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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.

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

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

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

The Church’s members very often cannot tell the difference between the Church’s message and that of some other community.

A sacred conversation on race: Genesis and context

Matthew Burdette

July 14, 2016

“A Sacred Conversation on Race” was born out of admitting that we, the baptized, do in fact experience racial enmity.