Zachary Moon

what is the study of theology, if it is not the study of power: how does power work, who has power, and on whose behalf is power working? theology is not a project for religious folks but a necessary attention for all those concerned with justice.

what is the study of theology, if it is not the study of power: how does power work, who has power, and on whose behalf is power working? theology is social and political, but it is no less economic in nature in that all frameworks of power have real material consequences.

"This may be the defining crisis of our lifetimes. How do we wish to be defined?" religiondispatches.org/a-pan…

"The scale of this trauma could turn us ultimately in a different direction: toward collective concern for our neighbors and the interrelated global nature of public health. Our moral distress could energize concern, and compassion, and community service." religiondispatches.org/a-pan…

"When we scramble to find the last available package of toilet paper, we’re committing the perfect demonstration of our most basic concern: 'hey, with all this going on, I’m just worried about my a–'" religiondispatches.org/a-pan…

"Most of us are bystanders, feeling both terror and helplessness. Thanking what remains of our theologies of a benevolent universe and hoping flimsy belief tokens like But for the grace of God… don’t get caught in our throats with a shortness of breath." religiondispatches.org/a-pan…

"This new encompassing reality is defying our capacity to accommodate and/or assimilate all these new challenges, limitations, and needs into our previous functioning. That “new normal” you’re talking about looks an awful lot like the aftermath of trauma." religiondispatches.org/a-pan…

During this Covid-19 pandemic "we are both inexplicably tired and unsatisfyingly stimulated. We are avoiding bad news with all our might, and scouring the internet for new evidence-based revelations. We’re having trouble sleeping." religiondispatches.org/a-pan…

"The scope and scale of this pandemic’s terror is so pervasive, so total, that we’ve failed to call it by its true name: trauma." religiondispatches.org/a-pan…

"We’re facing the prospect of death, loss of material and structural stability, and loss of community. Routines that were once mundane are now subjected to intense cost/benefit analyses. How much do I need milk?" religiondispatches.org/a-pan…

my students are reading this book in the home stretch of introduction to pastoral theology. i could not recommend this text highly enough, and knew that i would need to get it in the hands of my students. i am grateful to Patrick Reyes for his scholarship as a public theologian

today i had the opportunity to deploy my military training: dutifully responding to the orders of napoleonic commanders, situational awareness, risk assessment, hyper-vigilance, the singular goal to get us all home alive. my mission: chaperoning my son's field trip

"Ponder Christian Soldiers" was the 2016 “Best Article Series” by the Evangelical Press Association. My contribution christianitytoday.com/ct/201…

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if you loved my class, i'd know that already by the end of the paper because you'd have written a well-loved paper. #differentlovelanguages

don't write a post script to your final paper with compliments and hopes and dreams #differentlovelanguages

another end-of-school-year grading season is upon us. G-d in your mercy, help your people

recommendation: after crafting a reasonable sounding excuse for tardiness, read over your paper and eliminate obvious grammatical blunders