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Alasdair MacIntyre retains his power to shock
Reading After Virtue as a student was a revelation. As his colleague, I continued to learn from him.
The DSM in one hand and the Summa in the other
Psychiatrist Warren Kinghorn mines the theology of Thomas Aquinas to construct a robust vision of mental health.
He isn’t here, he’s everywhere (Acts 1:1-11)
The disciples’ wonder and confusion at Jesus’ ascension is a comfort to us.
June 1, Easter 7 (John 17:20-26)
The question of unity always raises another question: On whose terms?
A call to solidarity at Duke
At graduation, we faculty members looked at one another across the aisle, wondering which of us would be, in the university president’s words, “pruned and thinned.”
Divine visions? (Acts 16:9-15)
Dominant Western cultures tend to downplay the significance of dreams. The Bible does not.
May 29, Ascension C (Acts 1:1-11; Luke 24:44-53)
People who have died do not typically eat fish, nor expound upon the scriptures, nor stand among us to offer a blessing and then get whisked away into heaven.
Pulling Calvin out of predestination’s shadow
Rubén Rosario Rodríguez makes a case for the Reformer as a resource for justice and advocacy work.
A road trip to Noah’s Ark
My in-laws took the whole family to a monument to young earth creationism. What could go wrong?
Still seeking justice for George Floyd
Five years after an infamous murder, George Floyd Square in Minneapolis remains a site of protest, lament, and mutual aid.
The people still gathering at 38th and Chicago
“Stop giving us a reason to still be out here,” says George Floyd Square protest leader Marcia Howard. ”Give me a reason to go in the house!”
A theologian without a school of thought
Douglas John Hall was an important thinker who was deeply shaped by the company he kept—and by the labels he resisted.
May 25, Easter 6C (John 5:1-9)
Again and again, God comes near and changes everything.
Reviled for Jesus’ sake
One of the clearest ways God says yes to Christians is when unjust authorities hate us.
Episode 48: Bishop Andy Doyle, author of Unabashed Faith
A conversation with Bishop Andy Doyle about sacred spaces, AI, digital sabbath, and more
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Is slavery integral to Augustine’s theology?
Toni Alimi and Matthew Elia each make the case that it is. Their books demand a reckoning.
Black Bag’s committed spies
In Steven Soderbergh’s latest movie, two MI6 agents have the audacity to put their marriage first.