The Other Journal at Mars Hill Graduate School

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The Academy, the Polis, and the Resurgence of Religion: An Interview with Graham Ward by Brandy Daniels
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In this interview, University of Manchester professor and theologian Graham Ward discusses the relationships between contemporary higher education, especially in theology, politics, capitalism, and globalization.
Back to Storytelling: An Interview with Godly Play Trainer, Gertrud Nelson by Becky Crook, with an introduction by Cindy Spencer, Children and Youth Ministries Coordinator at Saint Mark’s Cathedral
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In this interview, Gertrud Nelson discusses the relationship between stories and our faith as she explains the value of Godly Play in education.
Pavlovian responses by Rhonda Mino-Melanson
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In this poem, Rhonda Mino-Melanson reflects on the relationship between teachers and students.
Breathing Lessons: A Vision for Campus Ministries in the Twenty-First Century by Jeff Keuss
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In this article Dr. Keuss seeks to reassert the important relationship between campus ministry programs and Christian universities; he proposes four distinct movements within our current educational milieu—the movement from technological isolation toward real-life intimacy, from passive ethics toward engaged citizenship, from occupational drive toward radical vocational abandonment, and from racial ignorance and isolation toward true racial reconciliation through honesty, humility, and hard work.
A Communion of Tears: Henryk Górecki’s Symphony No. 3 and the Fellowship of Human Suffering by Steven Wingate
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In this essay, Steven Wingate writes about Górecki’s Symphony No. 3 and the feelings of communal grief that it inspires.
The Love of God and the Love of Learning by Nicholas Wolterstorff
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In this essay, Nicholas Wolterstorff discusses the love of God as central to the love of learning.
The Monk and the Hymn: Encountering Grace in the Work of Thelonious Monk by Scott Small
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In this essay, Scott Small describes surprising encounters of the sacred in the music of Thelonious Monk.
Learning Like a Christian: An Interview with Stanley Hauerwas by Dan Rhodes
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The Other Journal's Dan Rhodes interviews Stanley Hauerwas about the state of education and the role of theology in the modern research university.
Working for Transformation: An Interview with Suresh Canagarajah by Joel Hartse
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In this interview, Suresh Canagarajah discusses global English education and changes taking place in the field.
Marking Time by Patricia Westerhof
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In this personal essay, Patricia Westerhof questions her life as a teacher, especially the slow, thankless work of grading papers.

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