An early 4th-century AD manuscript of the Book of Joshua from Egypt, in Coptic script. The question of the historicity of the Book of Joshua is contested in contemporary biblical scholarship. It is also a problem for non-academic readers. Along with what to do about the conquest narratives, otherwise known as the Canaanite genocide, the …
Archaeology, theology, and the search for an Australian Christian imagination
The life and legacy of Father Eugene Stockton (1934-2026) Fr Eugene Stockton in his Blue Mountains hermitage in 2018. Photo: Jordan Grantham, Diocese of Parramatta. I am almost certain that no Australian Christian scholar has combined archaeology, anthropology, biblical studies, theology, and spirituality as fruitfully as Father Eugene Stockton, who died today. Over more than …
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Double consciousness and ecumenism
St. Boniface Church in Frankfurt, Germany, consecrated in 1926. Designed by Martin Weber, it drew both praise and criticism for the novelty of its expressionist architecture. The concept of double consciousness, developed by the African American scholar W. E. B. Du Bois in The Souls of Black Folk (1903), has become influential in modern social thought. Du Bois described …
Morning prayer for Wednesday 5 August 2026
Invocation + In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Pause for reflection Good morning, heavenly Father.We worship you, the creator and sustainer of the universe. Good morning, Lord Jesus.We worship you, Saviour and Lord of the world. Good morning, Holy Spirit.We worship you, sanctifier of the people …
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The origin of the term “double consciousness”
W. E. B. Du Bois (1868–1963) was an African American sociologist, historian, civil rights activist and public intellectual. He was a pioneering advocate for racial justice and one of the principal architects of the early National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). His concept of “double consciousness” transformed the study of race, identity, and American …
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