These meditations are based on encounters that I had with the last words of 84 persons executed in Texas. The Rev. Dr. Jeff Hood is a Baptist pastor, theologian and activist presently living and working in North Texas. A consistent wrier, Dr. Hood is the author of multiple books, including The Queer: An interaction with the Gospel of John, The Queering of an American Evangelical, The Sociopathic Jesus, The Year of the Queer and Jesus on Death Row and Frances. Dr. Hood writes daily at revjeffhood.com.
These meditations are based on encounters that I had with the last words of 84 persons executed in Texas. The Rev. Dr. Jeff Hood is a Baptist pastor, ...
""I was in prison and you visited me."" The words of Jesus in Matthew 25:36 call all imaginations to go deeper. What if God really is in prison? What if God was on death row? What would the life of Jesus look like? Jesus on Death Row is a contemporary interaction with the Gospel of Mark that seeks to answer these questions by placing the drama of the life of Jesus on death row in Texas. In the pages of this text, I hope you discover the God who exists with those we have exiled and rejected. The Rev. Dr. Jeff Hood is a Baptist pastor, theologian and activist presently living and working in...
""I was in prison and you visited me."" The words of Jesus in Matthew 25:36 call all imaginations to go deeper. What if God really is in prison? What ...
A theologian, historian and bioethicist by academic training, Rev. Jeff Hood is a graduate of Auburn University, the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Emory University's Candler School of Theology, the University of Alabama, Creighton University, and is currently pursuing a Doctorate of Ministry in Practical Theology at Brite Divinity School at Texas Christian University. His ordination rests within the Southern Baptist Convention. A native of Atlanta, Georgia, Jeff currently lives in Denton, Texas, where he serves as a pastor to persons in communities throughout the region. As a...
A theologian, historian and bioethicist by academic training, Rev. Jeff Hood is a graduate of Auburn University, the Southern Baptist Theological Semi...
In the midst of the violence of being, Jeff Hood survived 2016. This is a collection of writings to illustrate how. Jeff Hood is an activist and theologian. A graduate of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and Emory University amongst other institutions, Hood earned his doctorate with a focus in Queer Theology at Brite Divinity School at Texas Christian University. Hood has repeatedly been arrested seeking liberation for the marginalized and oppressed. In addition to authoring sixteen books and blogging regularly for the The Huffington Post and Patheos, Hood writes daily at...
In the midst of the violence of being, Jeff Hood survived 2016. This is a collection of writings to illustrate how. Jeff Hood is an activist and theol...
On November 18, 1978, over 900 people died in Jonestown, Guyana. Some perished willingly and others did not. Regardless of the means, Rev. Jim Jones was the killer. Though evil reigned, the community did not die alone. God was there. In this exegesis of their last words, you will discover a faint light. It will guide you home. Jeff Hood is a radical and mystical Baptist pastor, theologian, and activist living and working in Texas.
On November 18, 1978, over 900 people died in Jonestown, Guyana. Some perished willingly and others did not. Regardless of the means, Rev. Jim Jones w...
