For the past three years, I have taught a course entitled “#BlackLivesMatter and Religion.” [. . .] But after this…
A theodicy of the unliving, or, Why I won’t teach my Black Lives Matter class anymore
theodicy
Curse God and die: On Agamben and Job
The book of Job is a book about curses. That is what is at stake in the accuser’s wager with…
Defining “theodicy” (Part II)
Tradition dictated that one of Immanuel Kant’s responsibilities as professor of metaphysics at the University of Königsberg was to lead…
Defining “theodicy” (Part I)
When Leibniz coined the phrase “theodicy” for the title of his landmark 1710 work, Essais de Théodicée sur la bonté…
Haiti and religion
Across the religion blogosphere, some of the most visible discussions of the Haitian earthquake have focused on two topics: Vodou…
Earthquake theodicy
In The New York Times, James Wood suggests that the theological consequences of President Obama's comments about the Haiti earthquake…