Herb Montgomery | January 10, 2020 Luke’s narratives about Jesus, beginning with the Christmas narratives, ultimately offer hope for those society deems less than, and they are still problematic to those in positions of power and privilege. I believe they…
Herb Montgomery | December 20, 2019 “Luke skillfully integrates into his story the hopes of Judaism and the subversion of the political theology of the Roman Empire. Jesus, for Luke, is simultaneously the fulfillment of one (Judaism) and the subversion…
by Herb Montgomery | December 13, 2019 "Seen in their original context, Luke’s birth narratives for Jesus subvert the Roman economic, political, social, and theological systems of their day. Do these stories offer anything to our justice work today and…
Herb Montgomery | May 24, 2019 Photo by Yeshi Kangrang on Unsplash “One of the first steps of hope for people in such wilderness places is to understand that their situation reflects social and political forces, not the divine will…
by Herb Montgomery | October 26, 2018 “'The separation between Church and State is different from the separation of faith and public life.’ . . . The separation of church and state is about keeping the state out of matters…
Herb Montgomery | October 19, 2018 “What does it mean to be delivered from economic oppression and ecological oppression as well? The U.N. reported this last week that we have only twelve years left to address climate change, and if…
by Herb Montgomery | October 11, 2018 “‘Politics is really about how we as a community choose to distribute resources and power among people and groups of people.’ She goes on to say, therefore, ‘There's no opting out of it.’ …
by Herb Montgomery | June 1, 2018 “When it’s safe to stand alongside those being marginalized, to amplify their voices, to hand them the mic, you will no longer be needed.” “Now the tax collectors and sinners were all…
by Herb Montgomery | May 17, 2018 "Jesus was political. Neither he nor those whom he cared about could afford to ignore the systems of injustice and oppression damaging real human lives." “After John was put in prison, Jesus…
Jesus' shared table community was an expression of voluntary "from each according to their ability, to each according to their need." by Herb Montgomery | May 10, 2018 "Yet too often, historically, economic reforms have come at the expense of…