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March 2018
February 2018
History’s Jesus: An Exploration of Historical Analysis
Scholars have developed a number of criteria to inform an accurate reconstruction of the historical Jesus. Among Ehrman’s preferred methods are independent attestation and the principle of dissimilarity.
India Perdue | The Dartmouth Apologia | Fall 2017
Standing United: A Rhetoric Major’s Reflection
Although nothing is necessarily wrong with standing against something that is wrong, the implications of the word “against” reiterates the divided and polarizing environment we are looking to transcend.
Victoria Lai | UC Berkeley TAUG | Fall 2017January 2018
December 2017
In Pursuit of Morality
The indicative and imperative grammar moods convey the fundamental truth in Christianity that how a person becomes more moral is through the foundational work of God transforming the person.
Joshua Jeon | Cornell Claritas | Spring 2016
“Criminal” is the Wrong Word
Today, the United States of America represents 5% of the world’s population, but 22% of the world’s incarcerated population is in an American prison or jail.
Emani Pollard | Cornell Claritas | Spring 2016November 2017
Examining the Synoptic Gospel Problem
Although the Synoptic problem is usually put forth as a primarily literary problem, more recent advances in our knowledge of oral traditions have made scholars start to shift the emphasis given to the role of oral memory and traditions in their views of the Synoptic overlaps and differences.
Erik Johnson | MIT et Spiritus | Spring 2017
When in Doubt: The New Testament’s Veracity
When we say the Bible is “God-inspired,” “God-breathed” or “God’s Word” what do we mean? If it does not contain Jesus’s words, is it God’s Word? Is the New Testament verbatim of God? I thought it was.
Kelsey Waddill | The Hopkins Dialectic | Spring 2017October 2017
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June 2016
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December 2015
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November 2013
Yahweh: God Unbounded
While we must remember Schrödinger’s lesson—God’s true essence is never changed by our classifications—we must also be wary of how our misconceptions of God may restrict how we experience him in our lives.
Amira Athanasios | The Claremont Ekklesia | Fall 2013
A Response to Thomas Paine’s Age of Reason
Thomas Paine, a famed Revolutionary political activist and Founding Father, is also remembered for his attempts to expose Christianity as a fraud in his pamphlet Age of Reason; Being an Investigation of True and Fabulous Theology.
Suiwen Liang | The Dartmouth Apologia | Fall 2012August 2013
July 2013
May 2013
A Scholar’s Parrot
Do we, as humans, really just fake sentiments such as selfless love in the same way parrots babble with no true understanding behind their speech?
Linnea Peckham | The Wheaton Pub | Fall 2012, Vol. 8, Issue 1
The Story of Peripateo in the Swarthmore Gazette
Founding members discuss Peripateo, a new journal of Christian discourse and artwork at Swarthmore College. Hanna Lehmann '13, Editor-in-Chief, adds, "Through the publication, we aspire to think critically and struggle with ideas of faith, reason, and truth.”
| The Swarthmore Daily Gazette |
