By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2023-09-13T04:16:33-04:00September 13th, 2023|Tags: Biblical Violence, Empowerment, Norea, Reality of the Rulers, The Thought of Norea|
Even worse in my eyes is the way Athanasius staged a comeback and regained power, time and again, by gaslighting people into believing that he was not a criminal, but instead, the ultimate victim.
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2023-06-10T01:02:01-04:00June 7th, 2023|Tags: Church, Empowerment, Jesus, Racial Justice, Social Justice, Surprising Things about Jesus|
If we listen to one another – which I think is a fundamental act of love – if we listen to one another’s experience, then we can begin to see how multi-faceted this experience of Jesus is. An interview with Dr. Joseph Bessler
By Dr. Erin K. Vearncombe|2023-05-29T21:44:33-04:00January 21st, 2023|Tags: Clothing, Comfort, Empowerment, Gospel of Matthew|
When I looked into the realities of ancient clothing, however, I started to see how tied together clothing and the body – and beyond the body, the very stuff of self – really were, for Jesus’ audience.
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2022-05-15T08:05:03-04:00May 18th, 2022|Tags: Christian Heresies, Empowerment, Gnosticism, Nag Hammadi, Secret Revelation of John|
For those who want to hold power and authority over others, the value of this ancient text remains controversial, because it discusses the kind of freedom that offends authoritarian control.
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2023-08-01T05:46:57-04:00April 6th, 2022|Tags: Apocryphal Texts, Christian Heresies, Empowerment, Sex, Theology|
From then on, illness is associated with heresy, mostly because of the way it spreads. Diseases spread [when] you talk to somebody, and the ancients were aware of that type of dissemination. An interview with Dr. Jennifer Barry.
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2023-09-07T06:06:05-04:00January 9th, 2020|Tags: Empowerment, Reality of the Rulers, Secret Revelation of John|
Dr. King drew on Biblical imagery for his conviction in this empowerment, and he would undoubtedly have appreciated the powerful message in support of his cause from the then-unknown extracanonical texts.
