Béatrice Cléro-Mazire Translation Tony Dickinson Commemorating a 450-year-old massacre is not easy, especially in a Protestant context, and it is even less self-evident in liberal theological thinking. The Saint Bartholomew’s Day massacre, historically remembered under the name the name of ...
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Pierre-Olivier Léchot Translation Tony Dickinson In his 1994 film, La reine Margot, Patrice Chéreau chose to illustrate the St Bartholomew’s Day massacre with images deliberately reminiscent of the mass graves of the war that was ravaging Yugoslavia at the time. ...
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Dimitri Andronicos Translation Tony Dickinson Criticism of patriarchy is a recurring social issue, along with ecology and post-colonialism. The need to keep it on the agenda stems in part from a gradual and paradoxical reduction in its scope. As it ...
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Sébastien Gengembre Translation Tony Dickinson Wokism, intersectionality, decolonialism, cancel culture… A wind of panic blew across France as barbaric words swept through public debate, stirring up a moral danger from across the Atlantic that could undermine the foundations of our ...
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a liberal eye on… solidarity Christophe Cousinié When people talk to me about theological theological liberalism, the first criticism is that of being too optimistic about the human element or about the situation in the world today. When it is ...
Lire la suite...Justice, prosperity, well-being for all
bible commentary In April 2022 France was in the middle of an election campaign, and if one of the topics was at the heart of the discussions, it was also possible enrich it with a more theological reflection. That is ...
Lire la suite...Is a prophet someone who predicts the future?
Landmarks Is a prophet someone who predicts the future? Gilles Castelnau The evangelist Matthew writes that when Jesus entered Jerusalem on Palm Sunday : This was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet: Say to ...
Lire la suite...I believe in God without being able to define him
I believe in God without being able to define him, I believe in God without being able to define him, He is the transcendence that gives another dimension to my life. I don’t know his name, I have no image ...
Lire la suite...Freedom : from slavery to divine service
Freedom : from slavery to divine service Étienne Kerber The book of Exodus can be seen as a battle worthy of a superhero film. On the one side we have the one God, the ineffable liberator, and on the other ...
Lire la suite...Faith (or non-faith)
a liberal eye on… We are committed to freedom in all its forms. This month, Louis Pernot casts a liberal eye on faith and non-faith, to draw our attention to those who, because of a lack of freedom in the ...
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