September 2, 2015 / Perspective
This essay draws on Judith Halberstam’s The Queer Art of Failure to discuss the relationship between queerness and children.
Hollis Phelps
September 2, 2015 / Perspective
September 2, 2015 / Perspective
Kingdom of God
Nicholas R. Brown
November 17, 2014 / Theology
November 17, 2014 / Theology
This essay explores the theological ambiguity between the kingdom of God and territorial Israel, both in the context of St. Justin Martyr and of contemporary theological reflection on place.
D. L. Mayfield
April 8, 2013 / Praxis
April 8, 2013 / Praxis
D. L. Mayfield explores her personal experiences of American inequality and considers what social justice might really looks like.
Ira Brent Driggers
July 30, 2012 / Perspective
July 30, 2012 / Perspective
In his most recent book, N. T. Wright captures the integration of politics and theology in the Gospels, but his framing of the argument proves problematic on the question of Christianity’s creedal tradition.
Ryan Davis
February 14, 2012 / Praxis
February 14, 2012 / Praxis
In this essay, Ryan Davis wrestles with God’s goodness and Scriptural promises in the face of profound physical suffering.
Aaron Darrisaw
July 19, 2011 / Mediation, Uncategorized
July 19, 2011 / Mediation, Uncategorized
I suppose we, as a blog that concerns itself with the media, would be a …
Nathan R. Kerr
February 18, 2010 / Theology
February 18, 2010 / Theology
In this theological response to the Haiti earthquake, Nathan Kerr suggests that rather than merely speaking about God, Christians should inhabit a mode of speaking to God that responds to the oppressed victims of Haiti by living in solidarity with them, both in revolt against the powers that oppress and in hope that God might liberate them to live and love freely.
Scott Small
September 16, 2008 / Perspective
September 16, 2008 / Perspective
In this essay, Scott Small describes surprising encounters of the sacred in the music of Thelonious Monk.