July 4, 2014 / From the Editor
Howard Megdal makes a defense for the hot dog: Let’s be honest: When you are …
David A. Garner
July 4, 2014 / From the Editor
July 4, 2014 / From the Editor
abstinence
Amanda Barbee
March 3, 2014 / Theology
March 3, 2014 / Theology
Amanda Barbee on how the purity movement cloaks female sexuality in silence and shame, stunting women in their growth as sexual beings and causing long-lasting psychological and spiritual damage.
David Grumett
June 6, 2011 / Theology
June 6, 2011 / Theology
This essay reflects upon the fascinating painting by Velázquez Christ in the House of Martha and Mary, discusses the current Roman Catholic rules of abstinence, and considers the curious fact that these are less rigorous than those adopted by vegetarians and many others in secular society.
Kj Swanson
November 17, 2010 / Theology
November 17, 2010 / Theology
See Part I of this essay series, in which Swanson begins her analysis of evanglical responses …
Kj Swanson
October 5, 2010 / Theology
October 5, 2010 / Theology
See Part I of this essay series, in which Swanson begins her analysis of evanglical responses …
Tina Schermer Sellers
April 2, 2006 / Theology
April 2, 2006 / Theology
Introduction There are few subjects as explosive inside the Christian church as sexuality. The level …