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Avery Arden

Avery Arden

Decolonizing Palestine (2023) by Mitri Raheb: a Palestinian Christian’s call for a theological…

As I dig into various responses to Israel’s occupation of Palestine, Mitri Raheb’s theology stands out as some of the most compelling and…

Mar 22

A photo of Mitri Raheb, a balding bespectacled man smiling at the viewer in a Lutheran pastor’s black clerical shirt and white collar, is set beside the cover of his book Decolonizing Palestine, which features a grayscale image of a key. Text over both images reads “review and summary”

Mar 22

Avery Arden

Walter Brueggemann on the relationship between biblical and modern Israel

In light of Israel’s ongoing assault of Gaza after the events of October 7 — on top of the much longer history of violence against…

Mar 8

Walter Brueggemann on the relationship between biblical and modern Israel

Mar 8

Avery Arden

Hagar and Sarah — was reconciliation ever a possibility?

In one of scripture’s most difficult tales, a couple called by God for great things inflict horrific abuse on a foreign woman: enslavement…

Jun 25, 2023

a painting of two women with curly brown hair and brown skin embracing; the one being held has a blue shawl with “Sarah and Hagar” written in Hebrew on it, while the one embracing her has a bright blue dress. A dove with an olive branch hovers behind them.

Jun 25, 2023

Avery Arden

Unpacking Antisemitic Readings of the “Temple Cleansing”

Progressive Christians love the tale of Jesus flipping tables — but how do we tell it in ways that don’t harm our Jewish neighbors?

Mar 31, 2023

An image of Jesus as a man with light brown skin and black hair and beard looking angry and wielding a whip, surrounded by frightened looking people and animals escaping their cages, with an overturned table by his side. Text reads “Jesus flipping tables: Dr. Amy-Jill Levine’s Interpretation” and “In Entering the Passion of Jesus, Levine unpacks traditional readings of the “cleansing of the Temple” and offers an alternative that resists antisemitism and applies biblical & historical context…”

Mar 31, 2023

Avery Arden

The Genderfluid God of Madre Juana de la Cruz

How the life and preaching of a sixteenth century Spanish nun resonates with trans and intersex experiences today

Feb 5, 2023

An icon of Madre Juana by Lewis Williams. Juana wears the brown robes, knotted belt, and habit of a Franciscan, with a halo behind her head. She holds a brown hen in the crook of one arm, which symbolizes St. Francis; with her other hand she points towards her throat.

Feb 5, 2023

Avery Arden

Suicidal Ideation in Scripture

Seeking God’s good news for those who are depressed or suicidal

May 29, 2022

A bald man with a goatee wearing a white shirt is surrounded by waves that cover him from the torso down. He reaches his arms upward towards something out of our view.

May 29, 2022

Avery Arden

Stop teaching kids they can hate the “sin” while loving the “sinner”

My response to a Christian private school’s “Letter to a Homosexual Friend” assignment

May 18, 2022

Vector art of a black-and-white megaphone with red text on the side reading “hate the sin, love the sinner.” Sound waves leaving the microphone only carry the word “hate”

May 18, 2022

Avery Arden

Avery Arden

They/ze pronouns. MDiv. Atlanta, GA. Find all my work, which focuses on trans & disability theologies, at https://linktr.ee/queerlychristian.

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