Volume 2 (2016) – Berkeley Journal of Religion and Theology

Issue 1

Editorial Let Dividing Walls Finally Be Torn Down: In Praise of Ambivalence	Henry S. Kuo
2015 Distinguished Faculty Lecture, Graduate Theological Union A Terrible Beauty: Reimagining Human Rights	William O’Neill, SJ
2016 Reading of the Sacred Texts Lecture, Graduate Theological Union The Technologies of Transformation: Sacred Texts and the Divine Feminine	Rita D. Sherma
2016 Surjit Singh Lecture in Comparative Religious Thought, Graduate Theological Union Toward A More Perfect Union: The Contribution of Judith Berling to Religious Pluralism in Theological Education	Philip L. Wickeri
Articles: Augustine’s Rhetoric of an Inner Self: A Converted Narcissus, Memory, and Nostalgia for the Sublime	Shin Young Park
Philosophy as Arbiter: A Proposed Model in the Science – Theology Relationship	Brent Lyons
“God Was With The Child”: A Childist Hermeneutic for the Interpretation of Scripture	Wesley W. Ellis
“It’s Somewhere Near the Back”: Or, The Simpsons as Model Postmodern Biblical Interpreter	Jessica L. Tinklenberg
Book Reviews: Jesus: Uncovering the Life, Teachings, and Relevance of a Religious Revolutionary, Marcus J. Borg	Justin Staller
Baby, You Are My Religion: Women, Gay Bars, and Theology Before Stonewall, Marie Cartier	Therese Bjørnaas
The Bible Doesn’t Say That: 40 Biblical Mistranslations, Misconceptions, and Other Misunderstandings, Joel Hoffman	Jonathan Homrighausen
Vanity Karma: Ecclesiastes, the Bhagavad-gita, and the Meaning of Life, Jayadvaita Swami	Daniel Moceri

Issue 2

“Religion, Spirituality, and Theology Across Cultures”

Special Issue in Honor of
Judith A. Berling and Arthur G. Holder

Foreword Delight and Responsibility	Margaret R. Miles
Editorial On Judith Berling and Arthur Holder	Henry Kuo
Articles Out of the Box: Pedagogies of Outdoor Christian Spirituality	Lisa E. Dahill
Scaling the Heights of Peace and Justice: Simeon the Stylite, Julia Butterfly Hill, and the Sacred Quest for the Well-Being of All	Ken Butigan
The Jesus Mysticism of Teresa of Avila: Its Importance for Theology and Contemporary Spirituality	Sandra Schneiders, IHM
A Neglected Classic of Franciscan Spirituality: The Book of Conformities of Bartholomew of Pisa	William J. Short, OFM
Religious/Cultural Ethics as Living Traditions: Gender Equality in Catholic and Confucian Traditions	Mary Mee-Yin Yuen
What I Learned from Christian Spirituality about Interreligious Studies	Jennifer Howe Peace
Afterword Becoming More of the Same, For Which We Cheer	Riess W. Potterveld