Critical Race Theory in the Classroom and the Pew

Last updated on: September 24, 2022 at 7:23 pm By Ted Peters

I applaud CRT for recognizing the fluidity of racial classifications due to their origin in social construction. With this as a working assumption, there is hope that these classifications and their connotations of rank and supremacy can be successfully deconstructed and reconstructed. Read more

To Mask? Or, Not to Mask? That is the Question.

Last updated on: October 10, 2021 at 3:54 pm By Ted Peters

“To be? Or, not to be?” asks Hamlet in his Shakespearian soliloquy. If Hamlet were to receive a religious exemption from vaccination or mask wearing and become infected by SARS-CoV-2, he might not live much longer. He would drop from being into nonbeing. What might we learn from Hamlet about religious exemptions to Covid 19 masking? Our version of Hamlet’s question is this: “To mask? Or, not to mask?” when in school, church, or other assemblies? “To Mask” is the... Read more

From Athens to Jerusalem: Introducing Public Theology

Last updated on: July 4, 2023 at 9:02 pm By Ted Peters

Introducing public theology. What is it? Public theology is conceived in the church, critically reasoned in the academy, and meshed with the culture for the sake of the global common good The five tasks of public theology include the pastoral, apologetic, scientific, political, and prophetic. Read more