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Who has been chosen?
If God were a just God, who created everyone, then it seems weird that god would choose some people over others. Or, put it another way,...
Marvin T. Brown
Sep 17, 2024
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The Sacred and the Solemn
Both the sacred and the solemn elicit reverence, a reverence for something other than our selves. Both invite us to be reverent, but...
Marvin T. Brown
Aug 26, 2024
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A Message to Christian Nationalists
If I understand you correctly, you want to do “God’s will,” and that you know “God’s will” from the Bible, which is “God’s Word.” In...
Marvin T. Brown
Jul 23, 2024
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Christian Zionism and American “Civil Religion”
It could be that our government continues to ship bombs to Israel because we, like Israel, are a settler nation. In different ways...
Marvin T. Brown
Mar 12, 2024
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A Conceivable Letter to House Representative Mike Johnson
Dear Mr. Johnson, People like me and people like you don’t often talk with each other, so I thought I would write a letter to propose...
Marvin T. Brown
Nov 29, 2023
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Civic vs Religious Disagreement
It’s hard to underestimate the significance of the separation between church and state. Simply put, it grounds our answers to questions...
Marvin T. Brown
Aug 9, 2023
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The trouble with Christian Nationalism
What’s troubling about Christian Nationalism is not only its arrogance, but also its withdrawal from reality. At least that seems to be...
Marvin T. Brown
Jul 20, 2023
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The Civic and The Christian Imagination
Some may imagine the civic as a space for doing good, which is fine if it doesn’t deny social estrangements. Once we include social...
Marvin T. Brown
May 8, 2023
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Human Dignity and the Catholic Justices
It’s becoming clearer than ever that allowing God to enter the civic realm is causing a lot of trouble. The separation of church and...
Marvin T. Brown
May 31, 2022
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Good Friday Reflections During the Coronavirus Epidemic
When I think as a Christian theologian, which is not that often, I often ask myself where is Jesus Christ today? Some say he is in their...
Marvin T. Brown
Apr 9, 2020
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