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May 2017
Veritas Forum - Selfish Genes, Generous Soul?

Veritas Forum: Selfish Genes, Generous Soul?

Columbia Prof. Hughes then asked UNC Chapel Hill Prof. Sethupathy how there could be no evidence of God. The universe, to Hughes, didn’t seem to require a God.

Crystal Ren | The Columbia Crown & Cross | Fall 2015 (blog)

February 2017
Veritas Forum: Seeking Satisfaction

Veritas Forum: Satisfaction and the Good Life

In this particular Veritas Forum, Dr. Tim Keller, prolific Christian author and founding pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church, represented the Christian faith, and Professor Mark Lilla, intellectual historian at Columbia University, represented a secular worldview.

Nathan Barlow | The Columbia Crown and Cross | Fall 2016 (blog)

May 2016
Quasars, Pulsars, Black Holes, and God

Quasars, Pulsars, Black Holes, and God

In addition to the idea of causality, the seemingly inexplicable order and structure of the universe puzzled me.

Isaac Bautista | The Columbia Crown & Cross | Fall 2015

January 2016
Emily Lau '17 of The Columbia Crown & Cross

Fare Forward Essay Contest 2015 Winner: Emily Lau

The winner of Fare Forward Essay Contest 2015 is Emily Lau '17 of The Columbia Crown & Cross, for The Desire for a Relational God Behind Kurt Vonnegut's "EPICAC."

Augustine Collective | Augustine Collective |

July 2015
Knowing Christ Through Musical Worship

Knowing Christ through Musical Worship

I don’t know whether this connection is deep and natural for others, but for me, it has always made sense: God and song, song and God.

Lilian Chow | The Columbia Crown & Cross | Spring 2015

June 2015
The Veracity of the Gospels

The Veracity of the Gospels

Questionable historicity and copying practices are listed as reasons why students should not believe that the Gospels give us a legitimate view of Christ.

Titus Willis | The Columbia Crown & Cross | Spring 2015
Experiencing God Across Cultures

Experiencing Christ Across Cultures

I quickly became familiar with how starkly the cultures of England and Ghana differ from one another, almost as much as the perceptions of Jesus and the way people practice their faith do.

Johanan Sowah | The Columbia Crown & Cross | Spring 2015

April 2015
Education for Liberty

Education for Liberty

I believe the Core actually holds out a unique and precious kind of liberty, one far richer than the typical, tired myth about college.

Luke Foster | The Columbia Crown & Cross | Fall 2013

July 2014
God's Sovereignty in the Midst of Depression

God’s Sovereignty in the Midst of Depression

Reconciling the Christian hope we are meant to have with the crushing experience of hopelessness, anxiety and sadness we may actually feel can seem like an irresolvable struggle.

Tatianna Kufferath | The Columbia Crown & Cross |

June 2014
Christ's Crowning Glory

Christ’s Crowning Glory

Most directly, [the symbol of the Crown and Cross] refers to Columbia’s founding as an Anglican college: the fruit of a Christian Church under the British monarch.

Luke Foster | The Columbia Crown and Cross | Spring 2014

May 2014
The Crownless Again Shall Be King

The Crownless Again Shall Be King

We believe that the Christian faith can contribute much to an academic life. We’re also convinced that the ideas and diversity of a university can enrich the life of faith.

The Columbia Crown & Cross Editorial Board | The Columbia Crown & Cross | Spring 2014

October 2013
Remember November

Remember November

While researching for this article, I ventured into internet forums to read what others who have considered suicide have written about their suicidal feelings, and found my sentiments echoed. Many say that if just one person cared it would make them go on living, or that they have been hurt by those whom they love.

Linda Kang | UPenn Common Subjects | Spring 2013

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