Author Archives: Marc H. Ellis

“The Inheritance of Abraham” seeks high theological ground but perhaps it would have been better to simply start out: “My name is the Church of Scotland. I have been drunk on Israel for my own selfish reasons. I would like to share my story. I know it’s a day by day thing. I get sober, then I’m not….”

Is there any other identity analyzed from inside and out as much as Jewish identity? The Jewish Identity Network (JIN) is like 24/7 cable news. It never shuts down. Marc Ellis, at Mondo

When an individual can’t locate her resistance somewhere beyond her individuality, she needs to broaden her search. Without a rooted identity, there is no resistance. So sayeth Marc Ellis. At Mondoweiss.net

BDS movement has presented a “radical credentials challenge” to everyone on the left — Marc Ellis

When Peter Beinart says, “I love Israel,” he sets himself up: He’ll either have to go all-in for the Jewish state in the ongoing ideological conflict, or leave the field

Remembering Otto Maduro, Venezuelan theologian active in liberation theology

Jews used to be known for challenging the codes of the powerful. Not in the era of the Jewish establishment

The Church of Scotland declares settlements illegal and calls for int’l pressure to end the occupation

Marc Ellis writes: The debris of history keeps piling up – this was Walter Benjamin’s understanding of history. What is our view of the long range.
If we place our faith in Google Universe, we’re in for a big surprise.

John Kerry says the US is taking “more steps” for peace in the Mid East. But decades of “more steps” have only led us backwards. Israel continues to expand. Palestine continues to shrink.

Psychologist/novelist Noam Shpancer seems to be hiding the Israeli origins of his material in his acclaimed debut novel, The Good Psychologist

Why did Noam Shpancer leave Israel for Columbus, Ohio, and do lessons about Israeli militarism play any part in his meditations on collective trauma?

Why should double amputee from Boston marathon bombing have her hat in hand to get support for her injuries? And meantime we think all we owe her is “remembrance-speak”