Announcements

In order to circulate the fine articles that are in the book, From Biblical Interpretation to Human Transformation, Chora-Strangers has sent copies to numerous schools across the United States and around the world.

We have added a few new books and articles to the site and we hope you will find them interesting and useful. Please click on one of the links below for more information about the content.

Books

• Religion Before Dogma: Groundwork in Practical Theology by Douglas R. McGaughey
• The African Diaspora and the Study of Religion edited by Theodore Louis Trost
• Genesis: The People's Bible Commentary by Gerald West
• Reading Other-wise: Socially Engaged Biblical Scholars Reading with Their Local Communities edited by Gerald West

Articles

• From Messiah to Messianic Community by Herman C. Waetjen
• The Parable Of The Ten Virgins (Matthew 25:1-­13): The Integrity Of Identity And Activity by Herman C. Waetjen
• Biblical Hermeneutics in Africa by Gerald O. West
• Interpreting ‘the exile’ in African biblical scholarship: an ideo­theological dilemma in postcolonial South Africa by Gerald O. West
• Thabo Mbeki's Bible: the role of the religion in the South African public realm after liberation by Gerald O. West

Today is the official release of the enhancements made to the Chora-Strangers website.

The framework, or content management system, that this site uses is called Drupal. This framework provides a vast list of added functionality over a small core of standard operability. The web developer adds the necessary modules to get the desired functionality. We have added only what is really needed so the site maintains a quick response time.

Chora-Strangers' first book From Biblical Interpretation to Human Transformation: Reopening the Past to Actualize New Possibilities for the Future was released today and presented to Herman Waetjen at the Pacific Coast Theology Society (PCTS) meeting. We tried to keep this a surprise, although when Dr. Douglas Oakman flew down from Tacoma, Washington, and other non-members of PCTS were present at the meeting, Herman started to become suspicious.

Chora-Strangers is responsible for the design and layout of the book The Gospel of the Beloved Disciple: A Work in Two Addition.

This work was done entirely with Open Source software, specifically OpenOffice (Word Processor) under Linux (the Operating System). OpenOffice can natively save files in Portable Document Format (.PDF) which is considered camera ready to the publisher.

Many thanks to Amy Wagner for her consultation and help during this process.

As part of the website upgrade, we are also adding additional content.

Dr. Gerald West from the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, submitted two additional articles. They are accepted and greatly appreciated.

• Taming Texts of Terror: Reading (against) the Gender Grain of 1 Timothy by Gerald West
• Contending for Compassion in the Old Testament: Reading the Old Testament in the Context of HIV/Aids by Gerald West

We have a new look. Version 2.0 of the website is online, and it looks great! If you are finding it hard to say goodbye to
the old design, you can follow this link and wish it a fond farewell. I think after you see the original design, you will understand and appreciate the improvements.

The following articles have been added to the website:

• A Natural Theology of Hope
  by Douglas R. McGaughey
• Heidegger's Ontological Difference in Light of Aristotle's Dynamis and Energeia: Some Theological Implications
  by Douglas R. McGaughey
• On D.F. Strauß and the 1839 Revolution in Zurich
  by Douglas R. McGaughey
• Glaube in der Schrift oder an die Schrift? Geist, Vernunft, und Vorstellung bei Alois Emanuel Biedermann
  by Douglas R. McGaughey. Article written auf Deutsch.
• The Trust of Abraham and the Trust of Jesus Christ: Romans 1:17
  by Herman C. Waetjen

Nine additional articles by Jim Cochrane are added to the site. It must be a significant date when the number of articles on the site almost double.

View all articles by Jim Cochrane.

Chora-Strangers is now online!

This site is hosted by Willamette University, in Salem, Oregon. The has a handful of articles, a book, and a few book promotions. If it weren't for the book covers, this site would not be very visually appealing. Hope we can add lots of content, although it will take some time, as it is a side project for all of us.