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 …
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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The history and politics of the Second Intifada
A Palestinian child throws stones at an Israeli Defence Force tank in occupied territory. The Second Intifada (2000–2005), also known as the Al-Aqsa Intifada, marked one of the most violent and consequential periods in the modern history of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. To read the previous article discussing the First Intifada, click here. Military escalation The …
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