Theology
A selection of recent articles on this topic
October Poem
What is the best poem you ever wrote in your whole life? / I ask a friend…
Treasury in Heaven
Charity: The Place of the Poor in the Biblical Tradition by gary a. anderson yale, 232 pages,…
The Sound of Salvation
Can music save your mortal soul?” Don McLean asked that question in his 1971 classic, “American Pie.”…
The Death of Martha Wichorek
In the winter of 1996, while I was studying the record of Jack Kevorkian’s first forty-seven physician-assisted…
Christian Witness in Ukraine
On a summer afternoon at the southern tip of the Crimean Peninsula, I shield my face from…
The Church in the Bloodlands
Ukraine has been riven by civil strife. The winter months of 2014 saw a three-month-long anti-government demonstration…
Are You Greek?
Are you Greek?” This is the question I get asked the most when I tell someone that I…
Newman’s Bones
This coming October marks the sixth anniversary of the exhumation of Blessed John Henry Cardinal Newman’s corpse.…
To Substitute Another Thirst
If there’s one theological commitment that unites both sides of the same-sex marriage debate, it’s semi-Pelagianism. Taking…
Ruthless Optimism
Mormon culture, especially in America, exhibits what I call “ruthless optimism,” which is the habit of unreasonable…
Children Who Never Play
Students in my history of architecture course are amused to discover that the final exam offers a…
The End of Negative Theology
When I was in graduate school in the eighties, negative theology was all the rage because it…
Faithful Unto Death
Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life. (Rev 2:10) The ancient…
Uphold Doctrine, Avoid Discrimination
Earlier this month, the California State University system decided to stop recognizing InterVarsity Christian Fellowship as a…
#WeAreN
As a kid growing up in Evangelical churches, I would occasionally hear about the ultimate in Christian…
