Suicide: Act of Redemption or Tragedy?
Particularly in the realm of literature, suicide is sometimes seen as an act of love, sacrifice, or even heavenly longing. For example, in Flannery O’Connor’s “The...
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Salvation is not the point. The point is what we do with Salvation.
At this moment a 450 ton, 385 foot long, monstrosity of mining equipment is parked in southern Idaho. This so-called “mega-load” is headed for the tar sands oil...
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This is How we Give Thanks: American-Style
For those of you outside the United States, today is our Thanksgiving. It is our last remaining cultural tip-of-the-hat to that quaint practice of harvest festivals. We...
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Zizek, Enjoyment, and the Atheist Bus Campaign
Along with his penchant for dirty jokes and obsession with American movies, philosopher Slavoj Zizek’s willingness to discuss trivia such as national differences...
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In Which I Pose A Series of Unanswered, Haunting Questions about Gender
We instinctively strain against total equality and total difference; neither seems to capture our experience of the world
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Deep Scholarship, Deep Devotion
In May 2012, Dr. James Houston (Founding Principal and Emeritus Professor at Regent College) and Dr. Bruce Hindmarsh (Professor of Spiritual Theology at Regent College...
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