Locating the Early Locke: Review of "The Pretenses of Loyalty," Pt. 2
One of the most valuable contributions of Perry’s book is his attempt to illuminate the heretofore rather unexplored territory of Locke’s early work—his 1667 Essay on Toleration and especially his 1660...
View ArticleLocke's Tenuous Harmonization of Loyalties: Review of "The Pretenses of...
Chapters 4 and 5 of Pretenses of Loyalty constitute the heart of Perry’s argument, offering as they do an intriguing re-interpretation of Locke’s Letter Concerning Toleration and revealing the tensions...
View ArticleLocke and Loyalty Today: Review of the "Pretenses of Loyalty," Pt. 4
The crucial thread in Perry’s narrative has been that of the “turn to loyalty”: where Rawlsian liberalism can dismiss the problem of religious loyalty and imagine that religious and political loyalties...
View ArticleVoting and Alienation
Four years ago, I was an idealistic college student who believed in change. Frustrated with the years of Bush-style imperialism and capitalism, I was ready for some big government and the return of...
View ArticleThe Problem with Marriage
Marriage equality is a hot topic in Christian communities. Recently, Gene Robinson, the first openly gay bishop, came to Fuller to talk about the freedom to love. As a result, many students at Fuller...
View ArticleTeaching Political Theology, Part 3: Making Theology Political and Politics...
We have all been around people who constantly tell stories in which the person telling the story is also the clear hero of the story. And none of us wants to be that person. I think this should be the...
View ArticleStanley Hauerwas and the Law
Thanks to Dave for the invitation to write this guest post. I am a professor of law and political science at Washington University in St. Louis. I’m also serving as the special editor for a symposium...
View ArticleThe Politics of Luke 1:39-45
For three weeks now, I have been listening to Mary’s Magnificat sung as a part of the mid-week evening prayer service in my congregation. Last week, I leaned over to my five-year-old and told her,...
View ArticleThe Politics of Transformed International Relations—Ephesians 2:11-22...
The formation of a new international polity is integral to the Apostle Paul's understanding of the gospel. The Church provides a model for transformed international relations. Source
View ArticleAt the End of Liberal Theory
The texts I have identified as “need to become ‘essential’ texts” function in this spirit...Each addresses questions of community-creation outside of liberal norms and modes of power.Source
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