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Sep 7, 2012 Uncategorized

The Absurdity of Reconciliation

Religion is key in the work of reconciliation precisely because when it comes to the ineffable absurdity of “why,” the state, like the three friends of Job, is better suited to silence.

Sep 5, 2012 Uncategorized

The Gospel According to Dickens

Given our tendency to read Dickens as a secular novelist, we may be surprised by how frequently Dickens does indeed speak about faith in his fiction.

Sep 3, 2012 Uncategorized

It Is No Shame to Work for Money

When it comes to compensation, how should employees and employers respond, inwardly and outwardly? What does a faithful “pay posture” look like? And what are some of the spiritual challenges associated with monetary rewards?

Aug 31, 2012 Uncategorized

Mourning A Cosmopolitan Culture: Helen Gurley Brown’s Legacy of Lies

She’s credited with single-handedly removing God, guilt, and any cultural taboo associated with sex outside of marriage. I am stunned that no one at CNN, CBS, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Atlantic, or Salon has any helpful moral critique of her portrayal of what’s “good”.

Aug 29, 2012 Uncategorized

Church Practices and Public Life: Membership, Rum Clubs, and the Scandal of the Gospel

The church is a new-kinship reality, wherein all people are heard and dignified so that its membership practices might inform public life beyond the walls of the church.

Aug 27, 2012 Uncategorized

Pursuing Holistic Discipleship on Campus

Is it possible to renew Christian scholarship (at both the student and professor levels) as one aspect of holistic discipleship?

Aug 24, 2012 Uncategorized

Not Sure

Faith sometimes involves doubt, but it results in knowledge of God. So for all of its complexity, it is worth it.

Aug 22, 2012 Uncategorized

Religious Liberty and the Pursuit of the Common Good

Two recent resources give us some clues that can get us started on the path toward cultivating civic virtue as a way of loving our neighbours.

Aug 20, 2012 Uncategorized

The Task of Reading to Heal

Discerning with colleagues how I can create shalom through my discipline. The calling feels enormous and complicated.

Aug 17, 2012 Uncategorized

Models Behaving Badly

We need models. But if a careful humility does not accompany their application, history tells us that there are many other blind alleys we can yet drive down.

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