“Every Christian is a Theologian” — Letty M. Russell

I'm just finishing The Liberating Word: A Guide to Nonsexist Interpretation of the Bible, edited by Letty M. Russell (Philadelphia, PA: Westminster, 1976), which can be freely borrowed on archive.org. This is vintage feminist theology, and it provides feminist reading strategies that are still used today. For example, Joanna Dewey writes, "Whenever there is a …

New article on Moltmann, Peter Enns, and Ecclesiastes

The New Zealand and Australian theological journal, Colloquium, recently published my article. Here's the abstract: The book of Ecclesiastes has often endured an existence at the margins of Christian faith. Interestingly, a theologian known precisely for his interest in retrieving the marginal, Jürgen Moltmann, has all but overlooked the theological value of this text, tending …

Moltmann’s Aversion to Authority

I'm currently reading through some of the secondary literature as I near the end of my doctorate. Reading Moltmann's foreword to A. J. Conyers's God, Hope, and History, I stumbled across this personal note from Moltmann in regard to his aversion to authority (whether it be ecclesial or political)--something that Conyers is critical of Moltmann for …

Transcript: Emergent theological conversation with Jürgen Moltmann 1B

Turns out I did find some time to transcribe the second part of the podcast, the discussion with Moltmann following his short biographical presentation. The audio can be found here. * * * Tony Jones: There’s a lot, and there’s obviously a lot that happened since 1967. I’d like to stop and look back at …

Transcript: Emergent theological conversation with Jürgen Moltmann 1A

I got this down today as there's some good content in this series that hasn't appeared in writing yet--something I always find easier to make my way through, especially for engaging with Moltmann's theology in my doctoral studies! I don't know how many of these I'll complete but I'll post this one anyway because it's …

Art in Moltmann’s Major Works

Moltmann frequently refers to pieces of art that he has had in his office while writing particular works. I decided to put this post together as a reference. 1. The Yellow Crucifixion, Marc Chagall | Image 1 | Image 2 This image is copyrighted so I have linked to other sites displaying it instead. This is the …

Transcript: God’s Unfinished Future Interview

This is a transcript of the interview entitled, "God's Unfinished Future," which focusses especially on Moltmann's theology in The Coming of God. Here is a suggested citation: Trinity Church Wall Street, "God's Unfinished Future: Jurgen Moltmann Interview," video, 17:42, 2007, https://www.trinitywallstreet.org/video/gods-unfinished-future-jurgen-moltmann-interview, transcript accessible at https://cameroncoombe.wordpress.com/2018/11/07/transcript-gods-unfinished-future-interview/. * * * Prologue: We sat down with Professor Moltmann in the living …

Ancient Wisdom–Modern World: 2018 Vose Conference

Last week I attended the 2018 conference at Vose Seminary in Perth, Australia, to present my paper on Ecclesiastes. I cannot give much more information as I expect it to go under peer review soon. The conference was aimed at pastors, addressing the theme of biblical wisdom, which included both the wisdom literature and the …

Transcript: Jürgen Moltmann with Miroslav Volf

Here are two transcripts for the Moltmann and Volf videos I have embedded below. The first video is a shorter excerpt from the second. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_XG7NywtjM&t=32s Here is a suggested citation: Dion Forster, Yale Divinity School, “Who is God for you? (Jürgen Moltmann with Miroslav Volf),” YouTube video, 4:15, posted 14 August 2014, https://youtu.be/Z_XG7NywtjM, transcript accessible at https://cameroncoombe.wordpress.com/2018/01/22/transcript-jurgen-moltmann-with-miroslav-volf/. …

Transcript: “An interview with Jürgen Moltmann by Selina Palm VLOG 63”

This is a transcription of "An interview with Jürgen Moltmann by Selina Palm VLOG 63," embedded here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BA_IPIOG34&t=10s Here is a recommended citation: Dion Forster, "An interview with Jürgen Moltmann by Selina Palm VLOG 63," YouTube video, 37:40, posted 5 April 2017, https://youtu.be/5BA_IPIOG34, transcript accessible at https://cameroncoombe.wordpress.com/2018/01/21/transcript-an-interview-with-jurgen-moltmann-by-selina-palm-vlog-63/ Here is my transcript. Please comment below for corrections: Selina …