Brad East

Brad East teaches theology at Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas.

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Have We Become Gods?

Tara Isabella Burton’s new book asks: How has self-creation in pursuit of profit become our social ideal?

By Brad East

November 15, 2023

Secularism and Modernity

Culture

Books

Article

Still Supersessionist?

Timothy P. Jackson considers the Shoah not just as a moral or political event, but as a theological one.

By Brad East

November 17, 2021

Books

History

Jewish-Christian Relations

Article

The Specter of Marcion

In the fraught history of Jewish-Christian relations, Protestants and Catholics developed different responses to supercessionism, a legacy that must be confronted

By Brad East

February 13, 2019

Theology

Jewish-Christian Relations

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Politics

Is ‘Bronze Age Pervert’ Born to Rule?

It’s hard to understand how anyone can think of Bronze Age Pervert as a role model, but an alarming number of young would-be fascists apparently do.

By Matt McManus

November 19, 2023

Religion

Sold by the Jesuits

Rachel L. Swarns's book dives into the history and legacy of the 272 slaves sold by the Jesuits at Georgetown University.

By Marcia Chatelain

November 15, 2023

Culture

Have We Become Gods?

Tara Isabella Burton’s new book asks: How has self-creation in pursuit of profit become our social ideal?

By Brad East

November 15, 2023

Books

Preserving Hope for Humanity

One fear ties together techno-utopian fantasies and anti-birth environmentalism: the messy, imperfect reality of our human bodies.

By Gilbert Meilaender

November 1, 2023

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The Israel-Palestine Conflict

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By The Editors

November 14, 2023