- The latest SJT is out, and includes articles by Oliver Crisp (Is universalism a problem for particularists?) and Paul Molnar (‘Thy word is truth’: the role of faith in reading scripture theologically with Karl Barth)
- And the latest IJST is out, with articles by John Webster on ‘Trinity and Creation’, Justin Stratis on ‘Speculating about Divinity? God’s Immanent Life and Actualistic Ontology’, Marcel Sarot on ‘Trinity and Church’, Celia Deane-Drummond offers a ‘Trinitarian Eschatology for the Earth through Critical Engagement with Hans Urs von Balthasar’, and Karen Kilby asks, ‘Is an Apophatic Trinitarianism Possible?’
- N. Graham Standish on the pastor as narrative leader
- Robert Fisk on America’s desire to be loved and feared
- I’m praying for Egyptian brothers and sisters
- Alex Abecina muses on Karl Barth on war and the sexes
- Rick Floyd offers a homily for Epiphany
- Slavoj Žižek on BBC Radio 4
- Two new Chomsky lectures: Obama, the Middle East, and the Prospects for Peace and Gaza: One Year Later
- Ben Myers on wandering desires and the ambush of love
- Halden Doerge posts some more Will Campbell
- Rose Marie Berger reckons that it’s time to be moving our dosh
- James Merrick offers a personal reflection on the challenges of reading the Bible historically and theologically
- Finally, I’m completely digging the music of Anouar Brahem at the moment
And here he is with Jan Garbarek & Manu Katche:
jasongoroncy.com 
“The Interior Ministry said it suspected that the Nag Hamadi attack was in retaliation for the alleged November rape of a 12-year-old Muslim girl by a Christian man in the same town.” (as appearing in the online news article you linked in your post)
What most people don’t realize is that such an account of rape often means that a Christian man and a Muslim woman wanted to get married. Muslim women, however, cannot marry outside the faith and so the couple stages a kidnaping of sorts. To save their honour, the families will then often permit the marriage. Of course, it could be that this was indeed a case of rape, but this kind of story in the media is often more accurately described by the above. (I will refrain from sharing my source here for safety reasons).
I just wanted to say this because I am in Egypt and wanted to share a sense of the intricate and complex nuances of news like this. I do not mean to belittle what has happened; of course our brothers and sisters need our prayers as well as the Islamic community.
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Also, if I might add, for your Middle Eastern news trust Al Jazeera over any others. They do quite a commendable job of news coverage most of the time. Their recent coverage on this evet can be found here: http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2010/01/2010188752327844.html
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