Whether we admit it or not, as people of faith, we sift our theology through Scripture, Church history and tradition, our reason, and our own experience.
Sarah Bessey
Theology is the broadest category of posts at Breaking Bread Theology. Theology posts can be anything from the process of approaching theology to self-explorations about cultural issues. This is where the rubber meets the road — where faith and understanding start having conversations with real life.
Latest Posts
There Is a Place…
There is a place of deep hope set apart by God for the healing work of the Spirit…
Righteous Villains: Laying the Foundation
A villain is someone who harms other people. That harm can be physical or psychological, and we’re not talking about merely hurting someone’s feelings or offending someone’s sensibilities. This is the difficulty of identifying villains; such a broad definition leaves open the debate: what is harm?
To Grieve and to Love
Grief is stigmatized in American cultures, but it finds its roots in love. Grief is something to be attended to.
Sounds Like a Personal Problem
Contemplating a common posture of White Evangelical Christians, which says that victims are responsible for making their own safe spaces.
Invisible Prisons
Not all who claim freedom are free. We often discover our invisible prisons only when we attempt to exercise the freedoms we think we have.
When People Tell You Who They Are…
Shame and gaslighting can often keep us from believing the red flags of our abusers; when people tell you who they are, believe them.
TL;DR: Free Palestine
Free Palestine. Sometimes it takes me longer than it should to say what should be said. The core of Justice should be consistent for all people.
Disability, Part 4: Biblical Metaphors
How do Biblical metaphors that mention disabilities impact our understanding of disabled persons?
Apologetics and Genocide
What are apologetics, and how do Christian apologetics get us from grace to genocide?
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