Speak of the Devils:
Creative Faith in a Time of Pandemic Cynthia L. Rigby Only creative faith can resist the onslaught of destructive faith. Only the concern with what is truly ultimate can stand against idolatrous concerns. ––Paul Tillich, Dynamics of Faith1
Always use the proper name for things. Fear of a name increases fear of a thing itself. ––Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone2
“T
here’s got to be a reason,” replied my colleague and next-door neighbor, David Johnson, after I told him we had named our new kitten “Neville.” And he was right—there was. We had named him after Neville Longbottom from the Harry Potter series, the kid who plunges right into everything,
Cynthia Rigby is The W.C. Brown Professor of Theology at Austin
Seminary. Her latest book is Holding Faith: A Practical Introduction to Christian Faith. She is a general editor of the nine-volume lectionary commentary series, Connections (Westminster John Knox). Current projects include a book on Christian feminist theology and one tentatively titled, Splashing in Grace: A Theology of Play. 3
