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May 28, 2019

Brent A. Strawn, William Ragsdale Cannon Distinguished Professor of Old Testament at the Candler School of Theology, remembers the Sandy Hook shooting and considers how the Bible both contains and reframes violence.

On March 15–16, 2019, Fuller’s School of Theology hosted a panel of Biblical scholars to discuss how...


May 28, 2019

Christopher B. Hays, D. Wilson Moore Associate Professor of Ancient Near Eastern Studies, recalls his earliest memory of gun violence and reflects on how the words of the OT prophets might apply to today’s gun culture.

On March 15–16, 2019, Fuller’s School of Theology hosted a panel of Biblical scholars to discuss...


May 28, 2019

David Lincicum, Reverend John A. O’Brien Associate Professor of Theology at the University of Notre Dame, considers what the New Testament has to say about violence and shares his experience of seeing US gun culture from an outsider perspective during the years he lived in Europe.

On March 15–16, 2019, Fuller’s...


May 28, 2019

Shelly Matthews, professor of New Testament at Brite Divinity School, remembers the Trayvon Martin shooting and reads from a letter she wrote to her senators regarding gun control and the phrase “thoughts and prayers.”

On March 15–16, 2019, Fuller’s School of Theology hosted a panel of Biblical scholars to...


May 28, 2019

Tracy Lemos, associate professor of Hebrew Bible at Huron University, speaks about personhood, dehumanization, and violence, and reflects on Christ as a victim of violence himself

On March 15–16, 2019, Fuller’s School of Theology hosted a panel of Biblical scholars to discuss how the Bible might speak to American...