Rama Ramanathan

To learn more about Rama, click here.

Luther’s had over 15 million English pageviews

“Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Martin Luther has received more than 15,367,261 page views. His biography is available in 173 different languages on Wikipedia … Martin Luther is the 4th most popular religious figure … the 4th most popular biography from Germany and the most popular German Religious Figure.” That’s from the Pantheon …

Luther’s had over 15 million English pageviews Read More »

They conquered kingdoms, enforced justice, obtained promises

The lectionary readings for Sunday include Hebrews 11:29 to 12:2. Verse 29 is striking. It recounts not the faith of individual persons, but of “people,” of the Hebrews, the Israelites. They are commended for exercising faith. For crossing the Red Sea, “as on dry land.” Their crossing of the Red Sea as the waters parted …

They conquered kingdoms, enforced justice, obtained promises Read More »

God as conflicted father and the church as recalcitrant teenager

Lectionary readings for Sunday (tomorrow). Nogalski on Hosea 11:1-11 The images in Hosea 11:1-8 depict YHWH as a tender, loving father in a way unlike any other biblical text. The passage’s form comes close to that of a soliloquy, providing the reader the ability to hear YHWH’s internal struggle over whether to punish his wayward …

God as conflicted father and the church as recalcitrant teenager Read More »

Actually, Annapuranee Jenkins is very newsworthy

Interviewer: What would you say was religious about your mother?Greg Jenkins: Everything that she did was through Christianity. The question “What kind of woman was Annapuranee Jenkins?” has been ringing in my head. Why? Because I write about inquests, a court-centred process whose goal is to find the cause of death of a person. And …

Actually, Annapuranee Jenkins is very newsworthy Read More »