David B. Gowler
@dgowler.bsky.social
Pierce Chair of Religion, Oxford College/Emory University. Latest books: Howard Thurman & the Quest for Community; Parables after Jesus; WATSA the Parables?; & Howard Thurman, Sermons on the Parables. #COYS. New Testament / Reception History of the Bible
Here's the tshirt I wore to No Kings, and it received many more (extremely positive) responses than did my sign (about funding healthcare and abolishing ICE). I bought the tshirt at The Legacy Museum in Montgomery (from the EJI), and it quotes Micah 6:8.
October 21, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Here's the tshirt I wore to No Kings, and it received many more (extremely positive) responses than did my sign (about funding healthcare and abolishing ICE). I bought the tshirt at The Legacy Museum in Montgomery (from the EJI), and it quotes Micah 6:8.
I was just there.
October 9, 2025 at 12:03 AM
I was just there.
Paula should know the Jewish law that should apply to such instances, e.g., Lev 19:34: "The alien who resides among you shall be to you as a citizen among you; you shall love the alien as yourself, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God" (cf. Lev 19:18, love your neighbor)
September 28, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Paula should know the Jewish law that should apply to such instances, e.g., Lev 19:34: "The alien who resides among you shall be to you as a citizen among you; you shall love the alien as yourself, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God" (cf. Lev 19:18, love your neighbor)
"War ravaged Portland" during my visit a month ago.
September 27, 2025 at 3:31 PM
"War ravaged Portland" during my visit a month ago.
noted educator, historian, & biographer.
I was fortunate to be one of the countless people for whom she served as an inspiration, mentor, & Good Samaritan.
This lecture (and the series) is dedicated to her memory.
Last year's Dana Greene Distinguished Lecturer was @kevinmkruse.bsky.social :
I was fortunate to be one of the countless people for whom she served as an inspiration, mentor, & Good Samaritan.
This lecture (and the series) is dedicated to her memory.
Last year's Dana Greene Distinguished Lecturer was @kevinmkruse.bsky.social :
September 25, 2025 at 1:41 PM
noted educator, historian, & biographer.
I was fortunate to be one of the countless people for whom she served as an inspiration, mentor, & Good Samaritan.
This lecture (and the series) is dedicated to her memory.
Last year's Dana Greene Distinguished Lecturer was @kevinmkruse.bsky.social :
I was fortunate to be one of the countless people for whom she served as an inspiration, mentor, & Good Samaritan.
This lecture (and the series) is dedicated to her memory.
Last year's Dana Greene Distinguished Lecturer was @kevinmkruse.bsky.social :
Dana Greene Distinguished Scholar Lecture Series:
Director Cecilia Aldarondo
Hosted by Professor Mariya Vlasova
7:00 PM – Phi Gamma, Oxford College of Emory University
The Dana Greene Distinguished Scholar Lecture Series Presented by The Pierce Program in Religion
Cecilia Aldarondo is an award-
Director Cecilia Aldarondo
Hosted by Professor Mariya Vlasova
7:00 PM – Phi Gamma, Oxford College of Emory University
The Dana Greene Distinguished Scholar Lecture Series Presented by The Pierce Program in Religion
Cecilia Aldarondo is an award-
September 25, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Dana Greene Distinguished Scholar Lecture Series:
Director Cecilia Aldarondo
Hosted by Professor Mariya Vlasova
7:00 PM – Phi Gamma, Oxford College of Emory University
The Dana Greene Distinguished Scholar Lecture Series Presented by The Pierce Program in Religion
Cecilia Aldarondo is an award-
Director Cecilia Aldarondo
Hosted by Professor Mariya Vlasova
7:00 PM – Phi Gamma, Oxford College of Emory University
The Dana Greene Distinguished Scholar Lecture Series Presented by The Pierce Program in Religion
Cecilia Aldarondo is an award-
This is a great answer to someone who claims to follow the Bible yet acts in the ways Johnson does. There are also some great verses about the poor/rich in James that he should read.
September 3, 2025 at 2:43 PM
This is a great answer to someone who claims to follow the Bible yet acts in the ways Johnson does. There are also some great verses about the poor/rich in James that he should read.
Finally had a chance to attend a service at Howard Thurman's former church (1944-1953), The Church for the Fellowship of All Peoples, in San Francisco. Had a wonderful conversation with members of the congregation during the "social hour" and meal after the service. What a fantastic place!
August 18, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Finally had a chance to attend a service at Howard Thurman's former church (1944-1953), The Church for the Fellowship of All Peoples, in San Francisco. Had a wonderful conversation with members of the congregation during the "social hour" and meal after the service. What a fantastic place!
The library where I’m working this afternoon has rocking chairs on a balcony with this view. Not bad, Sylva, NC.
July 18, 2025 at 5:36 PM
The library where I’m working this afternoon has rocking chairs on a balcony with this view. Not bad, Sylva, NC.
Could the NY Times hire this WSJ headline writer? "Trump effect" = inflation and a drag on employment. Simple, direct, and honest headline.
July 16, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Could the NY Times hire this WSJ headline writer? "Trump effect" = inflation and a drag on employment. Simple, direct, and honest headline.
advertising campaign, but they rejected it. Benton instead had to submit a new work, Tobacco Sorters, depicting a white farmer and his daughter and has a version of First Crop in the background. I saw this painting at Nasher Art Museum at Duke University. (2/2)
July 7, 2025 at 5:19 PM
advertising campaign, but they rejected it. Benton instead had to submit a new work, Tobacco Sorters, depicting a white farmer and his daughter and has a version of First Crop in the background. I saw this painting at Nasher Art Museum at Duke University. (2/2)
I've long been fascinated with the art of Thomas Hart Benton (e.g., his Prodigal Son). This 1944 painting, First Crop, portrays impoverished African American farmers harvesting tobacco. It was commissioned by the American Tobacco Company (along with works by other artists) to be used in an (1/2)
July 7, 2025 at 5:19 PM
I've long been fascinated with the art of Thomas Hart Benton (e.g., his Prodigal Son). This 1944 painting, First Crop, portrays impoverished African American farmers harvesting tobacco. It was commissioned by the American Tobacco Company (along with works by other artists) to be used in an (1/2)
Revisited some old favorites at the National Gallery in London for my fall Portraits of Jesus course.
June 17, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Revisited some old favorites at the National Gallery in London for my fall Portraits of Jesus course.
Starting on my next series of brief essays for King's College London's Visual Commentary on Scripture. Here is the first of the three works of art I will explore that interpret the parable of the persistent widow in Luke 18:2-5. John Everett Millais's The Unjust Judge and the Importunate Widow.
June 3, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Starting on my next series of brief essays for King's College London's Visual Commentary on Scripture. Here is the first of the three works of art I will explore that interpret the parable of the persistent widow in Luke 18:2-5. John Everett Millais's The Unjust Judge and the Importunate Widow.
