Ched Myers' Curriculum Vitae & Bibliography
Current Address:
615 Santa Ana Blvd
Oak View, CA 93022
Phone: (805) 649-1327
Fax: (805) 649-2179
Email: chedmyers@bcm-net.org
Date/Place of Birth: Feb. 1, 1955, Pasadena, CA (5th generation Californian)
Education
1981-84: M.A., Honors, New Testament, Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley.
1974-78: B.A. (Honors, Phi Beta Kappa), Interdisciplinary Humanities, University of California at Berkeley, CA.
Leadership
1998-present: Co-founder and Program Director, Bartimaeus Cooperative Ministries. Founding Steering Committee member, Word and World People's School, Sabbath Economics Collaborative. Board member, Sojourners Magazine.
1996-98: Consultant to national office, American Friends Service Committee.
1987-1996: Director of Programs, American Friends Service Committee, Pacific Southwest Regional Office, Pasadena, CA.
1985: Consultant and educator, Action for World Development, Sydney, Australia.
1980-84: Co-founder and director, U.S. Pacific Issues Network, San Francisco, CA. International Steering Committee member, Pacific Concerns Resource Center, Honolulu. Board member, Agape Foundation for Nonviolent Social Change, San Francisco.
1976-83: Founder and co-pastor, Bartimaeus Christian community, Berkeley, CA. Organizer/educator, Pacific Life Community.
Editorial Positions
Contributing editor: Sojourners, The Other Side
Editorial consultant: Orbis Books, Hispanic Theological Initiative.
Academic Teaching
U.S.:
Memphis Theological Seminary (Visiting Professor, Spring 2003); Ecumenical Theological Seminary (Detroit, MI); Seminary Consortium on Urban and Pastoral Education (Chicago, IL); Claremont School of Theology (Fellow in Urban Theology, 1998); Fuller School of Theology (Pasadena, CA); Immaculate Heart College Center (Los Angeles, CA); School of Applied Theology (Berkeley, CA).
International:
Churches of Christ Theological College (Melbourne, Australia)
Invited Academic Seminars/Lectureships/Short Courses
U.S.:
Garret Evangelical Seminary (Chicago, IL); Christian Brothers University (Memphis, TN) Andover Newton School of Theology (Boston, MA); Perkins School of Theology (Ft. Worth, TX); Pt. Loma University (San Diego, CA); Rivier College (Nashua, NH); Fresno Pacific University (Fresno, CA); Maryknoll School of Theology (Ossining, NY); Pacific School of Religion (Berkeley, CA); University of San Francisco (Scholar in Residence, 2000; San Francisco, CA); Bangor Theological Seminary (Bangor, ME); Loyola University (Chicago, IL); Institute for Continuing Ministry Studies (Claremont, CA); University of San Diego (San Diego, CA); Manchester College (Manchester, IN); Duke Divinity School (Durham, NC); Virginia Theological Seminary (Alexandria, VA); Kalamazoo College (Kalamazoo, MI); Phillips Theological Seminary (Enid, OK); St. Mary of the Lake Seminary (Mundeline, MI); California Lutheran University (Thousand Oaks, CA); Columbia Theological Seminary (Decatur, GA); United Theological Seminary (Minneapolis, MN); Princeton Theological Seminary (Princeton, NJ); Jesus Seminar (Phoenix, AZ); Association for Practical Theology (Claremont, CA); University of Hawaii Institute for Peace (Honolulu, HI)
International:
Canada: Emmanuel/St Chad College (Saskatoon, SK); Vancouver School of Theology (Vancouver, BC); Menno Simons College (Winnipeg, MB); University of Winnipeg (MB); Toronto School of Theology (Toronto, ON); Institute for Christian Studies (Toronto, ON) United Kingdom: Cuddesdon College (Oxford); Cambridge Federation (Cambridge); Institute for Contemporary Christianity (London) Australia: St. Hilda's College (Melbourne); Uniting Church Theological College (Sydney); Parkin-Wesley Theological College (Adelaide) New Zealand: Victoria University (Wellington); St John's College (Auckland); Canterbury University (Christchurch) India: United Theological College (Bangalore); Tamilnadu Theological Seminary (Madurai)
Conference and Retreat Leadership (select list)
Ecumenical:
Canadian Ecumenical Jubilee Coalition (Toronto); World Council of Churches Colloquium on Faith & Globalization (Hofgeismar, Germany); National Council of Churches New Zealand/Aotearoa; Christian Nongovernmental Agencies for Humanitarian Relief (Vancouver, BC); Christian Community Health Fellowship (Portland, OR); Journey into Freedom (Portland, OR); Sojourners Magazine; Servant Leadership Schools (Washington DC, Memphis, TN, Greensboro, NC); Beloved Community Center (Greensboro, NC); Community of the Open Door (Atlanta, GA); Virginia Council of Churches; Stanford Campus Ministry (Palo Alto, CA); Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy; Churches United for Peacemaking (Wichita, KS); Youth Discipleship Project (Claremont, CA); Center for Student Missions (Los Angeles, CA); California Conference of Churches; Witness for Peace (New England Region); Kirkridge Retreat Center (Bangor, PA); Hawai'i Ecumenical Coalition; Tucson Interfaith Council, AZ; Michigan Faith and Resistance; Borderlinks (Tucson, AZ); People's Seminary (Skagit, WA); Ecumenical Institute of the Northeast; Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice (Los Angeles, CA)
United/Uniting:
Five Oaks Center (Brampton, ON, Canada); Prairie Christian Training Center (Fort Qu'Appelle, SK); Victoria Uniting Church Commission for Mission (Melbourne, Australia); United Reformed Church (London, U.K.);
United Methodist:
New England Annual Conference; University Temple Church (Seattle, WA); Iowa Annual Conference; Western Regional Urban Ministry Convocation (Los Angeles)
United Church of Christ, Disciples:
Connecticut Conference; National UCC Justice/Peace Ministries; New England Conference; Churches of Christ World Assembly (Brisbane, Australia); First Christian Church (San Jose, CA); First Christian Church (Los Angeles, CA); Mississippi Blvd. Church (Memphis, TN);
Presbyterian:
Binational Encuentro (Tegucigalpa, Honduras); Presbytery of Monterey, CA; Presbytery of the Cascades, WA; The Witherspoon Society; Ghost Ranch, NM; National Peacemaking Committee; First Presbyterian (Palo Alto, CA); Downtown Church (theologian in residence, Rochester, NY); Pacific Presbytery, CA; California-Hawaii Synod; Immanuel Presbyterian Church (Los Angeles); Heartland Presbyterian Church (Des Moines, IO); Beverly Hills Presbyterian Church (L.A.)
Free Church traditions:
Nazarene Center for Christian Social Holiness (San Diego, CA); Bresee Institute (Los Angeles, CA); Baptist Peace Fellowship of North America; First Baptist Church (Memphis, TN); Beloved Community Center (Greensboro, NC); St. Paul's Baptist (Memphis, TN)
Peace Churches:
Southern California Brethren/Mennonite Pastors Conference; Quaker Center (Ben Lomond, CA); Christian Peacemaker Teams Congress (North Manchester, IN); North Carolina Friends Yearly Meeting; Pacific Yearly Meeting; Mennonite Central Committee; Pendle Hill Retreat Center (Philadelphia, PA)
Episcopal/Anglican:
Diocese of South Lambert (London, UK); Southwark Cathedral (London, UK); Norwich Cathedral (Norwich, UK); Church of South India; St. John's Darlinghurst (Sydney, Australia); St. George's Seatoun (Wellington, NZ); National Urban Caucus, U.S.; Diocese of Utah; Diocese of Washington, DC; St. Mary's (Arlington, VA); All Saints (Pasadena, CA); St. John's (Los Angeles, CA); Episcopal Urban Caucus; Grace St Luke's (Memphis, TN)
Lutheran:
Oregon Synod (ELCA); Holy Redeemer Church (San Jose, CA); St. Martin's Table (Minneapolis, MN); Holden Village, WA
Roman Catholic:
Immaculate Conception Cathedral (Memphis, TN); St. Benedict's Retreat Center (Winnipeg, MB); Scarborough Missions Society (Toronto, ON); Call to Action; Pax Christi; Diocese of Davenport, IO; Jesuit Volunteer Corps; Corpus Christi/Spiritus Christi (Rochester, NY); Detention Ministries, Archdiocese of Los Angeles; Thomas Merton Center (Palo Alto, CA); St. Thomas Parish (Abiquiu, NM); Proyecto Pastoral/Dolores Misión (Los Angeles, CA); Sowers of Justice/Richmond Diocese Office of Justice and Peace, VA; Immaculate Heart Community (Los Angeles, CA); Center for Action & Contemplation (Albuquerque, NM); University of Santa Clara Student Ministries, CA; Catholic Peace Ministry (Des Moines); National Catholic Reporter
Other:
Planned Parenthood Diversity office; Jubilee 2000 UK & US; Nevada Desert Experience (Las Vegas, NV); Resource Center for Nonviolence (Santa Cruz, CA)
Recent Publications
“’To Serve and Preserve’: The Genesis Commission to Earth Stewardship.” Sojourners, March, 2004.
“’All ate and were satisfied’: Fasting, Feasting and Food Politics in the Practice of Jesus.” Priests and People (England), May, 2004.
"The Fall" and "Anarcho-Primitivism and the Bible." Entries in The Encyclopedia of Religion and Nature. Ed. by Bron Taylor. NY:Continuum. Due to be published in 2004.
“All the Words of the Scroll: A Eulogy for Daniel Berrigan.” Catholic Agitator, November.
See the Bibliography below for links of other recent articles.
Bibliography
Books Authored
2001 "…and distributed it to whoever had need." The Biblical Vision of Sabbath Economics. Tell the Word series. Washington, DC: Church of the Saviour.
1996 Proclamation 6, Year B, Pentecost 1. Minneapolis: Augsburg/Fortress.
1994 Who Will Roll Away the Stone? Queries for First World Christians. Maryknoll: Orbis Books.
1988 Binding the Strong Man: A Political Reading of Mark's Story of Jesus. Maryknoll: Orbis Books. Winner of 1989 Catholic Press Association Book Award in scripture. Translated into Portuguese as O Evangelho de Sao Marcos, Grande Comentario Biblico series, Sao Paulo:Edicoes Paulinas, 1992.
Books Co-authored
1996 “Say to This Mountain” Mark’s Story of Discipleship. With Stuart Taylor, Cindy Moe-Lobeda, Joseph Nangle, OFM and Marie Dennis. Maryknoll: Orbis Books.
1991 The American Journey, 1492-1992: A Call to Conversion. With Stuart Taylor, Cindy Moe-Lobeda, and Marie Dennis. Eerie, PA: Pax Christi Press. Out of Print.
1990 Resisting the Serpent: Palau's Struggle for Self-Determination. With Robert Aldridge. Baltimore: Fortkamp Press.
Chapters/Pamphlets
2002
“Mark’s Gospel: Invitation to
Discipleship.” In The New Testament: Introducing
the Way of Discipleship, ed. by Sharon Ringe and Wes
Howard Brook. Maryknoll:Orbis Books.
“Proclaiming Good News in Hard Times: Reflections on Evangelism and the Bible.” In Prophecy and Passion: Essays in Honor of Athol Gill, ed. by David Neville. Adelaide: Australian Theological Forum.
“Proclaiming Good News in Hard Times: Reflections on Evangelism and the Bible.” In Prophecy and Passion: Essays in Honor of Athol Gill, ed. by David Neville. Adelaide: Australian Theological Forum.
2001
Forward to R. Stoltzfus, I. de-Leon Hartshorne and T.
Shearer, Set Free: A Journey Toward Solidarity Against
Racism. Scottdale: Herald Press.
“Beyond the ‘Addict’s Excuse’: Public Addiction and Ecclesial Recovery.” In The Other Side of Sin, ed. By Susan Nelson and Andrew Sung Park, NY: SUNY Press.
“Beyond the ‘Addict’s Excuse’: Public Addiction and Ecclesial Recovery.” In The Other Side of Sin, ed. By Susan Nelson and Andrew Sung Park, NY: SUNY Press.
1999
Forward to Ross and Gloria Kinsler, The Biblical Jubilee
and the Struggle for Life. Maryknoll: Orbis Books.
Forward to Joanna Manning, Is the Pope Catholic? A Woman Confronts Her Church. Toronto: Malcolm Lester Books, Crossroads Press.
“Power, Gender and Conflict.” In Making Peace with Conflict: Practical Skills for Conflict Transformation, ed. By C. Schrock-Shenk & L. Ressler. Herald Press/Pandora Press. With Elaine Enns.“
Advent/Christmas 1999 Sunday Reflections.” Eerie: Pax Christi USA.
Forward to Joanna Manning, Is the Pope Catholic? A Woman Confronts Her Church. Toronto: Malcolm Lester Books, Crossroads Press.
“Power, Gender and Conflict.” In Making Peace with Conflict: Practical Skills for Conflict Transformation, ed. By C. Schrock-Shenk & L. Ressler. Herald Press/Pandora Press. With Elaine Enns.“
Advent/Christmas 1999 Sunday Reflections.” Eerie: Pax Christi USA.
1996
“The Way the Book Invites.” In Apostle of
Peace: Essays in Honor of Daniel Berrigan. Maryknoll:
Orbis Books.
Forward to Robert Beck, Nonviolent Story: Narrative Conflict Resolution in the Gospel of Mark. Maryknoll: Orbis Books.
Forward to Robert Beck, Nonviolent Story: Narrative Conflict Resolution in the Gospel of Mark. Maryknoll: Orbis Books.
1994
Forward to Wes Howard-Brook, Becoming Children of God.
Maryknoll: Orbis Books.
"'I will ask you a question’: Interrogatory Theology." In Theology Without Foundations: Religious Practice and the Future of Theological Truth, ed. by Stanley Hauerwas, Nancey Murphy and Mark Nation, Nashville: Abingdon.
"'I will ask you a question’: Interrogatory Theology." In Theology Without Foundations: Religious Practice and the Future of Theological Truth, ed. by Stanley Hauerwas, Nancey Murphy and Mark Nation, Nashville: Abingdon.
1993
"The Ideology and Social Strategy of Mark's Gospel." In
The Bible and Liberation: Political and Social
Hermeneutics, revised ed., edited by N. Gottwald and R.
Horsley, Orbis Books.
"The Wilderness Temptations and the American Journey." In Richard Rohr: Illuminations of His Life and Work, edited by A. Ebert and P. Brockman, NY: Crossroads. [Reprinted in The Other Side, April, 1993.]
"The Wilderness Temptations and the American Journey." In Richard Rohr: Illuminations of His Life and Work, edited by A. Ebert and P. Brockman, NY: Crossroads. [Reprinted in The Other Side, April, 1993.]
Articles
2004
“’To Serve and Preserve’: The Genesis
Commission to Earth Stewardship.” Sojourners, March.
“’All ate and were satisfied’: Fasting, Feasting and Food Politics in the Practice of Jesus.” Priests and People (England), May.
"The Fall" and "Anarcho-Primitivism and the Bible." Entries in The Encyclopedia of Religion and Nature. Ed. by Bron Taylor. NY:Continuum.
"Review of Thomas Yoder-Neufeld's Ephesians." Conrad Grebel Review.
"The Manna Story: A Challenge to Affluenza." Memphis Theological Seminary Journal.
“’All ate and were satisfied’: Fasting, Feasting and Food Politics in the Practice of Jesus.” Priests and People (England), May.
"The Fall" and "Anarcho-Primitivism and the Bible." Entries in The Encyclopedia of Religion and Nature. Ed. by Bron Taylor. NY:Continuum.
"Review of Thomas Yoder-Neufeld's Ephesians." Conrad Grebel Review.
"The Manna Story: A Challenge to Affluenza." Memphis Theological Seminary Journal.
2003
“All the Words of the Scroll: A Eulogy for Daniel
Berrigan.” Catholic Agitator, November.
"'As a Child': Jesus' Solidarity with the Least of the Least (Mk 10:13-16)." The Living Pulpit, Oct-Dec.
"Estranged Relatives: Mediation and Nonviolent Direct Action." With Elaine Enns. Conciliation Quarterly (Mennonite Conciliation Services, Akron, PA), Winter (22:1).
"Why Sabbath Economics?" The Living Pulpit, April-June.
"'As a Child': Jesus' Solidarity with the Least of the Least (Mk 10:13-16)." The Living Pulpit, Oct-Dec.
"Estranged Relatives: Mediation and Nonviolent Direct Action." With Elaine Enns. Conciliation Quarterly (Mennonite Conciliation Services, Akron, PA), Winter (22:1).
"Why Sabbath Economics?" The Living Pulpit, April-June.
2002
“Seek First the Kingdom: The Life and Death of
Ladon Sheats.” Catholic Agitator, November.
“Word and World: A People’s School.” The Clergy Journal. September, 2002, pp 8ff.
“Pentecost as New Economy.” In Colloquium 2000: Faith Communities and Social Movements Facing Globalization. Ed. By Ulrich Duchrow. Geneva, World Alliance of Reformed Churches, 2002.
“Tearing Down the Walls of Our Own House: Theological Reflections on Structural Racism.” Priests and People, May.
“Praise the Mutilated World: Reflections on the War.” The Catholic Agitator, February.
“The Gift Must Always Move: An Interview with Ched Myers on Sabbath Economics.” Inward/Outward (Church of the Savior, Washington D.C.), Winter, pp 1ff.
“Word and World: A People’s School.” The Clergy Journal. September, 2002, pp 8ff.
“Pentecost as New Economy.” In Colloquium 2000: Faith Communities and Social Movements Facing Globalization. Ed. By Ulrich Duchrow. Geneva, World Alliance of Reformed Churches, 2002.
“Tearing Down the Walls of Our Own House: Theological Reflections on Structural Racism.” Priests and People, May.
“Praise the Mutilated World: Reflections on the War.” The Catholic Agitator, February.
“The Gift Must Always Move: An Interview with Ched Myers on Sabbath Economics.” Inward/Outward (Church of the Savior, Washington D.C.), Winter, pp 1ff.
2001
"Mixed Blessing: A Biblical Inquiry into a 'Patriotic'
Cant'." The Other Side, December.
"Are they Bombing Disneyland?" Catholic New Times (Toronto), 10/21/01, p. 9.
"A Few of My Favorite Things." Sojourners, Sept/Oct, p. 54.
“Between the Seminary, the Sanctuary and the Streets: Reflections on Alternative Education.” Ministerial Formation (Geneva:WCC), July.
“A Transforming Circle of Story: Recovering Economic Justice in Luke’s ‘Wilderness Feeding’.” Celebration (National Catholic Reporter), June.
"Are they Bombing Disneyland?" Catholic New Times (Toronto), 10/21/01, p. 9.
"A Few of My Favorite Things." Sojourners, Sept/Oct, p. 54.
“Between the Seminary, the Sanctuary and the Streets: Reflections on Alternative Education.” Ministerial Formation (Geneva:WCC), July.
“A Transforming Circle of Story: Recovering Economic Justice in Luke’s ‘Wilderness Feeding’.” Celebration (National Catholic Reporter), June.
2000
"Reclaiming the Marketplace: Tim Corney and Dave Collis
Interview Ched Myers." Zadok (Australia), summer, pp
11ff.
“The Church, Stories and ‘Lower Education’,” and “Embodying the Great Story: An Interview with James W. McClendon.” The Witness, December.
“Nothing From Outside Can Defile You.” Priests and People (England), May, 2000.
“Stories to Live By: Reading the Bible in the New Millennium.” Sojourners, March-April.
“Pulpo en su tinta.” The Other Side, March-April.
“Seventy Times Seven: A Theology of Reconciliation.” In Mediation and Facilitation Training Manual, 4th ed., Mennonite Conciliation Services, Akron, PA. With Elaine Enns.
“The Church, Stories and ‘Lower Education’,” and “Embodying the Great Story: An Interview with James W. McClendon.” The Witness, December.
“Nothing From Outside Can Defile You.” Priests and People (England), May, 2000.
“Stories to Live By: Reading the Bible in the New Millennium.” Sojourners, March-April.
“Pulpo en su tinta.” The Other Side, March-April.
“Seventy Times Seven: A Theology of Reconciliation.” In Mediation and Facilitation Training Manual, 4th ed., Mennonite Conciliation Services, Akron, PA. With Elaine Enns.
1999
“The Quest for Faith: Reflections on the Life of
Dom Helder Camara.” Sojourners, Nov.
“Behold, the Treasure of the Church: A Bible Study on the Churches and Welfare Reform.” Sojourners, Sept-Oct.
“Towering Trees and ‘Talented Slaves’.” The Other Side, May-June. With Eric Debode.
“’It is an Issue of Equality…’ Biblical Reflections on Wealth and Poverty.” Priests and People (England), May.
“Behold, the Treasure of the Church: A Bible Study on the Churches and Welfare Reform.” Sojourners, Sept-Oct.
“Towering Trees and ‘Talented Slaves’.” The Other Side, May-June. With Eric Debode.
“’It is an Issue of Equality…’ Biblical Reflections on Wealth and Poverty.” Priests and People (England), May.
1998
“The Bible and Earth Spirituality.” The Witness, October.
“Neither Authoritarian nor Diffident: Conversing about Biblical Differences.” Uniting Church Studies (Melbourne, Australia), 4:2, August.
“Balancing Abundance and Need: Paul and Jubilee Tradition.” The Other Side, Sept-Oct.
’God Speed the Year of Jubilee’: The Biblical Vision of Sabbath Economics.” Two part series, Sojourners, May-June and July-August.
"Jesus' New Economy of Grace: The biblical vision of Sabbath economics," Sojourners, July-August.
“Can Our Churches Have a Different Conversation about Sex?” The Witness, May.
“Neither Authoritarian nor Diffident: Conversing about Biblical Differences.” Uniting Church Studies (Melbourne, Australia), 4:2, August.
“Balancing Abundance and Need: Paul and Jubilee Tradition.” The Other Side, Sept-Oct.
’God Speed the Year of Jubilee’: The Biblical Vision of Sabbath Economics.” Two part series, Sojourners, May-June and July-August.
"Jesus' New Economy of Grace: The biblical vision of Sabbath economics," Sojourners, July-August.
“Can Our Churches Have a Different Conversation about Sex?” The Witness, May.
1997
“A Biblical Vision of Justice.” Priests and People (Cambridge,
England), May.
1996
“’Our ancestors all passed through the
sea’: Biblical Sea Stories and Baptism.”
Accent/Good Courage. December.
“Body Politics: Elections, Democracy and the Way of Jesus.” The Other Side, Sept-Oct.
“’And I saw no Temple in the City’: The Biblical Suspicion of Imperial Architecture.” Catholic Agitator, two-part series, August and November.
“Family History as Political Therapy.” The Witness, July-August.
“Body Politics: Elections, Democracy and the Way of Jesus.” The Other Side, Sept-Oct.
“’And I saw no Temple in the City’: The Biblical Suspicion of Imperial Architecture.” Catholic Agitator, two-part series, August and November.
“Family History as Political Therapy.” The Witness, July-August.
1995
“‘Who then can be saved?’ The Kingdom
of God and Redistributive Justice.” Christian
(Guildford, England), November.
"Outsiders Cannot Defile: A Biblical Reflection" The Other Side, March-April.
"Singing for the Wiliwili Tree" (interview). The Witness, April.
"Outsiders Cannot Defile: A Biblical Reflection" The Other Side, March-April.
"Singing for the Wiliwili Tree" (interview). The Witness, April.
1994
"Captivated by Pretensions." The Witness, November.
"Song of the Land: How Shall We Describe the Great Economy?" The Other Side, Jul-Aug.
"A People's Culture of the United States." Sojourners, June.
"Who Will Roll Away the Stone? A Meditation on Mark's Easter Story." Sojourners, April. [Reprinted and translated in Vida y Pensamiento (San Jose, Costa Rica), 14:2.]
"Song of the Land: How Shall We Describe the Great Economy?" The Other Side, Jul-Aug.
"A People's Culture of the United States." Sojourners, June.
"Who Will Roll Away the Stone? A Meditation on Mark's Easter Story." Sojourners, April. [Reprinted and translated in Vida y Pensamiento (San Jose, Costa Rica), 14:2.]
1993
“The Earth and the Great Economy.” The Witness, June.
"In the Courtyard with Peter on the Anniversary of the L.A. Uprising." The Witness, April.
"In the Courtyard with Peter on the Anniversary of the L.A. Uprising." The Witness, April.
1992
"Keeping the Peace, Looking for Justice: Los Angeles Four
Months after the Rebellion." Sojourners, October.
"Framed in Black and White: To Live and Die in a City of Angels." Sojourners, July.
"Framed in Black and White: To Live and Die in a City of Angels." Sojourners, July.
1991
"We're All in the Same Boat: A Reflection on Gospel
Journies and the Quincentenary." Sojourners, October. [Reprinted
in Caribbean Contact (Barbados), May, 1992.]
"Unmasking Our Pain: Therapeutic Politics." The Witness, September.
"Gethsemene Awakening: Gospel Discernment in the Apocalypse of War." Sojourners, April 1991.
1989
“Homing I Keep You: A Tribute to Libby
Radcliffe.” Sojourners, October. Reprinted in
Pilgrims and Seekers: Sainst Without Pedestals.
Eerie: Pax Christi, 1995.
1987
"Obedience and Upheaval: The Gospel of Mark." Sojourners, six part series.
"Baby Jesus, Refugee: The Hope of Advent." The Catholic Agitator (Los Angeles, CA), December. [Reprinted in Radical Grace (Albuquerque, NM), December, 1990 and Seek (Minneapolis, MN), December, 1991.]
"Baby Jesus, Refugee: The Hope of Advent." The Catholic Agitator (Los Angeles, CA), December. [Reprinted in Radical Grace (Albuquerque, NM), December, 1990 and Seek (Minneapolis, MN), December, 1991.]
1986
"The Cross and the Cold War: The Ephesian Gospel of
Peace." Sojourners, November.
"The Eye of a Geopolitical Storm: Nuclear Politics in the South Pacific." Sojourners, March.
"Deadly Paradises: Encounters with War and Love in the Pacific." National Outlook (Sydney, Australia), January.
"The Eye of a Geopolitical Storm: Nuclear Politics in the South Pacific." Sojourners, March.
"Deadly Paradises: Encounters with War and Love in the Pacific." National Outlook (Sydney, Australia), January.
1985
"The Church Works for a Non-violent Revolution in New
Caledonia." National Outlook, July.
1983
"The Wind that Diverts the Storm: The Nuclear Free and
Independent Pacific Movement." Sojourners, August.
"By What Authority? The Bible and Civil Disobedience." Sojourners, May. [Reprinted in The Rise of Christian Conscience, San Francisco: Harper and Row, 1987.]
"Nuclear Holocaust and the Nonviolent Imperative." Sojourners, June-July.
"By What Authority? The Bible and Civil Disobedience." Sojourners, May. [Reprinted in The Rise of Christian Conscience, San Francisco: Harper and Row, 1987.]
"Nuclear Holocaust and the Nonviolent Imperative." Sojourners, June-July.
1981
"Storming the Gates of Hell: Reflections on Christian
Evangelism in Nuclear Security Areas." The Christian Century, Sept 16.
[Reprinted in Border Regions of Faith: An Anthology
of Religion and Social Change, Edited by K. Aman,
NY: Orbis Books, 1987.]
1980
"Armed With the Gospel of Peace: The Vision of
Ephesians." Theology News and Notes (Fuller
Theological Seminary), March.
"Vision from a Blind Man: The Naming of Bartimaeus Community." Sojourners, March.
"Vision from a Blind Man: The Naming of Bartimaeus Community." Sojourners, March.
Excerpted Reviews of Ched Myers' Books
"SAY TO THIS MOUNTAIN": MARK'S STORY OF DISCIPLESHIP:
A creative, readable and usable book. Designed to be used as a study book, preferably with a group, this new work uses the socio-literary method of reading Mark in such a way that it avoids technical, theological and political jargon and is accessible to lay people--quite a feat. It is organized so as to invite the reader into conversation . . . Its strengths are its clear, lively prose, its sensitivity to the way meaning is to be found in the narrative sequence and structure, and its clarifying focus on the socio-political meaning in Mark's historical context . . . It is a welcome antidote to the many current readings that do not take seriously the socio-political meaning of the text . . . Since its tone engages the reader rather than being judgemental, one is drawn to continue to read and reflect on this book even when it is saying hard things. (Belle Miller McMaster, Church & Society, Jan-Feb 1997.)
WHO WILL ROLL AWAY THE STONE? DISCIPLESHIP QUERIES FOR FIRST WORLD CHRISTIANS:
A major contribution to the theology of discipleship for first world Christians. Grounded in the Gospel of Mark, with frequent references to Myers' other Markan study, Binding the Strong Man, the book identifies and analyses key discipleship issues and challenges disciples ruthlessly . . . The effort to study the book -- its discrete sections and its overall architecture -- rewards the reader with insight not only into the concrete practice of discipleship, but also into a useful theological method based on query . . . Myers adapts the methodology of liberation theology to first- world Christians and does so, I think, successfully. He integrates the historical moment, Scripture, reflection upon these two realities, including their implications for praxis, and he does this in the context of the United States at the Millennium. (Pat Chaffee, OP, Review for Religious, Jul-Aug 1996.)
BINDING THE STRONG MAN: A POLITICAL READING OF MARK'S STORY OF JESUS:
This is, quite simply, the most important commentary on a book of Scripture since Barth's Romans... Like Barth's Romans, Binding the Strong Man is not only a tour de force as a commentary and interpretation, but it marks the watershed of a new theological era, one that has been gathering force for some time in liberation, feminist, and black theologies... I see Myers' work as a sort of continental divide marking the coming of age of the resistance church in North America, and the harbinger of a theological renaissance. (Walter Wink. The Christian Century, Aug 16, 1989, pp 761f.)
Award in scripture, 1989 Book Awards of the Catholic Press Association.