I am very pleased to see C. L. de Wet's write-up of Nemesius of Emesa on Human Nature in the Review of Biblical Literature: "A splendid, fresh, & creative analysis that challenges us to think differently, often imaginatively, about what we consider to be medical philosophical discourse & its function in late antiquity."
Author: David Lloyd Dusenbury
David Lloyd Dusenbury is a philosopher, historian of ideas, Times Literary Supplement contributor and senior fellow at Budapest's Danube Institute. The author of I Judge No One and The Innocence of Pontius Pilate (published by Hurst and Oxford University Press), he is also Chair for Jewish-Christian Relations at the University of Antwerp.
“The Innocence of Pontius Pilate” in Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus
An intriguing new article in Brill's Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus develops many of the themes in my recent book: "Pilate Delivered Jesus to Them: Mark 15.15 in Ancient Versions and in Anti-Jewish Narratives". Read here.
“The Innocence of Pontius Pilate” in Telos journal
Very pleased to see that New York's iconic Telos journal has published a review essay on The Innocence of Pontius Pilate. "A profound reflection on the differentiation of secular & religious authority." Précis here.
“I Judge No One” in First Things
"In his recent 'political life of Jesus', David Lloyd Dusenbury makes the arresting claim that Jesus was what we’d call a political realist. Though he didn’t mount a Zealot rebellion, though he urged his followers to pay Caesar’s taxes, Jesus wasn’t apolitical." Very pleased to see Peter Leithart's reflection on I Judge No One in… Continue reading “I Judge No One” in First Things
“The Innocence of Pontius Pilate” in The European Conservative
"We really can’t imagine the world without a drama that unfolded between Jesus & Pilate. This book just begins to explore some of the ripple effects of that drama." See my conversation in The European Conservative with Tamás Orbán (no relation to the Hungarian PM), here.
“I Judge No One” in Morning Star
Morning Star: The People's Daily on I Judge No One: "Dusenbury, like Spinoza, Nietzsche & Kant, considers Jesus to have been an ethical revolutionary. The author's breadth & depth of scholarly research is impressive." Read here.
Paperback edition of “The Innocence of Pontius Pilate” (Nov. 2023)
The new Hurst catalogue is out (note a rosary on the rather cool cover), featuring many eye-catching titles & announcing a paperback edition of The Innocence of Pontius Pilate. Out in November.
“I Judge No One” in Tertio
Very pleased to see that I Judge No One has a page in the current issue of the Belgian weekly, Tertio.
Out Now: I Judge No One
“Melancholy’s Infinity” in Hungarian translation
Very pleased to see a Hungarian translation of my essay on Emil Cioran, “Melancholy’s Infinity”, in the pages of Országút. Points touched on: Hugh of Miramar on human misery; Cioran’s romanticism; & “a principle of bitterness which only tears can sweeten”. Read here.
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