August 2018
Against (Our Own) Heresies
[Heresy] starts with a narrow selective reading of scripture that is then over-emphasized and serves as a tangential point for one’s own desires.
Erik Johnson | MIT et Spiritus | Spring 2018
The Lovely Embrace of Pain
Another principle characteristic of Lucretius’ view is that it ultimately seeks painlessness. For this purpose, Lucretius urges isolation. However, there are two critical issues with this goal-orientation.
Jamie Har | Cornell Claritas | Fall 2017
Scientias Religionis
In this article I hope to shed some light on those areas in which behavioral biology actually has a lot to say about the religious experience.
Hailey Reneau | The Harvard Ichthus | Fall 2017July 2018
Friend of Sinners
Jesus was known to be a friend of sinners, and his life has encouraged me to do the same in my work within the criminal justice system–to befriend them, encourage them, and find them worthy of healing, rehabilitation, and forgiveness.
Brittany Krippner | CalPoly Aletheia | Spring 2018
Why Politics?
Have we limited the church’s full support of Christians in “secular” fields, diminishing their calling as ambassadors in “secular” spheres of society?
Isabella Chow | UC Berkeley TAUG | Spring 2018June 2018
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The Body of Christ: Notes from an Anatomist
However, if working with deceased bodies provides any insight, I can say this: understanding the water-sacks we inhabit falls far short of knowing the full complexity of personhood.
Aldis Petriceks | Stanford Vox Clara | Winter 2018
Interview with N. T. Wright: The Reality of the Resurrection and the Mission of the Church
"If you believe that the evidence for the resurrection to be compelling, why do you think so many people nonetheless reject it?"
The Dartmouth Apologia Staff | The Dartmouth Apologia | Fall 2016December 2017
Reforming Insignificance in the Church
I realize that this type of culture does not predominate all Christian churches, but I do have to acknowledge that these types of communities exist, and I’ve been a victim of them.
Diana Lutfi | UC Berkeley TAUG | Spring 2016
The Strongest Argument Against Christianity
I think that the strongest argument against Christianity can be made by comparing modern Christians with the Bible.
James Frederick | UC Berkeley TAUG | Spring 2016November 2017
Is the Church Inherently Conservative?
I am not trying to decide once and for all if the church falls on the conservative side of the American political spectrum.
David Paiva | The Harvard Ichthus | Spring 2016
Self, Society, and the Trinitarian Posture
The Christian understanding of human nature instead presents a picture that merges collectivism and individualism into one coherent whole.
Amanda Wang | The Dartmouth Apologia | Fall 2016October 2017
Boundary Lessons From Infants
What happens when I am securely attached to God? I have the freedom to explore, like the securely attached infants who used their mothers as a base from which they explored the room.
Lisa Ann Yu | UC Berkeley TAUG | Spring 2016
God Loves Hip-Hop
Hip-hop will never be a “perfect” platform for God’s message because humans will never be “perfect” vessels for God’s message, yet many of its musicians recognize their God-given blessings and brokenness and are excited to project them into the musical world.
Abigail Rogers-Berner | The Hopkins Dialectic | Spring 2017September 2017
Black Families and Labor Markets in the Post-Reconstruction Era
Failure to take the Black family on their own terms and in their own contexts has led many cultural critics to assign blame Black culture for the high poverty and single-motherhood rates that seem to afflict the poor Black community.
Michael Chen | The Wheaton Pub | Fall 2016
Politics: Where Do We Go From Here?
At its root, politics is not even really about addressing the latest national controversy or advancing a particular agenda, but about bringing us together as citizens to do what we can’t do on our own.
Sam Elder | MIT et Spiritus | Fall 2016November 2016
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The Primacy of Relationships
As a newly minted business professional and a Christian young adult, my spirit longed to find business mindsets congruent with the truths of the Gospel.
John Knox | UC Berkeley TAUG | Spring 2016
Committing Amidst Shopping
Let us not be too hasty to accept society’s definition of love as being uninhibiting.
Nicholas Chuan | The Brown & RISD Cornerstone | Fall 2015
What God Expects: The Paradox of the Standards of the Christian Community
Therefore, the standard to be Christian and to become part of the Christian community is to understand this paradox: we cannot achieve God’s standards.
Cindy Wu | The Cornell Claritas | Fall 2015
The Sin of Adam: Two Allegorical Accounts of the Fall
Recovering the literal sense of the Greek hamartia—translated in our Bibles as "sin"—we have "missed the mark."
Erin Kast | Swarthmore Peripateo | Spring 2015November 2015
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July 2014
St. Olaf College: Lutheran Identity in an Age of Pluralism
According to its mission statement, St. Olaf encourages students “to be seekers of truth, leading lives of unselfish service to others; and it challenges them to be responsible and knowledgeable citizens of the world.”
Darrell Jodock | St. Olaf Avodah | Spring 2014
Christianity and Personality: Looking Past Myers-Briggs
The societal struggle to define the proper relationship between logical thought and passionate feeling within the human cognitive process is a recurring topic of discourse.
Jake Casale | The Dartmouth Apologia | Spring 2014April 2014
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September 2013
July 2013
Cynicism, the Gospel, and the Orange Bubble
Everyone has to be in some kind of bubble somewhere. The question that follows is where and how we decide to draw its parameters.
Alice Su | Princeton Revisions |
No Fear In Love
Whatever it was, it convinced me that thinking of myself less meant thinking less of myself.
Kristen Fu | UC Berkeley To An Unknown God | Spring 2013
