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Derek Flood

Derek Flood

Derek Flood is a writer, artist and theologian. He holds a master's degree in systematic theology and teaches graduate school art. A longtime voice in the post-conservative evangelical movement, Derek’s focus is on wrestling with questions of faith and doubt, violence in the Bible, relational theology, and understanding the cross from the perspective of grace and restorative justice. In addition to writing for Sojourners, Derek is also a featured blogger for Huffington Post Religion, and writes regularly on his website theRebelGod.com.

Blog Posts by Derek Flood

Posted by Derek Flood 7 weeks 2 days ago
Everybody needs forgiveness.But it’s hard to face that. It feels threatening, like an accusation. So we tend to get defensive and start justifying ourselves, rather than seeing the one we’ve hurt....
Posted by Derek Flood 10 weeks 2 days ago
Pepper spray.Those two words bring to mind two very contrasting images from recent headline news: One is the shocking image of University of California at Davis students seated on a pathway, arms...

Articles by Derek Flood

Paul shows us how to wrestle with violent passages in the Hebrew Bible.