Whither the University? A Conversation with Paul Griffiths on Theology and Education
In this interview, Paul Griffiths discusses the contours of the current relationship between theology and education.
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Teaching the Universal Subject: A Manifesto
In this essay, Paul Jaussen argues that discipleship is a valuable model for education, one which avoids the common traps of ideological or market-driven pedagogies.
From Church to “Rhizone”: Reconfiguring Theological Education for the Postmodern Era
In this article, Dr. Raschke addresses the crisis in theological education brought on by the rapid deinstitutionalization and deprofessionalization of Christianity; he suggests how theological education should re-imagine itself in a postmodern context.
Why Every Christian Should ‘Quite Rightly Pass for an Atheist’
In this essay, Jon Stanley looks at the Christian life as transcending the categories of atheism and theism.
Faith as the Art of the Possible: Invigorating Religious Tradition in an Amnesiac Society
In this essay, Ronal Kuipers wrestles to answer the deceptively simple question “are you religious” by examining the tradition and the future of faith in our modern world.
A Review of D. Stephen Long’s Theology and Culture: A Guide To The Discussion
This article reviews Theology and Culture: A Guide to the Discussion by D. Stephen Long. The book is meant to be a readable introduction to the implications of relating, and discussing the relationship between, theology and culture.
Pride, Ego Injury, and the Gift of Grace
He was a humble man, proud of his craft. A pioneer immigrant, he had very little. But he had a skill. He was a carpenter. He built the pine boxes for the mothers, fathers, and children who didn’t always make it on the new frontier. The most difficult, I am sure, was the box for […]
Following Žižek to the End, or The Pleasures (and Perils) of Metaphysical Suicide
Review: Žižek! Directed by Astra Taylor. Zeitgeist, 2005. 71 minutes. The Parallax View. By Slavoj Žižek. Cambridge: MIT Press, 2006. 434 pp. Slavoj Žižek should make everyone very, very uncomfortable. The irony of the situation is, he doesn’t. Indeed, Žižek, a large, bearded beast of a man, who talks incessantly, particularly when he is under the eye of […]
The Ecology of Avoidance: An Interview with Bill McKibben
Bill McKibben’s credentials are incontrovertible. He is the author of numerous books, including the best-seller, The End of Nature (1989), the first book on global warming written for a popular audience. His articles have appeared in such diverse publications as Christian Century, The New Yorker, National Geographic, Sojourners, Atlantic Monthly, and National Review. A graduate from Harvard University, he has been awarded a number […]