Stephen D. Morrison
@morrisonsdm.bsky.social
Author & theologian SDMorrison.org - “Paul Tillich in Plain English" and “All Riches Come from Injustice" among other books https://amzn.to/40Oi0U4 - PhD student at Aberdeen studying Karl Barth's theology of resistance
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I am very pleased to announce that my new book, "Paul Tillich in Plain English," is now available!
I am quite excited about this one, and I hope it will be a helpful resource for you!
Amazon: amzn.to/41EGpLC
My website (eBooks): www.sdmorrison.org/product/paul...
I am quite excited about this one, and I hope it will be a helpful resource for you!
Amazon: amzn.to/41EGpLC
My website (eBooks): www.sdmorrison.org/product/paul...
Are faith and doubt opposites? New video on Tillich’s concept of faith. I find it’s a practically helpful approach, especially for those who identify as “exvangelical” or who have “deconstructed” their faith.
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Tillich on Faith and Doubt
YouTube video by Stephen D. Morrison
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November 10, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Are faith and doubt opposites? New video on Tillich’s concept of faith. I find it’s a practically helpful approach, especially for those who identify as “exvangelical” or who have “deconstructed” their faith.
youtu.be/f58OdY1Ec-k?...
youtu.be/f58OdY1Ec-k?...
My article on Barth’s 1919 Tambach lecture was published in Zeitschrift für Dialektische Theologie (“journal of dialectical theology,” a historic Barth-studies journal) this summer. In this video, I give an overview of my argument and what I hope it contributes to scholarship.
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Barth's 1919 Tambach lecture (Journal Article)
YouTube video by Stephen D. Morrison
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November 4, 2025 at 1:30 PM
My article on Barth’s 1919 Tambach lecture was published in Zeitschrift für Dialektische Theologie (“journal of dialectical theology,” a historic Barth-studies journal) this summer. In this video, I give an overview of my argument and what I hope it contributes to scholarship.
youtu.be/cXZIVo4wnTA
youtu.be/cXZIVo4wnTA
New video on Paul Tillich's doctrine of God, particularly his claim that God "does not exist" and is "beyond essence and existence." I also consider his doctrine of omnipotence.
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"God does not exist" - Tillich's doctrine of God
YouTube video by Stephen D. Morrison
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October 27, 2025 at 6:15 PM
New video on Paul Tillich's doctrine of God, particularly his claim that God "does not exist" and is "beyond essence and existence." I also consider his doctrine of omnipotence.
youtu.be/EuGas1E3Lo4
youtu.be/EuGas1E3Lo4
My Tillich book has been out for a month now, and I wanted to say "thank you" to everyone who has picked up a copy!
If you've read the book, consider writing a brief review on Amazon. This helps more than you might think!
Link: amzn.to/46PrpMv
If you've read the book, consider writing a brief review on Amazon. This helps more than you might think!
Link: amzn.to/46PrpMv
Paul Tillich in Plain English
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October 4, 2025 at 2:07 PM
My Tillich book has been out for a month now, and I wanted to say "thank you" to everyone who has picked up a copy!
If you've read the book, consider writing a brief review on Amazon. This helps more than you might think!
Link: amzn.to/46PrpMv
If you've read the book, consider writing a brief review on Amazon. This helps more than you might think!
Link: amzn.to/46PrpMv
Reposted by Stephen D. Morrison
Colleagues at Aberdeen are working to support students arriving from Gaza to the university. We would be grateful for signatories to this petition asking for the UK govt to allow over 100 students with offers to take up their places safely. eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
Academic Sign-On Letter: Support for Gazan Students with UK University Offers
This form is to collect signatures from academics at UK universities in support of an urgent open letter addressed to the UK government. The letter highlights the critical and ongoing barriers faced b...
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September 30, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Colleagues at Aberdeen are working to support students arriving from Gaza to the university. We would be grateful for signatories to this petition asking for the UK govt to allow over 100 students with offers to take up their places safely. eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
How to Read Paul Tillich (Book Recommendations)
YouTube video by Stephen D. Morrison
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September 29, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Paul Tillich in 5 Minutes
YouTube video by Stephen D. Morrison
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September 28, 2025 at 8:44 PM
"Christ rejects the riches and pomp of this world. From this, we conclude that those who gather up riches for themselves in his name slander him greatly since they use him to cloak their own greed and wantonness." - Zwingli's 67 Articles, #23
September 25, 2025 at 4:03 AM
"Christ rejects the riches and pomp of this world. From this, we conclude that those who gather up riches for themselves in his name slander him greatly since they use him to cloak their own greed and wantonness." - Zwingli's 67 Articles, #23
New video where I briefly talk through my latest book, "Paul Tillich in Plain English."
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Paul Tillich in Plain English — New Book
YouTube video by Stephen D. Morrison
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September 14, 2025 at 7:14 PM
New video where I briefly talk through my latest book, "Paul Tillich in Plain English."
youtu.be/7z5y_-K7YE0?...
youtu.be/7z5y_-K7YE0?...
"Paul Tillich in Plain English" reached #1 new release in the Systematic Christian Theology category! It's also in the top 15 overall for its categories (which are, admittedly, fairly small). Thanks to everyone who's already picked up a copy! Link: amzn.to/461fxrH
September 12, 2025 at 1:45 PM
"Paul Tillich in Plain English" reached #1 new release in the Systematic Christian Theology category! It's also in the top 15 overall for its categories (which are, admittedly, fairly small). Thanks to everyone who's already picked up a copy! Link: amzn.to/461fxrH
You can read the Preface and Introduction to my new book on my website: www.sdmorrison.org/paul-tillich...
Paul Tillich in Plain English — out now! (Preface and Introduction sample) - Stephen D. Morrison
I am pleased to announce that my new book, Paul Tillich in Plain English, is now available! You can get a copy at all the usual retailers. Amazon: https://amzn.to/486cPSX My website: https://www.sdmor...
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September 9, 2025 at 10:52 PM
You can read the Preface and Introduction to my new book on my website: www.sdmorrison.org/paul-tillich...
I am very pleased to announce that my new book, "Paul Tillich in Plain English," is now available!
I am quite excited about this one, and I hope it will be a helpful resource for you!
Amazon: amzn.to/41EGpLC
My website (eBooks): www.sdmorrison.org/product/paul...
I am quite excited about this one, and I hope it will be a helpful resource for you!
Amazon: amzn.to/41EGpLC
My website (eBooks): www.sdmorrison.org/product/paul...
September 9, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I am very pleased to announce that my new book, "Paul Tillich in Plain English," is now available!
I am quite excited about this one, and I hope it will be a helpful resource for you!
Amazon: amzn.to/41EGpLC
My website (eBooks): www.sdmorrison.org/product/paul...
I am quite excited about this one, and I hope it will be a helpful resource for you!
Amazon: amzn.to/41EGpLC
My website (eBooks): www.sdmorrison.org/product/paul...
New video! Another short one on Plato, Barth, Moltmann, and divine immutability.
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Plato’s Argument for Divine Immutability and a Brief Critique
YouTube video by Stephen D. Morrison
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July 26, 2025 at 8:20 AM
New video! Another short one on Plato, Barth, Moltmann, and divine immutability.
youtu.be/vdhq0z90Ek8?...
youtu.be/vdhq0z90Ek8?...
New video. A short look at Isaiah 53 and a few other texts to argue for the Bible's condemnation of the rich as wicked and inequality as unjust.
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Isiah 53: The Rich are Wicked (According to the Bible)
YouTube video by Stephen D. Morrison
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July 21, 2025 at 11:45 AM
New video. A short look at Isaiah 53 and a few other texts to argue for the Bible's condemnation of the rich as wicked and inequality as unjust.
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AI is a threat not only to theological education but to any movement striving for justice and liberation. We must actively resist it.
"There is no substitute for time."
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#AI #TheologicalEducation #Freire
"There is no substitute for time."
www.sdmorrison.org/theres-no-su...
#AI #TheologicalEducation #Freire
There's No Substitute for Time: AI, Education, and Liberation Theology - Stephen D. Morrison
In Pedagogy of the Oppressed, Paulo Freire criticized what he called the “banking concept of education.” In this model, a teacher’s role is to “deposit” knowledge into passive students’ minds like a b...
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June 23, 2025 at 1:17 PM
AI is a threat not only to theological education but to any movement striving for justice and liberation. We must actively resist it.
"There is no substitute for time."
www.sdmorrison.org/theres-no-su...
#AI #TheologicalEducation #Freire
"There is no substitute for time."
www.sdmorrison.org/theres-no-su...
#AI #TheologicalEducation #Freire
In 1912, Karl Barth preached a fascinating sermon on the sinking of the Titanic where he blamed capitalism for the tragedy. I examine the sermon in my new video:
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Karl Barth on Capitalism and the Sinking of the Titanic (1912 Sermon)
YouTube video by Stephen D. Morrison
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June 19, 2025 at 4:37 PM
In 1912, Karl Barth preached a fascinating sermon on the sinking of the Titanic where he blamed capitalism for the tragedy. I examine the sermon in my new video:
youtu.be/m7qhJ2pqyso?...
youtu.be/m7qhJ2pqyso?...
Decolonizing Palestine: A Critique of Progressive Christian Zionism (Mitri Raheb)
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Decolonizing Palestine: A Critique of Progressive Christian Zionism (Mitri Raheb)
YouTube video by Stephen D. Morrison
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May 26, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Decolonizing Palestine: A Critique of Progressive Christian Zionism (Mitri Raheb)
youtu.be/_AxoTZ_YNYg
youtu.be/_AxoTZ_YNYg
I will be presenting a short paper at the Barth conference this year (during the concurrent sessions). It’s surreal to see myself on the conference page! My paper is called, “I Am Because We Are: Karl Barth and the Prison Letters of Leon Benson.”
Register: ptsem.edu/academics/ce...
Register: ptsem.edu/academics/ce...
May 9, 2025 at 9:13 PM
I will be presenting a short paper at the Barth conference this year (during the concurrent sessions). It’s surreal to see myself on the conference page! My paper is called, “I Am Because We Are: Karl Barth and the Prison Letters of Leon Benson.”
Register: ptsem.edu/academics/ce...
Register: ptsem.edu/academics/ce...
Reposted by Stephen D. Morrison
Israel has announced Gaza's survivors will be driven into a concentration camp.
They will be left with a choice: leave Gaza, or die.
No genocide was so documented or confessed to as it actually happened 👇
www.owenjones.news/p/gaza-will-...
They will be left with a choice: leave Gaza, or die.
No genocide was so documented or confessed to as it actually happened 👇
www.owenjones.news/p/gaza-will-...
Gaza will be concentration camp, declares Netanyahu
His colleague, meanwhile, says Gaza will be destroyed. Genocide in plain sight
www.owenjones.news
May 8, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Israel has announced Gaza's survivors will be driven into a concentration camp.
They will be left with a choice: leave Gaza, or die.
No genocide was so documented or confessed to as it actually happened 👇
www.owenjones.news/p/gaza-will-...
They will be left with a choice: leave Gaza, or die.
No genocide was so documented or confessed to as it actually happened 👇
www.owenjones.news/p/gaza-will-...
Reposted by Stephen D. Morrison
BREAKING: Police just surrounded Rev. William Barber, prominent activist and pastor, as he and others prayed in the U.S. Capitol Rontunda.
Police then expelled everyone (including press!) from the Rotunda to (presumably) arrest them.
I've covered protests here a lot. Never seen anything like it.
Police then expelled everyone (including press!) from the Rotunda to (presumably) arrest them.
I've covered protests here a lot. Never seen anything like it.
April 28, 2025 at 5:59 PM
BREAKING: Police just surrounded Rev. William Barber, prominent activist and pastor, as he and others prayed in the U.S. Capitol Rontunda.
Police then expelled everyone (including press!) from the Rotunda to (presumably) arrest them.
I've covered protests here a lot. Never seen anything like it.
Police then expelled everyone (including press!) from the Rotunda to (presumably) arrest them.
I've covered protests here a lot. Never seen anything like it.
“There are certain types of government that cannot be condoned by the Christian: fascism, for instance. There is no analogy between fascism and the Kingdom of God.” - Karl Barth
(Sadly, this isn’t so obvious to every Christian today!)
(Sadly, this isn’t so obvious to every Christian today!)
April 23, 2025 at 3:04 AM
“There are certain types of government that cannot be condoned by the Christian: fascism, for instance. There is no analogy between fascism and the Kingdom of God.” - Karl Barth
(Sadly, this isn’t so obvious to every Christian today!)
(Sadly, this isn’t so obvious to every Christian today!)
A paper I submitted to the Schleiermacher unit at the American Academy of Religion, entitled "Karl Barth's positive reception of Friedrich Schleiermacher's social ethics, " was accepted. This will be my first time attending, let alone presenting, at AAR, and I look forward to it!
April 4, 2025 at 12:28 AM
A paper I submitted to the Schleiermacher unit at the American Academy of Religion, entitled "Karl Barth's positive reception of Friedrich Schleiermacher's social ethics, " was accepted. This will be my first time attending, let alone presenting, at AAR, and I look forward to it!
I enjoyed this conversation with Gravity Commons about my book, “All Riches Come From Injustice.” Check it out!
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gravitycommons.com/podcast/step...
Stephen Morrison: The Anti-mammon Witness of the Early Church - Gravity Commons
We talked with theologian Stephen Morrison about the anti-mammon witness of the Early Church and its relevance for today, which Stephen argues points toward anti-capitalism. Stephen explores these ide...
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April 1, 2025 at 6:42 PM
I enjoyed this conversation with Gravity Commons about my book, “All Riches Come From Injustice.” Check it out!
gravitycommons.com/podcast/step...
gravitycommons.com/podcast/step...
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"Israel breaks ceasefire and kills more than 400 people in 24hrs"
There we are BBC, you despicable genocide enabling cowards, fixed your headline for you
There we are BBC, you despicable genocide enabling cowards, fixed your headline for you
March 18, 2025 at 1:52 PM
"Israel breaks ceasefire and kills more than 400 people in 24hrs"
There we are BBC, you despicable genocide enabling cowards, fixed your headline for you
There we are BBC, you despicable genocide enabling cowards, fixed your headline for you
Reposted by Stephen D. Morrison
BREAKING: At least 100 Palestinians, including many children, have been killed in Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip as Israeli officials threaten a ground invasion, according to Reuters.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/191eo5
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/191eo5
March 18, 2025 at 2:30 AM
BREAKING: At least 100 Palestinians, including many children, have been killed in Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip as Israeli officials threaten a ground invasion, according to Reuters.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/191eo5
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/191eo5