Marvin T. BrownSep 17Who has been chosen?If God were a just God, who created everyone, then it seems weird that god would choose some people over others. Or, put it another way,...
Marvin T. BrownAug 26The Sacred and the SolemnBoth the sacred and the solemn elicit reverence, a reverence for something other than our selves. Both invite us to be reverent, but...
Marvin T. BrownMay 28Our Domestic Imperial ClimateOf the many barriers to a climate of justice, few appear as difficult to overcome as the contempt for the rule of law that we are...
Marvin T. BrownNov 29, 2023A Conceivable Letter to House Representative Mike JohnsonDear Mr. Johnson, People like me and people like you don’t often talk with each other, so I thought I would write a letter to propose...
Marvin T. BrownAug 9, 2023Civic vs Religious DisagreementIt’s hard to underestimate the significance of the separation between church and state. Simply put, it grounds our answers to questions...
Marvin T. BrownMay 8, 2023The Civic and The Christian ImaginationSome may imagine the civic as a space for doing good, which is fine if it doesn’t deny social estrangements. Once we include social...
Marvin T. BrownApr 19, 2023Public BiasLast week Twitter changed the label on NPR’s (National Public Radio) Twitter account to “Government-funded Media.” NPR responded by...
Marvin T. BrownMay 10, 2022The Rule of Law vs the Law of RuleThe Supreme Court’s draft statement on abortion clarifies an issue I thought a lot about when writing A Climate of Justice: “Can...
Marvin T. BrownMay 4, 2020The Public and the SocialThe epidemic continues to challenge our thinking and feelings about our understanding of ourselves. Sickness and death, of course, are...