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Having worked at three different Christian colleges in my career, I have observed that discussions…

Last year I wrote about the possibility that Christians face religious discrimination in the United States. We…

In the midst of the fear and uncertainty of the pandemic, while trying to figure…

And there is a second commandment, which seems to me even more incomprehensible and arouses…

“What do congregations have to teach scientists?” This was the question that James K. A.…

On this day, we remember the unjust murder of an innocent man. And he wasn’t…

The legendary fall of Troy was precipitated by the horrific death of the priest Laocoön,…

Chloé Zhao’s Nomadland debuted last month in select theaters and on Hulu. On Sunday it…

About a decade ago, a first-generation freshman came into my office for her first academic…

In February I posted a piece in which I wondered how we think about our…

We know ourselves by what is reflected back at us. We see ourselves in the…

In the first installment of this blog series, I established a basic framework for how…

In the first installment of this blog series, I established a basic framework for how…

Editor’s Note: In light of March Madness and our cultural obsession with sports, we thought…

As theaters, museums, and concert halls struggle during these covidious times, I worry about the…

Matthew 5: Be Complete, Not Perfect I always begin my Humanities Philosophy course by discussing…

During the pandemic, my wife and I often take extended walks around our neighborhood. During…

Since the U.S. environmental movement gained momentum in the 1960s, religious scholars and cultural critics…

 According to Big Bang cosmology, time began at the moment of creation, along with energy,…

In 1505, the Renaissance artist Raphael Sanzio lavished his skill on a subject rather out-of-date:…