The first can be found here. The current medical paradigm works to suppress and erase these bodies by [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/sexual-difference-and-the-vatican-a-lacanian-response-part-2-melissa-conroy/) ![Lacan And Pneumatology (Mark Murphy)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2020/03/catholicism_benedictine_monastery_god_christ_jesus_virgin_mary_christianity-569944.webp) ### [Lacan And Pneumatology (Mark Murphy)](/religioustheory/posts/lacan-and-pneumatology-mark-murphy/) March 22, 2020 — By Mark Murphy There has been much work on Lacan in describing his relationship to a Christological theology. We see this in work such as Žižek’s The Fragile Absolute and also [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/lacan-and-pneumatology-mark-murphy/) ![The Hollow Christians Of End Times Fiction, Part 2 (Paul Maltby)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2020/03/1280px-last_judgement_michelangelo.webp) ### [The Hollow Christians Of End Times Fiction, Part 2 (Paul Maltby)](/religioustheory/posts/the-hollow-christians-of-end-times-fiction-part-2-paul-maltby/) February 25, 2020 — By Paul Maltby The following is the second of a three-part series. The first can be found here. End Times fiction’s unrelenting focus on human sinfulness and unworthiness, a [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/the-hollow-christians-of-end-times-fiction-part-2-paul-maltby/) ![The “New Hegel” And The Question Of God, Part 3 (Gavin Hyman)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2019/06/img_4448.webp) ### [The “New Hegel” And The Question Of God, Part 3 (Gavin Hyman)](/religioustheory/posts/the-new-hegel-and-the-question-of-god-part-3-gavin-hyman/) June 8, 2019 — By Gavin Hyman The following is the last installment of a three-part series. The first one can be found here. The second one can be found here. As Thomas A As Thomas A. [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/the-new-hegel-and-the-question-of-god-part-3-gavin-hyman/) ![From Kant to Hölderlin – Poetry And Religion In The Wake Of Philosophical Aesthetics, Part 2 (Jakob Deibl)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2019/05/1920px-la_campina_romana1639_claude_lorrain.webp) ### [From Kant to Hölderlin – Poetry And Religion In The Wake Of Philosophical Aesthetics, Part 2 (Jakob Deibl)](/religioustheory/posts/from-kant-to-holderlin-poetry-and-religion-in-the-wake-of-philosophical-aesthetics-part-3-jakob-deibl/) May 7, 2019 — By Jakob Deibl The following is the second installment of a three-part series. The first one can be found here. Translated by Philipp Schlögl Translated by Philipp Schlögl. [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/from-kant-to-holderlin-poetry-and-religion-in-the-wake-of-philosophical-aesthetics-part-3-jakob-deibl/) ![From Kant to Hölderlin – Poetry And Religion In The Wake Of Philosophical Aesthetics, Part 1 (Jakob Deibl)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2017/07/hoelderlin.webp) ### [From Kant to Hölderlin – Poetry And Religion In The Wake Of Philosophical Aesthetics, Part 1 (Jakob Deibl)](/religioustheory/posts/from-kant-to-holderlin-poetry-and-religion-in-the-wake-of-philosophical-aesthetics/) April 30, 2019 — By Jakob Deibl The following is the first installment of a three-part series. Translated by Philipp Schlögl. Friederich Hölderlin’s famous quote “Thus all Religion would be [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/from-kant-to-holderlin-poetry-and-religion-in-the-wake-of-philosophical-aesthetics/) ![Prayer After the Death of God, Part II (Ashley [Gay] Graham)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2018/02/img_0502.webp) ### [Prayer After the Death of God, Part II (Ashley [Gay] Graham)](/religioustheory/posts/prayer-after-the-death-of-god-part-ii-ashley-gay-graham/) February 18, 2018 — By Ashley Graham The following is the second part in a two-part installment. The first part can be found here. This abandonment is not a permanent void; rather, it demonstrates [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/prayer-after-the-death-of-god-part-ii-ashley-gay-graham/) ![Review – The Origins of Neoliberalism: A Racialized Review (Adam F. Braun)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2017/05/origins.webp) ### [Review – The Origins of Neoliberalism: A Racialized Review (Adam F. Braun)](/religioustheory/posts/review-the-origins-of-neoliberalism-a-racialized-review-adam-f-braun/) May 4, 2017 — By Adam F. Braun *Leshem, Dotan. The Origins of Neoliberalism: Modeling the Economy from Jesus to Foucault. New York: Columbia University Press, 2016. ISBN-10: 0231177763 [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/review-the-origins-of-neoliberalism-a-racialized-review-adam-f-braun/) ![Lacan, Levinas, And The Politics Of The Subject (Joshua Lawrence)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2017/01/levinas1.webp) ### [Lacan, Levinas, And The Politics Of The Subject (Joshua Lawrence)](/religioustheory/posts/lacan-levinas-and-the-politics-of-the-subject-joshua-lawrence/) January 21, 2017 — By Joshua Lawrence Psychoanalysis has undeniably played a significant role in the development of theories critical of the social landscape It highlights key arguments and [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/lacan-levinas-and-the-politics-of-the-subject-joshua-lawrence/) ![Review – Judith Butler And The Different “Senses” Of The Subject (Matthew Waggoner)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2017/01/20897035259_73d12d6fb3_b.webp) ### [Review – Judith Butler And The Different “Senses” Of The Subject (Matthew Waggoner)](/religioustheory/posts/review-judith-butler-and-the-different-senses-of-the-subject-matthew-waggoner/) January 9, 2017 — By Matthew Waggoner Note: This review is also published simultaneously in the PDF special issue of JCRT 16.1. *Butler, Judith. Senses of the Subject Senses of the Subject. [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/review-judith-butler-and-the-different-senses-of-the-subject-matthew-waggoner/) ![Hanging Garlands Of Flowers On The Chains That Bind – Soft Totalitarianism and Techno-Rationality (Jeff Appel)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2016/11/bd7ff1a1c6e460bf8e87a4fa0ee90199.webp) ### [Hanging Garlands Of Flowers On The Chains That Bind – Soft Totalitarianism and Techno-Rationality (Jeff Appel)](/religioustheory/posts/hanging-garlands-of-flowers-on-the-chains-that-bind-soft-totalitarianism-and-techno-rationality-jeff-appel/) November 2, 2016 — By Jeff Appel This article was originally a paper delivered at the conference “Reclaiming the Unconscious – On The Intersection of Psychoanalysis With the Humanities,” [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/hanging-garlands-of-flowers-on-the-chains-that-bind-soft-totalitarianism-and-techno-rationality-jeff-appel/) ![Collective Desire and the Pathology of the Individual, Part 2 (Jodi Dean)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2016/10/proudhon-children.webp) ### [Collective Desire and the Pathology of the Individual, Part 2 (Jodi Dean)](/religioustheory/posts/collective-desire-and-the-pathology-of-the-individual-part-2-jodi-dean/) October 19, 2016 — By Jodi Dean The following is the second installment of a two-part series. The first installment was published on October 10 and can be accessed here It highlights [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/collective-desire-and-the-pathology-of-the-individual-part-2-jodi-dean/) ![Love, Psychoanalysis, and Leftist Political Ontology, Part 2 (Daniel Tutt)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2016/09/public-domain-images-free-stock-photos-wedding-dress-outdoors-green-grass-wisteria-vines.webp) ### [Love, Psychoanalysis, and Leftist Political Ontology, Part 2 (Daniel Tutt)](/religioustheory/posts/love-psychoanalysis-and-leftist-political-ontology-part-2-daniel-tutt/) September 13, 2016 — By Daniel Tutt The following is the second installment of a two-part article by Daniel Tutt entitled “Love, Psychoanalysis, and Leftist Political Ontology.” It has been [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/love-psychoanalysis-and-leftist-political-ontology-part-2-daniel-tutt/) ![Theodicy of Money – The Scene and Subject of Forgiveness (Timothy Snediker)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2016/05/mammon_and_his_slave.webp) ### [Theodicy of Money – The Scene and Subject of Forgiveness (Timothy Snediker)](/religioustheory/posts/theodicy-of-money-the-scene-and-subject-of-forgiveness/) May 18, 2016 — By Timothy Snediker Today the question of debt forgiveness has become an eminently practical, not to mention political, question. From sovereign debt crises in Greece, Spain [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/theodicy-of-money-the-scene-and-subject-of-forgiveness/) ![Jesus’ Ghost – Derrida, Christianity, and “Hauntology”, Part 3](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2016/05/brain-facs.webp) ### [Jesus’ Ghost – Derrida, Christianity, and “Hauntology”, Part 3](/religioustheory/posts/jesus-ghost-derrida-christianity-and-hauntology-part-3/) May 14, 2016 — By editors The following is Part 3 of a 3-part series by Victor Taylor on how one might reflect theologically on Jesus and the Christian message from a Derridean [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/jesus-ghost-derrida-christianity-and-hauntology-part-3/) ![Jesus’ Ghost – Derrida, Christianity, and “Hauntology” – Part 1](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2016/04/hamlets-ghost.webp) ### [Jesus’ Ghost – Derrida, Christianity, and “Hauntology” – Part 1](/religioustheory/posts/jesus-ghost-derrida-christianity-and-hauntology-part-1/) April 27, 2016 — By editors > Jesus, who was concerned till manhood with his own personal development, was free from the contagious sickness of his age and his people; free from the [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/jesus-ghost-derrida-christianity-and-hauntology-part-1/) [The Journal for Cultural and Religious Theory (JCRT)](https://jcrt.org) is an online, peer-reviewed, academic publication published by [The Whitestone Foundation](http://thewhitestonefoundation.org/), a 501c3 corporation located in Boulder, Colorado. 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