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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
An Interview with Jonathan Moo
"I think the reason Christians care for creation can be summarized by loving God and loving our neighbor, and in the process discovering who we were created to be."
Siobhan McDonough | The Harvard Ichthus | Fall 2017July 2018

DAMN: Kendrick Lamar’s Radical Lament
Kendrick Lamar is currently one of the world’s most talented lyricists, a generational storyteller, and a Christian grappling with eternal condemnation.
Kion You | The Brown & RISD Cornerstone | Spring 2018
God’s Heart Towards Individuals With Disabilities
Most of us believe that inclusion of individuals with disabilities matters. However, Christianity takes this belief a step further and in a different direction.
Mimi Cole | Vanderbilt Synesis | Spring 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 2018June 2018
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December 2017
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September 2017

John Calvin and the Case for Refugees
Central to Calvin’s social policy was an intense devotion to the less fortunate in society. However they may present themselves, whether as orphans or widows or refugees, Calvin believed that he had a solemn and God-given duty to care for them.
Noah Black | The Vanderbilt Synesis | Fall 2016
The Integration of Modern Psychology and the Philosophical Virtues in the Christian Worldview
A psychological professional who is truly concerned for an individual’s well-being ought to awaken them to a sense of their human dignity, to help them recognize disorders in their lives, and to accompany them along the path of healing and self-discovery.
Blake Tamez | The Vanderbilt Synesis | Fall 2016August 2017

The Year of Mercy: A Retrospective
Before the summer of 2016 began, I remember telling my spiritual director that I felt God wanted to teach me about mercy, especially with my favorite job: counseling a local summer camp for kids.
Michael Miskovski | The Columbia Crown & Cross | Spring 2017
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
“Scientia Potentia Est”
Scientia potentia est, more commonly known as “knowledge is power,” is an aphorism suggesting that higher forms of knowledge correlate with greater power.
Lauren Hall | UC Berkeley TAUG | Spring 2017April 2017
February 2017
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September 2016

Engineering for God and Humanity
This past January, I had the opportunity to conduct field research on amputees through a partnership with two of India’s most impactful non-governmental organizations (NGOs) for people with disabilities.
Matthew Chun | MIT et Spiritus | Spring 2016
Blessed Are the Poor: Debunking the Protestant Work Ethic
Insofar as Christians began to treat wealth earned through hard work as a sign of salvation, they were departing from what had been historically believed and taught.
Roger Yu | The Vanderbilt Synesis | Spring 2016
God’s Justice: A Shifting Standard?
If Noah and Abraham were just before God because they were sinless, it would theoretically be possible for any human being at any point in history to be just in the same way.
Dinnie Ee | The Yale Logos | Spring 2016July 2016
June 2016
May 2016

An Interview with Tim Nelson: Christianity and Social Justice
"The pattern of the world is to segregate, to separate, to dominate, for people to try to get as much as they can for themselves."
Karl Johnson | The Hopkins Dialectic | Spring 2016
God, Good, and Evil
We must look for a foundation that incorporates within itself the moral laws we look for, not deriving itself from them as the societal laws do.
Samuel Cooper | The Hopkins Dialectic | Spring 2016April 2016

The Suspense of Faith
But the doubt expressed by Arnold and Russell is not limited to those who decide finally to reject god.
Karl Johnson | The Hopkins Dialectic | Spring 2016
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 2015July 2015
June 2015

Kyrios Christos: The Lordship of Jesus Christ Today
Profession of a “lord” is not merely religious language for adoration on some spiritual plane; it is also a matter of social and political protest.
Michael F. Bird | The Harvard Ichthus | Fall 2014
And He Began to Teach Them Many Things
An interview with Professor Matthew Harrison, who previously wrote an article called "Invited to Care" about his calling to teach mathematics to those in prison.
Elizabeth Jean-Marie | The Brown & RISD Cornerstone | Spring 2015
Breaking Christians’ Silence on Racism
In the wake of Michael Brown’s shooting in August 2014, there was a noticeable dearth of active, grassroots Christian involvement in the racial conversation in Ferguson, Missouri and the rest of the United States.
Jessica Tong | The Dartmouth Apologia | Spring 2015May 2015
April 2015

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
A Catholic Confesses
Confession works even when I don’t expect or believe it will.
Jane Thompson | The Harvard Ichthus | Fall 2014March 2015
August 2014

Screwtape on Prefrosh
Unseat the desire for truth in your patient and replace it with a desire for academic respect, and your job is half done.
Judith Huang | The Harvard Ichthus | Summer 2011 - Special issue for the incoming class of 2015
Escaping the Prison of Guilt
It is important to acknowledge the harm that our sins cause, but the depth of one’s guilt should not be a standard for one’s moral worth.
Marcos Martinez | | The Columbia Cross & CrossJuly 2014
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A Papal Perspective on Community
Pope Francis has made much news, in particular, because of his unique approach towards religious and non-religious communities around the world.
Tony Farias | Swarthmore Peripateo | Fall 2013
Tunnel Vision
Soon Frankenstein is at the mercy of his ambition, channeling his energies into one creation while ignoring the other—made up of human beings and the earth they inhabit—that he used to love above all else.
Sandy Fox | The Dartmouth Apologia | Fall 2013March 2014

Reading Marilynne Robinson: Liberation through Tradition
Is it bizarre that a contemporary creative writer would inspire a college student to start reading John Calvin? Absolutely. That’s the magnificence of Marilynne Robinson.
Danielle Charette | Swarthmore Peripateo | Fall 2013
String Theory, the Multiverse, and God
It might seem that God and string theory, like Harry and Voldemort, cannot live while the other survives.
Tom Rudelius | The Harvard Ichthus | Fall 2013
The Indispensable Image: Is the Church Really Necessary?
The question that haunts these chapters is: how will the nations come to know the one true God? Will it be through the futility of idols, or through the faithfulness of Israel?
Nick Nowalk | The Harvard Ichthus | Fall 2013