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Theosis and Moral Transformation

The epistle of 2 Peter is not merely a polemic against false teachers; it is founded upon a compelling theological vision of life with God. In my commentary on 2 Peter, I argue that the letter’s ethical...

12 Dec 2025

Reconsidering 2 Peter as a Letter-Testament

One of the outcomes of my examination of 2 Peter is challenging the widely held scholarly designation of this letter as a “testament.” This genre classification has been profoundly influential, particularly...

A. Chadwick Thornhill | 12 Dec 2025

Dreams, delirium and swoons: ancient doctors and the edges of consciousness

Have you ever wondered how Greek and Roman doctors thought about patients who heard voices or saw scary things that did not really exist? What did they make of people who seemed “out of it”? Could...

Andrés Pelavski | 12 Dec 2025

Do we even need economic and social human rights?

Should every human being, regardless of their class, gender, sexuality, race, religion and origin be entitled to certain basic economic, social and cultural human rights such as adequate renumeration...

Christian Olaf Christiansen | 12 Dec 2025

Understanding Contemporary Conflict: It’s Nationalism, Stupid!

Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 shocked many in the West. So did Hamas’s surprise attack on southern Israel in October 2023 and Israel’s response of massive violence...

Lars-Erik Cederman, Luc Girardin, Carl Müller-Crepon, Yannick I. Pengl | 12 Dec 2025

The Three Economic Enlightenments

What is the right thing to do? You probably find yourself asking this question quite often. Philosophers, both inside and outside academia, have pondered it by exploring its meaning and considering potential...

Paolo Santori | 11 Dec 2025

Blog for Historical Trauma Book

What will become of those currently experiencing the wars we see in the media? Take the wars in Ukraine, Gaza/Israel and Sudan, for example. Will the children be permanently scarred into adulthood, and...

Professor Andreas Maercker | 11 Dec 2025

Beyond late antiquity – the World

Roman historians habitually think of the Empire as a precursor of Europe and the West. But most historians of Europe see it differently. They see Europe as a result of the failure of attempts to create...

Peter Fibiger Bang | 11 Dec 2025

Politeness in Chinese Social Interaction series

1: Overview In this blog series, we will provide an overview of the representative features of Chinese politeness in daily interaction. Instead of discussing conventional topics, such as the use of...

Dániel Z. Kádár, Julianne House | 10 Dec 2025

Funding White Supremacy

Most Americans (and economists) are clueless regarding the racial wealth gap A recent study asked over a thousand people their perceptions of the wealth gap between White and Black Americans. Respondents...

Robert B. Williams | 9 Dec 2025

What Corporate Words Teach Us About Race

In the summer of 2020, corporate America found its voice on race. Across every sector, from finance to retail to tech, corporations and their executives issued public statements proclaiming solidarity...

Atinuke O. Adediran | 4 Dec 2025

Church and Liberal Democratic Institutions in Africa

Let me describe the activities of an organization leading advocacy for liberal democracy in Zambia in recent years. When politicians spoke of changing the country’s constitution to end presidential...

Kate Baldwin | 3 Dec 2025