HASTAC Commons | Jason Goroncy | Activity https://hastac.hcommons.org/members/jgoroncy/activity/ Activity feed for Jason Goroncy. Sat, 04 Apr 2026 21:18:05 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=10.6.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 456f550cc822accc5a0490dc11ad3130 Jason Goroncy's profile was updated https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1925860/ Thu, 28 Aug 2025 14:07:18 +0000 0 cee5be570596e60ebabd6b355d318400 Jason Goroncy's profile was updated https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1925433/ Thu, 21 Aug 2025 01:38:55 +0000 0 ee8ee476e850549297009cd53eba6499 Jason Goroncy's profile was updated https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1897957/ Thu, 05 Sep 2024 03:18:29 +0000 0 5c4d45834c60d839b01260a05671c619 Jason Goroncy's profile was updated https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1884992/ Fri, 03 May 2024 02:31:54 +0000 0 5f3d1fe0c092681833f764244614fe56 Jason Goroncy's profile was updated https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1849724/ Mon, 19 Jun 2023 02:01:07 +0000 0 83efae6cb52a5045da8a294a43635d09 Jason Goroncy deposited ‘Dying Without a Script: Some Theological Reflections on Voluntary Assisted Dying’ in the group Theology https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1843230/ Tue, 02 May 2023 02:24:02 +0000 In theological discourse about voluntary assisted dying, two of the most contested areas are those that relate broadly to matters of individualism, autonomy and rights, and those that are concerned with interpretations around the sanctity of human life given by God. These two areas represent unavoidably difficult theological spaces, with profound…[Read more]

]]> 0 0b01c0df4bc366e8d0fd1b312ca9470e Jason Goroncy deposited ‘Dying Without a Script: Some Theological Reflections on Voluntary Assisted Dying’ https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1843222/ Mon, 01 May 2023 23:45:09 +0000 In theological discourse about voluntary assisted dying, two of the most contested areas are those that relate broadly to matters of individualism, autonomy and rights, and those that are concerned with interpretations around the sanctity of human life given by God. These two areas represent unavoidably difficult theological spaces, with profound…[Read more]

]]> 0 cd8c0f1545109f84cacc0a3eb2e5754c Jason Goroncy's profile was updated https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1843221/ Mon, 01 May 2023 23:35:25 +0000 0 5e5bc23389a144034078f379647eb481 Jason Goroncy deposited The Powers of Death: Recognition, Resistance, Resurrection in the group Theology https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1821951/ Mon, 14 Nov 2022 02:24:23 +0000 This essay is an invitation to examine the powers of death, particularly the modes by which such powers are manifested in the world, modes that relate to but are irreducible to an individual’s life. It considers contributions to the subject from Karl Barth, Walter Wink, and William Stringfellow, among others, to argue that while death and its a…[Read more]

]]> 0 412d6a0aea2278a52ef4b969a9f32094 Jason Goroncy deposited Creation, God, and the Coronavirus in the group Theology https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1821950/ Mon, 14 Nov 2022 02:24:20 +0000 This short reflection argues that, in the face of natural crises that occur in the world, responsible Christian speech requires a much fuller and more thickly textured understanding of creation than is often presented. Reading the Bible leads us to avoid speculating on the origins or purposes of such crises. Rather, it bears witness to the divine…[Read more]

]]> 0 54d98dc920719a05f1117ba4eee3a86d Jason Goroncy deposited Sanctification in the group Theology https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1821949/ Mon, 14 Nov 2022 02:24:15 +0000 A chapter on Karl Barth’s doctrine of sanctification.

]]> 0 54d98dc920719a05f1117ba4eee3a86d Jason Goroncy deposited Sanctification in the group Dialectical Theology https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1821948/ Mon, 14 Nov 2022 02:24:15 +0000 A chapter on Karl Barth’s doctrine of sanctification.

]]> 0 a8cef9fbc560efdb07cabdbbf3631797 Jason Goroncy deposited The Powers of Death: Recognition, Resistance, Resurrection https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1821874/ Sun, 13 Nov 2022 22:07:27 +0000 This essay is an invitation to examine the powers of death, particularly the modes by which such powers are manifested in the world, modes that relate to but are irreducible to an individual’s life. It considers contributions to the subject from Karl Barth, Walter Wink, and William Stringfellow, among others, to argue that while death and its a…[Read more]

]]> 0 07c0f99e8747e079b4259a3f9ea939a0 Jason Goroncy deposited Creation, God, and the Coronavirus https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1821873/ Sun, 13 Nov 2022 22:03:32 +0000 This short reflection argues that, in the face of natural crises that occur in the world, responsible Christian speech requires a much fuller and more thickly textured understanding of creation than is often presented. Reading the Bible leads us to avoid speculating on the origins or purposes of such crises. Rather, it bears witness to the divine…[Read more]

]]> 0 866cbad11d775134f25e31ab4486d21d Jason Goroncy deposited Sanctification https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1821870/ Sun, 13 Nov 2022 21:56:35 +0000 A chapter on Karl Barth’s doctrine of sanctification.

]]> 0 33510a3c8975bba23bcb857a7a2598ef Jason Goroncy's profile was updated https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1821791/ Sun, 13 Nov 2022 11:36:41 +0000 0 5957fdf202c460a280635e004dde0ef2 Jason Goroncy's profile was updated https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1819633/ Wed, 02 Nov 2022 09:31:58 +0000 0 d2f074e813d58d58796f4f9d12889ac4 Jason Goroncy deposited “A Pretty Decent Sort of Bloke”: Towards the Quest for an Australian Jesus in the group Theology https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1819623/ Wed, 02 Nov 2022 02:24:39 +0000 From many Aboriginal elders, such as Tjangika Napaltjani, Bob Williams and Djiniyini Gondarra, to painters, such as Arthur Boyd, Pro Hart and John Forrester-Clack, from historians, such as Manning Clark, and poets, such as Maureen Watson, Francis Webb and Henry Lawson, to celebrated novelists, such as Joseph Furphy, Patrick White and Tim Winton,…[Read more]

]]> 0 38d2fc37542c1bfc42891acba0130f3d Jason Goroncy deposited Habits as Signs: Some Reflections on the Ethical Shape of Christian Community in the group Theology https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1819622/ Wed, 02 Nov 2022 02:24:36 +0000 The Christian faith is concerned not simply with what we might call “ideas” or “beliefs” but is also profoundly attentive to the question “How then shall we live?” This essay suggests ten particular habits and convictions that undergird, make judgements about, and give shape to Christian faith communities committed to pursuing such a question in…[Read more]

]]> 0 b948048a3b10d77ede6cf9d361a79dc6 Jason Goroncy deposited Ethnicity, Social Identity, and the Transposable Body of Christ in the group Theology https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1819621/ Wed, 02 Nov 2022 02:24:33 +0000 This essay attends to the relationship between our ethnic, social, and cultural identities, and the creation of the new communal identity embodied in the Christian community. Drawing upon six New Testament texts – Ephesians 2:11–22; Galatians 3:27–28; 1 Corinthians 7:17–24 and 10:17; 1 Peter 2:9–11; and Revelation 21:24–26 – it is argued that t…[Read more]

]]> 0 f045f65bf1a43f4e9644a7457c523845 Jason Goroncy deposited Ethnicity, Social Identity, and the Transposable Body of Christ in the group Biblical Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1819620/ Wed, 02 Nov 2022 02:24:23 +0000 This essay attends to the relationship between our ethnic, social, and cultural identities, and the creation of the new communal identity embodied in the Christian community. Drawing upon six New Testament texts – Ephesians 2:11–22; Galatians 3:27–28; 1 Corinthians 7:17–24 and 10:17; 1 Peter 2:9–11; and Revelation 21:24–26 – it is argued that t…[Read more]

]]> 0 6a33bc08471ad35090d02a9d4a341409 Jason Goroncy deposited Semper Reformanda as a Confession of Crisis in the group Theology https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1819619/ Wed, 02 Nov 2022 02:24:17 +0000 This essay takes three aims: (i) to map in brief the theo-historical genesis of the semper reformanda aphorism; (ii) to consider that idea vis-a-vis the Reformed habit of confessing Jesus Christ; and (iii) to suggest one area where the witness of many Reformed communities today might call for urgent
attention in the spirit of the semper.

]]> 0 742f087547bdabc5d0b38b577e88366d Jason Goroncy deposited Race and Christianity in Australia https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1819609/ Wed, 02 Nov 2022 00:03:38 +0000 The thesis of this essay is that racism in Australia has explicitly Christian roots. In particular, these roots find their beginnings in the European story of Christendom. To defend that claim, the essay does three things. First, it traces the history of racism in Australia, mapping how immigration policies and practices regarding assimilation…[Read more]

]]> 0 b6ad9602d11e22a9510bf0c1b3b8853a Jason Goroncy deposited On the Gifts of Street Art https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1819608/ Tue, 01 Nov 2022 23:53:32 +0000 This short piece on street art was awarded silver prize for ‘Best Theological Article’ in the 2020 Australasian Religious Press Association Awards.

]]> 0 44bdd59b45d6f1b14cd739ebae447c6d Jason Goroncy deposited Dying Without a Script: Some Theological Reflections on Voluntary Assisted Dying https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1819607/ Tue, 01 Nov 2022 23:47:35 +0000 In theological discourse about voluntary assisted dying, two of the most contested areas are those that relate broadly to matters of individualism, autonomy, and rights, and those that are concerned with interpretations around the sanctity of human life given by God. These two areas represent unavoidably difficult theological spaces, with profound…[Read more]

]]> 0 5998d81f210371b82402f39a6d7f47c3 Jason Goroncy deposited Reformation and Secularity https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1819606/ Tue, 01 Nov 2022 23:42:35 +0000 Among a growing body of recent scholarship that has shown interest in the geneses, definitions, and assessments of secularism is Brad Gregory’s book The Unintended Reformation. This essay begins with a brief assessment of Gregory’s thesis. By way of response, it then offers four reflections on what are live challenges for those Christian com…[Read more]

]]> 0 0f1c90e7659d9612895fc5973f358d76 Jason Goroncy deposited “A Pretty Decent Sort of Bloke”: Towards the Quest for an Australian Jesus https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1819605/ Tue, 01 Nov 2022 23:38:18 +0000 From many Aboriginal elders, such as Tjangika Napaltjani, Bob Williams and Djiniyini Gondarra, to painters, such as Arthur Boyd, Pro Hart and John Forrester-Clack, from historians, such as Manning Clark, and poets, such as Maureen Watson, Francis Webb and Henry Lawson, to celebrated novelists, such as Joseph Furphy, Patrick White and Tim Winton,…[Read more]

]]> 0 134df7cf9d35241bf13e22ccaf0a48d6 Jason Goroncy deposited P. T. Forsyth https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1819604/ Tue, 01 Nov 2022 23:32:06 +0000 This chapter is an introduction to PT Forsyth’s thinking on the doctrine of atonement.

]]> 0 676cd1377e18c3add5573d2d715b0c84 Jason Goroncy deposited Habits as Signs: Some Reflections on the Ethical Shape of Christian Community https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1819603/ Tue, 01 Nov 2022 23:26:27 +0000 The Christian faith is concerned not simply with what we might call “ideas” or “beliefs” but is also profoundly attentive to the question “How then shall we live?” This essay suggests ten particular habits and convictions that undergird, make judgements about, and give shape to Christian faith communities committed to pursuing such a question in…[Read more]

]]> 0 68ddaea1e2e23434afa3cd113e3af5ea Jason Goroncy deposited Ethnicity, Social Identity, and the Transposable Body of Christ https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1819602/ Tue, 01 Nov 2022 23:21:02 +0000 This essay attends to the relationship between our ethnic, social, and cultural identities, and the creation of the new communal identity embodied in the Christian community. Drawing upon six New Testament texts – Ephesians 2:11–22; Galatians 3:27–28; 1 Corinthians 7:17–24 and 10:17; 1 Peter 2:9–11; and Revelation 21:24–26 – it is argued that t…[Read more]

]]> 0 8e29d92e8cab02952da00e1eac4c1248 Jason Goroncy deposited Semper Reformanda as a Confession of Crisis https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1819600/ Tue, 01 Nov 2022 23:08:46 +0000 This essay takes three aims: (i) to map in brief the theo-historical genesis of the semper reformanda aphorism; (ii) to consider that idea vis-a-vis the Reformed habit of confessing Jesus Christ; and (iii) to suggest one area where the witness of many Reformed communities today might call for urgent
attention in the spirit of the semper.

]]> 0 1735b5c12849a7f684a86ee2910c2de1 Jason Goroncy's profile was updated https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1819575/ Tue, 01 Nov 2022 20:57:00 +0000 0 3c8dec786868a1f5df166741ffe474c1 Jason Goroncy's profile was updated https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1819455/ Mon, 31 Oct 2022 21:18:07 +0000 0 0248e5e932787f2c57d47fc87013e2ad Jason Goroncy's profile was updated https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1783402/ Tue, 07 Jun 2022 10:15:37 +0000 0 e10473a434310f489bb5736ecb7f5738 Jason Goroncy's profile was updated https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1772066/ Wed, 16 Feb 2022 09:36:44 +0000 0 1c145b07c1bc23d13ac0824e98d86421 Jason Goroncy's profile was updated https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1769141/ Tue, 25 Jan 2022 20:26:20 +0000 0 bd03c720b0336b56d90803f94527491f Jason Goroncy's profile was updated https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1758291/ Thu, 11 Nov 2021 20:29:20 +0000 0 b53937115009018ceefa2806f4dd771b Jason Goroncy's profile was updated https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1733764/ Sat, 03 Apr 2021 22:30:48 +0000 0 4855ff63b364f7b96f6dc07ae76543b3 Jason Goroncy's profile was updated https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1729869/ Wed, 03 Mar 2021 01:17:15 +0000 0 4cafa66bc9c8d699ec2d8de4119af008 Jason Goroncy's profile was updated https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1678453/ Fri, 14 Feb 2020 11:00:01 +0000 0 ca4062fce4d50fa22441e11e99c86886 Jason Goroncy's profile was updated https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1674468/ Tue, 07 Jan 2020 21:11:34 +0000 0 18d1b1cf0b4a684d206ad11fd405c0c7 Jason Goroncy's profile was updated https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1669042/ Thu, 31 Oct 2019 11:22:02 +0000 0 2c3cf53844f2c77fc2c4122fc988aa99 Jason Goroncy's profile was updated https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1660221/ Wed, 14 Aug 2019 06:52:08 +0000 0 5b73841e7978b353ecdaadb328a0bda0 Jason Goroncy's profile was updated https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1643303/ Thu, 27 Jun 2019 01:47:58 +0000 0 e50294d2c1946fa9628fbe29d9f2bdd7 Jason Goroncy's profile was updated https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1610667/ Wed, 13 Jun 2018 10:17:55 +0000 0 29eb01c70d8e47318eba593e77f8c245 Jason Goroncy deposited The Catholicity of Time in the Work of George Mackay Brown in the group Theology https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1608119/ Wed, 09 May 2018 04:12:56 +0000 This essay introduces and explores some explicitly theological concerns in the work of the Orcadian poet, novelist, and dramatist George Mackay Brown (1921–96). More specifically, its interest is with Brown’s presentation and treatment of the notion of time. Drawing on examples from a wide selection of his work, it is argued that Brown’s conve…[Read more]

]]> 0 8e3bbc30a3231aae8cb5bbb32459cc98 Jason Goroncy deposited The Catholicity of Time in the Work of George Mackay Brown in the group Poetics and Poetry https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1608118/ Wed, 09 May 2018 04:12:26 +0000 This essay introduces and explores some explicitly theological concerns in the work of the Orcadian poet, novelist, and dramatist George Mackay Brown (1921–96). More specifically, its interest is with Brown’s presentation and treatment of the notion of time. Drawing on examples from a wide selection of his work, it is argued that Brown’s conve…[Read more]

]]> 0 ff1c532142b5de9fcf6e1cfaeadd45ad Jason Goroncy deposited Euthanasia: Some theological considerations for living responsibly in the group Theology https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1608117/ Wed, 09 May 2018 04:12:25 +0000 This article articulates some of the main arguments both for and against euthanasia under the circumstances being envisaged by the Victorian Parliament’s Legal and Social Issues Committee. More particularly, its concern is to attend to some of the theological issues germane to the subject. To this end, it identifies and discusses six arguments f…[Read more]

]]> 0 1979aaf07b55cfe10355cfa1d8e6c1fd Jason Goroncy's profile was updated https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1607995/ Tue, 08 May 2018 11:02:47 +0000 0 6465bece00461a0c429d622f924aff96 Jason Goroncy deposited The Catholicity of Time in the Work of George Mackay Brown https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1607994/ Tue, 08 May 2018 10:57:23 +0000 This essay introduces and explores some explicitly theological concerns in the work of the Orcadian poet, novelist, and dramatist George Mackay Brown (1921–96). More specifically, its interest is with Brown’s presentation and treatment of the notion of time. Drawing on examples from a wide selection of his work, it is argued that Brown’s conve…[Read more]

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