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David B. Gowler

@dgowler.bsky.social

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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

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David B. Gowler @dgowler.bsky.social · Dec 15

Yes, it’s my book, but now’s a good time to revisit #HowardThurman’s insights about social action to oppose discrimination & oppression, build compassion & community, & not be consumed, like MAGA/Trump, with hatred that ultimately destroys oneself & community: www.paulistpress.com/Products/569...

Howard Thurman and the Quest for Community - David Gowler : PaulistPress

Howard Thurman and the Quest for Community

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 2h

twice a year the entire U.S. press becomes a marketing extension of a single billionaire-owned retailer, and nobody in any position of editorial power thinks it's weird or gross

photo of Google News search results for Amazon Prime Day (the second this year)

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David B. Gowler @dgowler.bsky.social · 1h

"The U.S. economy is very close to falling into a damaging contraction — and many states are already experiencing a recession, according to Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics.: www.marketwatch.com/story/are-we...

Are we in a recession? Yes — if you live in one of these 22 states.

The U.S. economy is very close to falling into a damaging contraction — and many states are already in a recession, according to Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics.

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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 2h

“Fellow demonstrators rushed to his aid, and as the pastor rubbed his face in pain, the agents continued to fire,” @jackjenkins.me reports.

“We could hear them laughing,” Rev. Black said: religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...

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BeesBreakdown @beesbreakdown.bsky.social · 2h

Manchester City Breakdown
⚫️ Bees Buildup Problems
🟡 Out-of-possession setup
⚫️ Stats Analysis

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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 2h

"Either Trump’s Labor Department actually believes that Trump’s immigration enforcement is destroying the agricultural sector and threatening food security, or they are pretending this threat is real in order to crush wages for both foreign and domestic agricultural workers."

Trump Labor Department Says His Immigration Raids Are Causing a Food Crisis

In a filing in the Federal Register, the Labor Department argues there are “immediate dangers to the American food supply” due to a lack of migrant agricultural workers.

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David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 2h

So this is funny.
The administration just issued a rule slashing foreign agricultural worker wages. And to justify it, in a public filing, Trump's Labor Department alleges that Trump's immigration enforcement has devastated the Ag workforce and caused a "risk of supply shock-induced food shortages."

Trump Labor Department Says His Immigration Raids Are Causing a Food Crisis

In a filing in the Federal Register, the Labor Department argues there are “immediate dangers to the American food supply” due to a lack of migrant agricultural workers.

prospect.org

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David B. Gowler @dgowler.bsky.social · 2h

Good to know that I am from the "Heartland" (Illinois)

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 4h

WATCH: Trump’s lawless Ice goons shoot an unarmed priest in the head with a pepper ball. Completely out of control.

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 8h

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio insisted “no one has died” as a result of U.S. foreign aid cuts. In Myanmar, the grieving father of a 2-year-old boy who died after their food rations were cut calls such claims a lie.

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 1d

Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?

Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚

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David B. Gowler @dgowler.bsky.social · 22h

After a long break, I finally wrote another blog post on Howard Thurman and the Quest for Community, this time on chapter 5 which starts explorations of the prodigal son parable and Thurman's insights abut it: parablesreception.blogspot.com/2025/10/howa...

Howard Thurman and the Quest for Community: From Prodigals to Compassionate Samaritans (Some Quotes and "digging deeper" ideas: Chapter 5 study guide, part 1)

Reception history of the parables by David Gowler (Emory University) for a Baylor University Press book: A Chorus of Voices

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British New Testament Society @bntsoc.bsky.social · 2d

New from @thevcs.bsky.social - Bible and Art Daily will take you on a series of journeys through the world of Scripture and the history of art. Watch the exclusive preview by @benquash.bsky.social here: www.youtube.com/shorts/Mpy9w...

Bible and Art Daily: Exclusive Preview

YouTube video by The Visual Commentary on Scripture VCS

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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 1d

No troops, or no deal to reopen the government

With masked goons running wild in Chicago and the president murdering people on boats, Democrats must seize the shutdown crisis as an opportunity to wage the fight against fascism we need to happen NOW

My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...

Dems must say: No troops, or no shutdown deal | Will Bunch Newsletter

Plus, billionaire saved by Penn wants to wreck it.

www.inquirer.com

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Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 1d

Justice Kavanaugh must be proud.

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 3d

This is how ICE detains individuals without any warrants, even in the presence of a lawyer making requests.

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Tom Bogert @tombogert.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Columbus Crew midfielder and MLS legend Darlington Nagbe is retiring after the 2025 MLS season, per sources.

Nagbe, 35, is a four-time MLS Cup winner (2015, 2018, 2020, 2023) with three clubs (Portland, Atlanta, Columbus).

One of MLS's best-ever midfielders 👏

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David B. Gowler @dgowler.bsky.social · 1d

www.ajc.com/opinion/2025...

Under Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s watch, detainees are being treated inhumanely

Private prison companies have donated to Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and other Republicans. Meanwhile, conditions for inmates are poor, as demonstrated with ICE detentions.

www.ajc.com

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 2d

We wanted to understand Democratic Socialists of America. So we talked to two old guys who voted for Trump. (Yes, this is literally the article.)

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aaron adair @aaroninchicago.bsky.social · 10d

ICE boats trawling the Chicago River. This is the DUMBEST thing I've seen in my entire life. No exaggeration. What's next? Humvees loaded with armed, masked agents patrolling Disney's Main Street U.S.A.?

#Chicago

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David B. Gowler @dgowler.bsky.social · 2d

Forgot that I also mentioned them in my Good Samaritan entry in the Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception (@degruyterbrill.bsky.social) along with other works in hospitals (e.g., Richard Dadd, Bethlehem Royal Hospital, London; Jean Restout, Hôpital de la Charité, Paris).

David B. Gowler @dgowler.bsky.social · 2d

Need more outrage:
"It’s hard to keep up with this administration’s outrages, on so many fronts. But the effort to target, humiliate and mistreat immigrants may be its most malignant campaign.
"...the pretenses are gone.... I am surprised that there’s not more outrage.”
www.ajc.com/opinion/2025...

Downtown ATL holds ICE’s newest hellhole. Cruelty is the point.

Immigrants are being held for days in the basement of ICE’s Atlanta field office without beds, showers or access to lawyers. Twelve hours is supposed to be the limit.

www.ajc.com

David B. Gowler @dgowler.bsky.social · 2d

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David B. Gowler @dgowler.bsky.social · 2d

The @thevcs.bsky.social mentions is here: thevcs.org/good-samaritan

The Good Samaritan

Exhibition: The Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25–37). Featuring works of art by Jacopo Bassano, Unknown artist and Rembrandt van Rijn. Commentaries by David B. Gowler.

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David B. Gowler @dgowler.bsky.social · 2d

I mentioned these Hogarth murals in my @thevcs.bsky.social Good Samaritan essay and almost included them in my The Parables after Jesus book. Glad they are now open to the public!

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 2d

Restored Hogarth murals at London hospital open to public for first time

St Bartholomew’s hopes 18th-century satirist’s two large-scale paintings will become a must-see for art fans They had remained almost unseen for 300 years, but now two of William Hogarth’s masterpiece murals are available to the public for the first time. The North Wing at St Bartholomew’s hospital in London, which contains The Pool of Bethesda and The Good Samaritan – two large-scale murals by the British painter – has opened after a £9.5m restoration project. Continue reading...

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