54 min
Scripture, Animism, Theology Jesus-Shalom
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- Christianity
We return for more conversation with Mari Joerstad, scholar of the Hebrew Bible, who reads the Old Testament through the lens of an indigenous, animist worldview. This reading creates a space for some fresh theological reflection on whether God might be understood as material (not “spiritual”), as person-like-a-river, rather than (or alongside) a person-like-a-human. It […]
We return for more conversation with Mari Joerstad, scholar of the Hebrew Bible, who reads the Old Testament through the lens of an indigenous, animist worldview. This reading creates a space for some fresh theological reflection on whether God might be understood as material (not “spiritual”), as person-like-a-river, rather than (or alongside) a person-like-a-human. It […]
54 min