Zachary Thomas Settle

Breaking Bad Roundtable: Series Finale

Zachary Thomas Settle: Ambivalence in the End: Breaking Bad Series Finale Breaking Bad did not end as a happy story. The show’s final episode did not serve to fully redeem Walt, and all was not made well in the end. In a strangely unique fashion, the final episode of Breaking Bad was far from affective; […]

Andrew Irvine

What is the Work of Faith?

The following is a guest post by Andrew Irvine (Associate Professor of Philosophy and Religion at Maryville College). He is the editor of Postcolonial Philosophy of Religion (Springer 2009), The present essay comes from a talk that he gave at Maryville College on September 10, 2013. He can be reached at andrew.irvine@maryvillecollege.edu   Matthew 6: […]

Lauren Wilford, Robert Andrew Norman, Zach Hoag, Zachary Thomas Settle

BREAKING BAD ROUNDTABLE: SEASON 5, EPISODE 15

   Zachary Thomas Settle:  And Now He’s Alone: Season 5, Episode 15 Walter White is in decay, and he has been for some time now. Things seemed to take a turn for the worse, though, while Walt, or should I say Mr. Lambert, was in New Hampshire. While we remain uncertain of the situation with […]

Matthew Tan

St. Evagrius of Pontus and Redeeming Time in Postmodernity

The following is a guest post by Matthew Tan. Matthew is a Lecturer in Theology and Philosophy at Campion College Australia. Currently he is a Visiting Professor in Catholic Studies and a Research Fellow at the Centre for World Catholicism and Intercultural Theology at DePaul University in Chicago. Matthew is also the editor of the […]

Tripp York

The Transgendered Pat(sy)

As I’m sure most of you are well aware, at least by now, there is some confusion as to the exact job status of Heath Adam Ackley at Azusa Pacific University. With the simple pronouncement of “I’m transgender”, Adam, initially, claimed to have been fired only to later nuance that claim with the notion that […]

Tripp York

I Want My Baby Back . . .

A thirteenth century conundrum: In the resurrection, will the rib taken from Adam to form Eve find itself back in Adam or remain in Eve? (I’m guessing this was the inspiration for Chili’s Baby Back Ribs song.)

Zachary Thomas Settle

BREAKING BAD ROUNDTABLE: SEASON 5, EPISODE 14

Zachary Thomas Settle: The End is Nigh: Season 5, Episode 13 I think last night’s episode of Breaking Bad was genius, and it has rejuvenated my hope for the ending. I’ve been convinced of Gilligan’s abilities to gracefully end this hellish ride for some time now, but the immanence of the end started setting in […]