[This is it. The last one I will ever post on voting. Whew. Feels good.] So, this news is slightly old. To be honest, I wrote this a few months ago and forgot about it. But then someone asked me about it in class this past week (as I was ranting about religion and the […]
[The following was written by guest blogger, Matthew Morin. May it never be said that I do not offer space, on my own forum, for people to critique me. Or, more importantly, that I am above letting other people help me meet my ‘quota’ for the month.] As a rule of thumb, I try not […]
As a Christian, I am increasingly aware of the all things that aren’t God but that we tend to worship nonetheless. On the top of this list of idolatry is the place of the nation-state. We know with our hearts and minds that the United States is not God, but I don’t think we’ve learned […]
I feel like a drumroll should have followed that title. Eh, it would have been anti-cimatic. Just a quick note: you should definitely check out The American Jesus. Like, right now. My good friend and comrade-not-in-arms, Zack Hunt, is running a week long segment on 1) why Christians should vote for Stein, 2) why they […]
Many of you know I’ve published a few shoddy articles on why you shouldn’t vote. Not simply because it’s a religious ritual of the state, which it is, but also due to our direct complicity that occurs when we put yet another killer in office. “But if you don’t vote, then you’re just as complicit […]
This essay considers political disenchantment as an act of religious engagement.
In this spoken-word poem, Matthew Brouwer riffs on his ideal presidential candidate, a leader who knows the blues.
In this interview, award-winning poet and best-selling author Kathleen Norris discusses humor, Kevin Smith films, discernment of lust, the election, her hopes for the future, and her new book “Acedia and Me.”