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Community Member Matthew Burdette

Matthew Burdette

The Rev. Dr. Matthew Burdette is from Princeton, New Jersey, and is a curate at Church of the Good Shepherd in Dallas and serves as associate director of the Center for Catholic and Evangelical Theology.

He studied at General Theological Seminary, and did a PhD in theology at the University of Aberdeen, researching the political eschatologies of Robert W. Jenson and James H. Cone. Matt is interested in the Christian doctrine of God, theology of culture, and the tradition of Christian socialism. He is married to his lifelong friend Evie.

What If the Lord Really Speaks?

Matthew Burdette
November 9, 2018
Books, Ministry, Reviews & Culture, The Episcopal Church
Too many of us did not learn what it means to say that the Bible is the Word of God.

Why You Should Be on My Theological and Political Team

Matthew Burdette
September 14, 2018
Commentary, Ethics, The Episcopal Church
I am going to make my case for a Christianity that is not defensive and does not subject itself to perpetual revision in order to keep up with the demands of a culture that despises the Christian faith anyway.

In memory and anticipation of Robert W. Jenson

Matthew Burdette
September 13, 2017
Commentary
One of America’s greatest theologians, Robert W. Jenson, died Sept. 5 in Princeton at age 87.

6 thoughts after Charlottesville

Matthew Burdette
August 15, 2017
Commentary, The Episcopal Church
The first step is to commit to long-term strategies, rather than have our actions dictated by the urgency of the moment. As Slavoj Žižek put it, it is time to think and not act.

‘Theological’ theology and ministerial training

Matthew Burdette
May 15, 2017
Commentary
Ministerial training has increasingly moved towards the “practical” and the ethical, and away from the doctrinal and the abstract. What is implicitly said is that what matters is that ministers can offer pastoral care and lead communities in improving society

What Comes Next? After Evangelism Matters

Matthew Burdette
May 8, 2017
Commentary, The Episcopal Church
The Episcopal Church has for too long had a culture of squeamishness about evangelistic mission.

The saints will judge the world

Matthew Burdette
November 9, 2016
Commentary, The Episcopal Church
The kingdom of God will come in the way of revolution.

A sacred conversation on race: Speaking the Word of peace

Matthew Burdette
July 15, 2016
Commentary
The Church’s members very often cannot tell the difference between the Church’s message and that of some other community.
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