BSO7a-b Interview with Kaya Mar

May 3, 2016May 19, 2016 James Arts, Audio, Culture, Imperialism, Politics, Reception History, Violence War Biblical Studies Online Podcast, Kaya Mar

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The latest BSO podcast is James Crossley interviewing the artist and political satirist Kaya Mar which took place on 3 May, 2016. Due to some minor technical hitches, the interview is in two parts. The first short part (BSO7a) is effectively the intro while the second part (BSO7b) is the bulk of the interview. The interview covers the biblical topics such as Jesus-Corbyn comparisons, a number of political paintings with biblical themes listed below, and José Saramago’s novels on Christian origins, as well as other issues such as the political functions of the artist. The interviews can be streamed or downloaded here and should be available on iTunes shortly:

BSO7a Interview with Kaya Mar (Intro; 2:47)

BSO7b Interview with Kaya Mar (Main; 35:05)

Kaya Mar’s work features on the front of a recently updated version of a book on the Bible in English political discourse since 1968:

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Mar’s work ranges from landscapes through portraits to political satire. The Bible and religion feature regularly as plenty of examples from Mar’s website show (including those mentioned in the podcast). Readers might want to look at ‘The Birth of Gideon’, ‘Jeremy Corbyn: Labour’s Unwanted Child’, ‘Crucifying the NHS’, ‘Saint Kate’, ‘Madman Martyred to Imperialism’, ‘Attending King David on His Throne’, ‘The Occupy Tent City at St Paul’s Cathedral’, and ‘The Massacre of the Kurds’ (and many, many more).

Here is some more information on Kaya Mar:

Biblical Studies Online podcast: An interview with Ward Blanton on Paul, politics and philosophy

January 24, 2016April 19, 2016 James Academics - interviews, Audio, Christian Origins, Culture, Economic, Marxist Criticism, Globalization, Ideological Criticisms, Imperialism, Methods and Approaches in Biblical Studies, Paul, Pauline, Philosophy, Politics, Secondary Biblical Studies Online Podcast, University of Kent, Ward Blanton

wardblanton The latest Biblical Studies Online podcast (BSO06) is now available on iTunes for download here or, for non-iTunes users, here. It is an interview with Ward Blanton, Reader in Biblical Cultures and European Thought, University of Kent. Blanton talks about Paul, politics, philosophy, Jewishness, revolutionary thinking, Pauline studies, and his book, A Materialism for the Masses: St Paul and the Philosophy of Undying Life (Columbia University Press, 2014).

Mark Noll on “The Bible in Early America: Colonies, Empire, Revival, War”

January 8, 2016 Deane Imperialism, Politics, Reception History, Secondary, Video, Violence War Bible in Early America, colonization, empire, Mark Noll, revival, war

Mark A. Noll (Francis A. McAnaney Professor of History, University of Notre Dame) delivered a lecture on “the role of Scripture in American history, from the era of Christopher Columbus through the American Revolution” at Boston College on October 29, 2015.

Bible, Empire, and Reception History conference – Live Streaming November 18-19, 2015

November 9, 2015November 19, 2015 Deane Economic, Marxist Criticism, Economics, Globalization, Ideological Criticisms, Imperialism, Methods and Approaches in Biblical Studies, Politics, Race Postcolonial, Race, Postcolonial Criticism, Reception History, Secondary, Video, Violence War, Zionism and Modern Israel Ana T. Valdez, Bible Empire and Reception History, Brennan Breed, Brent Strawn, Carol A. Newsom, Christine Yoder, Columbia Theological Seminary, Dianne Stewart, Dora Mbuwayesango, Emmanuel Lartey, Eric Barreto, Esther Menn, Fernando Segovia, Gregory Cuéllar, Haruko Ward, Hendrik Bosman, Jaime Lara, Jin Young Choi, Kwok Pui-Lan, Madipoane Masenya, Mitri Raheb, Mrinalini Sebastian, Musa Dube, Raj Nadella, Rhondda Robinson Thomas, Richard Horsley, Safwat Marzouk, Sarojini Nadar, Stephen Moore, Tat-siong Benny Liew, Temba Mafico, Uriah Kim, Warren Carter, Yvonne Sherwood

Columbia Theological Seminary announced that it will livestream its upcoming conference on Bible, Empire, and Reception History during November 18-19. The Bible, Empire, and Reception History conference will explore the production and use of the Bible in various historical and geographic contexts of empire. It will consider the use of postcolonial criticism in interpreting biblical texts and its implications in modern contexts.
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The live stream will be available on LiveStream. Columbia Theological Seminary (Georgia, Atlanta) is in the U.S. Eastern Standard Time zone (UTC/GMT -5 hours). The conference schedule is as follows:

8:30-9:00, Wednesday, November 18
Welcome, Introductions and Key Issues

9:00-12:30, Wednesday, November 18
Session # 1. The Bible and Ancient Empires
Keynote Speakers: Carol A. Newsom and Richard Horsley
Respondents: Warren Carter and Esther Menn
Panelists: Christine Yoder (Presider), Stephen Moore, Brent Strawn, Eric Barreto

2:00-5:30, Wednesday, November 18
Session # 2. The Bible, Empire, and the Americas
Keynote Speakers: Yvonne Sherwood and Jaime Lara
Respondents: Fernando Segovia and Rhondda Robinson Thomas
Panelists: Brennan Breed (Presider), Ana T. Valdez, Dianne Stewart, Gregory Cuéllar

9:00-12:30, Thursday, November 19
Session # 3. The Bible, Empire, and Asia
Keynote Speakers: Kwok Pui-Lan and Mitri Raheb
Respondents: Tat-Siong Benny Liew and Mrinalini Sebastian
Panelists: Raj Nadella (Presider), Jin Young Choi, Uriah Kim, Haruko Ward

2:00-5:30, Thursday, November 19
Session # 4. The Bible, Empire, and Africa
Keynote Speakers: Musa Dube and Hendrik Bosman
Respondents: Dora Mbuwayesango and Sarojini Nadar
Panelists: Emmanuel Lartey (Presider), Temba Mafico, Safwat Marzouk, Madipoane Masenya

Columbia have also made available videos of the conference presentations.

Biblical Studies Online Podcast 4: An Interview with Robert Myles and Michael Sandford

August 9, 2014 James Audio, Economic, Marxist Criticism, Economics, Gospels, Ideological Criticisms, Imperialism, Jesus, Life Teachings Acts, Matthew, Methods and Approaches in Biblical Studies, Politics, Race Postcolonial, Race, Postcolonial Criticism, Reception History, Universities / Academia, Zionism and Modern Israel class, homelessness, Marxist exegesis, Michael Sandford, poverty, Robert Myles

The latest Biblical Studies Online podcast is available on iTunes or, if iTunes isn’t your thing, available here.

James Crossley interviews Robert Myles, author of The Homeless Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew (Sheffield Phoenix Press, 2014), and Michael Sandford, author of Poverty, Wealth, and Empire: Jesus and Postcolonial Criticism (Sheffield Phoenix Press, 2014). In addition to discussing their latest books, the interview covers issues of class, postcolonialism, and biblical scholarship.

The Bible in Contemporary English Politics

February 24, 2014February 24, 2014 James Apocalyptic, Audio, Christian Politics, Globalization, Imperialism, Politics, Reception History, Religion as category, Secondary, Universities / Academia, Violence War

From Sheffield Biblical Studies, three lectures by James Crossley:

The following three audios (mp3) are full length lectures are from the William Temple Association lecture series (Jan./Feb. 2014)

Lecture 1: The Bible in Contemporary English Politics; or, Tony Benn and the decline of the Radical Bible. This looks at the assumptions of what the Bible ‘really means’ in English (and broader) political discourse and the decline of politically radical interpretation of the Bible in English politics with particular reference to Tony Benn.

Lecture 2: Margaret Thatcher’s Religion. This is, incidentally, a bit different from a previous lecture on Thatcher’s Bible, though with some overlap towards the end (on her biblical exegesis). It looks at Thatcher’s Methodist upbringing, her ‘rediscovery’ of Methodism in the 1970s, the Cold War and her understanding of Marxism in to religion, her understanding of Judaism, her conflicts with the CofE, and her biblical exegesis.

Lecture 3: Tony Blair and the End of the Radical Bible. This lecture looks at how Blair developed Thatcher’s Bible and her understanding of religion during the war on terror. It will further look at Blair’s reinterpretation of Labour’s more radical heritage to now concern liberal interventionism. Blair represents the final victory of Thatcher’s Bible in parliamentary politics.

Elisabeth Schussler Fiorenza: “How the Power of Empire has Historically Shaped Christian Scriptures”

January 30, 2014 Deane Ancient Mediterranean, Biblical Literature, Feminist, Gender, Queer Criticisms, Globalization, Historical and Literary Contexts, Ideological Criticisms, Imperialism, Methods and Approaches in Biblical Studies, Politics, Race, Postcolonial Criticism, Reception History Burke Lecture, Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza, Harvard Divinity School, power of empire

Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza discusses the use of the language of Empire in Christian scriptures, in a 2007 Burke Lecture, against the backdrop of modern globalization and U.S. empire.

Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza of the Harvard Divinity School has done pioneering work in biblical interpretation and feminist theology. She explores how the power of empire has historically shaped Christian Scriptures but also how it continues to shape our self-understanding and public discourse in the present.