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Jesus as Romulus
An early imperial afterlife for Jesus In the founding myth of ancient Rome, we read about twin boys: Romulus and Remus. They had been abandoned in a forest with the intention of killing them and thus frustrating an oracle predicting that one of them would become king. The myth existed in numerous versions and was…
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In the beginning
This project had its beginnings in a question. Several of them, actually. Public discourse about Jesus tends to look backwards or inwards. Backwards to the historical Jesus. Jesus before Christianity. What was he like? Did he even exist? Did he have any sense of mission? Did Jesus think of himself as divine? What did he…
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Contract signed
The contract for the first volume in this series has today been signed and the manuscript is in the production line. The copy editing is done and the drafts have been checked – then checked again. The three volumes will be pubished under the Cascade Books imprint and will form part of the Westar Studies…
Book launch
Join us at St John’s Anglican Cathedral, Brisbane for Choral Evensong at 6.00pm, Sunday, 20 August 2023, followed by the official launch of the Afterlives of Jesus series. Sermon: The Revd Dr Gregory Jenks, editorBook launch: The Revd Dr Ruth Mathieson, Principal, St Francis College Please reserve your free ticket to assist with catering.
Endorsements for Cultural Afterlives of Jesus
Jesus through the eyes of First Nations, the LGBTQIA, the artistic, women, the homeless, Maoris, Latin Americans, and Asians, and drawing on liberation and indigenous theologies, this book is a sumptuous treat which inspires, challenges, and aids reflections. No longer can Jesus of Nazareth be filtered only through traditional western lenses or medieval doctrines and…
Cultural Afterlives of Jesus
The third volume of the Jesus in Global Perspectives series is about to be released. Publication data: 30 June 2023. The three volumes are published by Cascade Books, an imprint of Wipf Stock. They appear within the Westar Studies series.