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An experienced perspective on the church, theology, the Bible, and the world it inhabits from a well-traveled and compassionate pastor, scholar, and champion of justice.
Dennis R. Edwards

Dennis R. Edwards

Dennis R. Edwards, a former pastor and church planter, is associate professor of New Testament at North Park Theological Seminary in Chicago. He is the author of Might from the Margins: The Gospel’s Power to Turn the Tables on Injustice (APG) and 1 Peter (the Story of God Bible Commentary).

The Derek Chauvin Verdict Is Good. But I’m Still Groaning.
The Derek Chauvin Verdict Is Good. But I’m Still Groaning.
Full justice will come when Jesus returns. In the meantime, we fight for a “foretaste of glory divine.”
Dennis R. Edwards
Sometimes You Have to Shake the Dust Off Your Feet
Sometimes You Have to Shake the Dust Off Your Feet
Walking out is a way of responding to institutional toxicity.
Dennis R. Edwards
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Read Your Bible Through a Kaleidoscope
Read Your Bible Through a Kaleidoscope
Multicolored scholarship expands biblical interpretation beyond traditional Eurocentric perspectives.
Dennis R. Edwards
Did a Prophet Speak to You?
Did a Prophet Speak to You?
Learning to discern entails humbly attuning our ears and softening our hearts.
Dennis R. Edwards

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The Long-Term Impact of COVID-19
Pastors Wonder About Church Members Who Never Came Back Post-Pandemic
New research shows disagreement over COVID-19 policies drove changes in attendance, but “a lot of it is a mystery.”

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