Is Tolerance Enough?

As we look closer at the definition of “tolerance,” we begin to understand why it may be a rather imperfect word, inadequate to face the current climate.

Grace Liu | Vanderbilt Synesis | Spring 2018

Sanctuary and the Law

Sanctuary existed as a strong legal tradition from the reign of Theodosius and throughout the medieval period in canon and English common law.

Megan Stater | The Columbia Crown & Cross | Fall 2016

Perfect Justice

There is something that God can do that we can’t, and that is to give each one of us perfect justice.

Zelina Gaytan | UC Berkeley TAUG | Fall 2015

When Shiny Plastic Jesus Ain’t Enough

This Jesus—the one I met in South Los Angeles—saw those on the streets whom I had overlooked because they made me uncomfortable.

Caitlin Hynes | Claremont Ekklesia | Winter 2013

Eggshells

What is home? My parents immigrated to the States from South Korea, I was born and raised in California, I go to university in Rhode Island, and I am now studying abroad in Dublin, Ireland.

Clare Kim | The Brown & RISD Cornerstone | Spring 2014

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

The Stranger: Christianity and the Immigrant Story

“I was a stranger and you welcomed me.” This quote comes from the Gospels, which are based in the ministry of Jesus. When we stop and look at the story of Jesus, we see an understanding of what it means to be a stranger.

by Yared Portillo, with help from Helen Plotkin | Swarthmore Peripateo | Volume 1, Issue 1, Spring 2013

August 2018