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July 2018
Why Politics?

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 2018

January 2018
War and Peace in Christian Tradition

War and Peace in Christian Tradition

What are some wise insights and necessary points of reflection that we, Christian or not, should take heed of when confronted with violence, war and the question of justice?

Erik Johnson | MIT et Spiritus | Fall 2016

November 2017
The Role of Han in Korean Christianity

The Role of Han in Korean Christianity

Unlike Rome with Catholicism and Germany with Protestantism, the root of Christian growth in Korea is not spiritual but cultural.

Joyce Lee | The Dartmouth Apologia | Fall 2016
Review: The Global War of Christians

Review of The Global War on Christians

In the present day, the International Society for Human Rights estimates that 80% of all acts of religious persecution are perpetrated against Chris­tians.

Paul Escher | St Olaf Avodah | Spring 2015
Self, Society, and the Trinitarian Posture

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 2016

September 2017
Politics: Where Do We Go From Here

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 2016

August 2017
Why States Fail

Why States Fail: Lessons from Augustine

If we can ascertain our nature, we can begin to understand what makes societies perpetually problematic.

Jeffrey Poomkudy | The Dartmouth Apologia | Spring 2017

June 2016
Redeeming the Economy

Redeeming the Economy

Our economy is fallen, but so beautiful was God’s original plan that the clear fingerprint of His design is visible even today.

Ryan Mather | University of Minnesota Between Cities | Spring 2016

March 2016
When Power and Fear Collide

Where Power and Fear Collide

Christ challenges [the Chinese government's] traditional notion of power with a picture of power that is voluntarily self-limiting.

Jonathan Chen | UC Berkeley TAUG | Fall 2015

April 2013
A Constitutional Interpretation of the Bible

A Constitutional Interpretation of the Bible

A large majority of my time this semester has been dedicated to studying constitutional interpretation for my freshman seminar. This has prompted me to think a lot about biblical interpretation, too, and how theories on constitutional interpretation might be applied to the Bible.

Jessica Zou | Princeton Revisions |

November 2012
God in the Gulag

God in the Gulag: Christianity’s Survival in Soviet Russia

Upon being asked how he survived months of torture without becoming embittered, Father Roman Braga said, “We forgive them because we want them to come to God and become people.”

Alexandra Heywood | The Dartmouth Apologia | Winter 2011, Volume 5, Issue 1

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