It is fitting to believe that the Triune God resurrects the whole of creation along with Jesus Christ and the church?
Keith StarkenburgFebruary 1, 2021
Western Theological Seminary
Professor / Writer / Theologian
Keith Starkenburg, professor of theology, is drawn to thinking about the forces that form Christian communities. Perhaps it was his upbringing on the edge of the west, Rapid City, SD, a place fluid with a diversity of racial, religious, and economic backgrounds. It could be his engagement with the various families of Reformed Christianity. Or, his years spent in a vibrant University community where students and professors brought their varied faith commitments to bear on their academic life. Wherever it began, Starkenburg has an affection for the heart of Christian communities, the boundaries that Christian communities cross, and the borders they share with other communities. That affection is rooted in his belief that ”experiences with people of backgrounds other than my own (non-Dutch, non-Reformed, non-American) help me enter God’s love.”
The burden of this article is to consider how theologians identifiable as white Christians can articulate theologies of place in dialogue with indigenous cultures and theologies. The need for care and caution in this dialogue was recently made clear to me by an indigenous leader.…
Keith StarkenburgDecember 1, 2020
Matthew Boulton’s recent work justly celebrates Barth as liturgical theologian, a characterization shared with a few of Barth’s leading interpreters. Using Barth’s theology as a key source, Boulton’s constructive claim is that “the catastrophe of sin is liturgy’s original and continual work; the miracle of…
Keith StarkenburgNovember 19, 2020
