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April 2017
On the Dignity of Sex

On the Dignity of Sex

I myself have felt resentment and bitterness towards notions of “purity” and “chastity,” and rejected them as highly antiquated concepts that only objectified people.

A. S. Bethel | UC Berkeley TAUG | Spring 2017

March 2017
A Non-Concealing Confession

A Non-Concealing Confession

This repentance must come from confession of sins and asking for forgiveness from God through prayer, but I also have come to believe that confession to others is at least a helpful, if not absolutely necessary part of this process.

Nate Lamb | Swarthmore Peripateo | Fall 2016

July 2016
Impetus

Impetus

I see a nation inundated with injustice, yet a Church that is silent.

Nia Campinha-Bacote | The Yale Logos | Spring 2016

April 2016
What God Expects

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

May 2015
A House Built on Sand

A House Built on Sand: Spirituality and Intellectual Honesty

College can be a great place to seek a faith that is both communal and individual, brought on by sincere reflection rather than indoctrination.

Pieter Hoekstra | Claremont Ekklesia | Spring 2015
Confession as Freedom

Confession as Freedom

I would suggest that, logically, those who are the most enslaved are those who don’t even know that they’re slaves.

Nathan Otey | The Harvard Ichthus | Fall 2014

October 2014
Making Peace with my Worst Enemy

Making Peace with My Worst Enemy

As he talked about forgiving that enemy in your life, I wondered, how could I forgive myself when it was me who was causing the pain and yet not stopping it?

Zoë Wray | Swarthmore Peripateo | Spring 2014

September 2014
Smeared Mascara and Baby Steps

Smeared Mascara and Baby Steps

I now believe that as I learned more and more about the nature of God, it became easier for me to be more patient with my sister, to let my guard down and not expect the worst, and to both forgive and forget when things got rocky.

Pauline Goodson | Swarthmore Peripateo | Spring 2014

August 2014
Escaping the Prison of Guilt

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 & Cross

April 2014
The Pain of Privilege

The Pain of Privilege

Because of this privilege, there are generally two ways Christians at Berkeley come to grips with this reality: the path characterized by guilt and the path characterized by obligation.

David Park | UC Berkeley TAUG | Fall 2013

January 2014
Abundant Life, Abundant Love, and the Empty Tomb

Abundant Life, Abundant Love, and the Empty Tomb

At the empty tomb, I want to ask the same two questions as at the Cross - why is it necessary, and why is it possible?

Nathan Scalise | Swarthmore Peripateo | Fall 2013

August 2013
The Didion Conundrum

The Didion Conundrum

It’s clawing and creeping and unavoidable, and you become so exhausted and feel so generic in your depression that no one speaks of it. No one speaks of the [sophomore] slump.

Margaret Nickens | The Brown & RISD Cornerstone | Spring 2013

September 2012
Depression, Despair, and Hope at Harvard

Harvard’s Editor-in-Chief Reflects on Depression, Despair, and Hope

During my four years at Harvard, I contemplated committing suicide no less than three times. It wasn’t until I almost failed a class during my senior year that I realized that I struggle with depression.

Jordan Monge | The Harvard Ichthus Fish Tank |

January 2012
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Faith and Paradox: G.K. Chesterton’s Philosophy of Christian Paradox

Within its long history, Christianity has been accused of almost every kind of vice imaginable. Strangely enough, its critics have attacked it for contradictory reasons. Some have decried it for its unworldliness and pessimistic outlook on the material world. Others have condemned Christianity for blinding the people, giving false promises of divine mercy and a glorious afterlife. Hell, it is said, is a doctrine breeding despair; but Heaven, they say with equal vehemence, is a doctrine breeding false hope.

Chris Hauser | The Dartmouth Apologia | Volume 6, Issue 1, Fall 2011

December 2011
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He Is Risen: A Defense of the Historicity of the Resurrection

The resurrection is the foundation of the Christian faith; its occurrence either demonstrably proves Christianity as true or its falsity disproves the faith. Here I outline an argument for the physical, bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ – an argument similar to, albeit slightly more thorough and well-studied – than the one which persuaded me to become a Christian approximately two years ago.

Jordan Monge | The Harvard Ichthus | Volume 7, Number 2, Spring 2011
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Surprised: Wordsworth on the Coexistence of Joy and Sorrow

William Wordsworth wrote this sonnet two years after the sudden death of his four-year-old daughter, Catherine, but in it he grieves as though not a day has gone by. When he cries out in misery, “How could I forget thee?” it is both rhetorical – indicative of how deeply he loved her – and guilt-stricken, having in fact let her slip from his mind.

Inez Tan | The Williams Telos | Issue 4, Fall 2010

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