The Critic in the World

A Pact of Love with Criticism, A Pact of Blood with the World Building on the legacy of Fernando F. Segovia, the pioneering essays in this volume redefine the intersection of biblical studies and geopolitics. Through a thorough exploration of how ancient texts and modern readers influence and reflect geopolitical dynamics, each contributor reveals how biblical narratives have shaped and been shaped by historical power structures, territorial conflicts and climate changes, and cultural exchanges. Essays employ contemporary geopolitical concepts that move beyond traditional readings to offer fresh insights into the strategic and ideological forces behind scriptural texts. An annotated interview with Fernando F. Segovia traces his immigration journey as an adolescent and its indelible imprint on his scholarship as a postcolonial critic. Contributors include Efraín Agosto, Amy Lindeman Allen, Reimund Bieringer, Mark G. Brett, Ahida Calderón Pilarski, Greg Carey, Jorge E. Castillo Guerra, Jin Young Choi, Stephanie Buckhanon Crowder, Gregory L. Cuéllar, Musa W. Dube, Neil Elliott, Eleazar S. Fernandez, Bridgett A. Green, Leticia A. Guardiola-Sáenz, Jacqueline M. Hidalgo, Knut Holter, Ma. Maricel S. Ibita, Ma. Marilou S. Ibita, John F. Kutsko, Sung Uk Lim, Francisco Lozada Jr., Luis Menéndez-Antuña, Rubén Muñoz-Larrondo, Robert Myles, Wongi Park, Mitri Raheb, Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza, Fernando F. Segovia, Yak-hwee Tan, Ekaputra Tupamahu, Gerald O. West, Hans (J. H.) de Wit, and H. Daniel Zacharias.

Amy Lindeman Allen is Indiana Christian Church Associate Professor of New Testament at Christian Theological Seminary and an ordained minister in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). Her books include For Theirs Is the Kingdom: Inclusion and Participation of Children in the Gospel according to Luke (2019) and The Gifts They Bring: How Children in the Gospels Can Shape Inclusive Ministry (2023).

Francisco Lozada Jr. is Vice President for Faculty Affairs and Dean of the Faculty and Professor of New Testament Studies at Christian Theological Seminary. He has recently published Latino/a Theology and the Bible, coauthored with Fernando F. Segovia (2021), John (2020), and Toward a Latino/a Biblical Interpretation (2017).

Yak-hwee Tan is an adjunct lecturer at Discipleship Training Center in Singapore, where she teaches New Testament. She is the author of Re-presenting the Johannine Community: A Postcolonial Perspective (2008). She has written a number of articles in the area of feminist criticism, postcolonial hermeneutics, ecological and environment concerns, and mission.