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Craig Bartholomew reacts to the UN’s Human Rights Commission verdict that Israel’s treatment of Palestinians does satisfy the definition of genocide.
Craig Bartholomew discusses how Israelite kingship enacted a revolutionary idea: that the king, like everyone else, is under the law, not the issuer of decrees. Rule by decree in the US and hypocrisy in the standards applied to Israel and Iran suggest that international law needs quickly to be recovered.
Craig Bartholomew points out that the Rome Statute defines genocide in a way that fits Israel’s assaults on Gaza, and he points to challenging recent works by Louis Theroux and Omar El Akkad.
Craig Bartholomew points out that the Rome Statute defines genocide in a way that fits Israel’s assaults on Gaza, and he points to challenging recent works by Louis Theroux and Omar El Akkad.
Economist Robert Tatum helps to explain the intention behind the imposition of trade tariffs and the unexpected consequences that they are likely to have, while encouraging us to consider whether such policies truly reflect our values and the kind of world we’re trying to build.
Craig Bartholomew observes that the blindfolding of Lady Justice is ambiguous, connoting impartiality on the one hand and (satirically) that power is able to force her to turn a blind eye, as is the case in the West’s approach to international law at present.
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Read an excerpt from KLC fellow Jenny Taylor’s new book, Saving Journalism, a timely look at the demise of the fourth estate and what it will take to turn it around.
The Big Picture 13: Health & Wellbeing is out now. This issue discusses what it means to live well and to be healthy, what God’s shalom entails, and how we should navigate serious challenges to our wellbeing, such as tragedy, grief and mental illness.
KLC is now on Substack. We have launched this new platform in an effort to make our excellent publications easier to find and share. All of our back issues of The Big Picture are already available.
We have resumed publication of Apologizing for Public Theology for the new year. Dr Benjamin Quinn explains the connection of biblical wisdom literature and public theology.
Proverbs, especially its short quotable quotes, are lively, colourful, provocative, and often funny. They’re a pretty good read in their own right. But outside of being relatable and a reasonably
Phones and other digital devices dominate our day-to-day lives, offering both essential productivity and utility functions, but also embedding habits that aren’t always healthy for us. Dr Darren Whitehead’s church
In our first episode of Season 2, we talk to Dr Ian Randall, who talks to us about his research into spiritual revival, the charismatic movement in Catholicism, and the
Hannah Nation introduces her recent book, Faithful Disobedience: Writings on Church and State from a Chinese House Church Movement, helping us to better understand the extraordinary story of the Church
Cory Brock and Gray Sutanto discuss their new book, Neo-Calvinism: A Theological Introduction. Find out about how Neo-Calvinism speaks to how we are to live as citizens of God’s kingdom
In this episode of the podcast we have an enlightening conversation with Holly Whitelaw who helps us to explore and better understand the profound interconnection of soil health, climate health
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