The Archive

Every essay.

Onsi A. KamelFeaturedCurrent Politics

Making Sense of Kanye 2020

“The system broken, the school is closed, the prison’s open… In this white man world, we the ones chosen.” “Is hip-hop just a euphemism for a new religion? The soul music of the slaves that the youth is missing? But […]

David AlexanderFeaturedCurrent Politics

Pastors, Priests, and Police: Understanding the Third Commandment

Abuse by police officers or pastors is uniquely evil because it abuses and discredits an office of high importance for the health of society.

Emily BrighamFeaturedEducation

Contemplating the COVID-19 Classroom: Pandemic as Sacred Present

Even during the COVID-19 era classroom we can still practice holiness. We can still strain after wholeness, even in a time of uncertainty and death.

Caleb Wait

The Theology of the Tabernacle

Matt, Derek, and Alastair take a respite from discussions surrounding current events to take up the biblical theological topic of the tabernacle. Listen in to hear how the tabernacle motif is carried throughout scripture and why it isn’t merely a […]

M H TurnerFeaturedChurch

The Search for Anglican Identity

Recent responses to Turner's first essay raise the question of why the idea of Anglican identity is so contested in the first place.

Matthew SheddenTheology

Picking apples, making pies

Stay out super late tonight Picking apples, making pies Put a little something in our lemonade and take it with us We’re half awake in a fake empire We’re half awake in a fake empire –The National, Fake Empire

Caleb WaitPoliticsCultureChurchMere FidelityGuns

"God and Guns in America," with Dr. Michael Austin

How should Christians think and act with respect to guns and gun ownership? Dr. Michael Austin (Professor of Philosophy at Eastern Kentucky University and Senior Fellow of the Dietrich Bonhoeffer

David WilkinsonFeatured

In Memory: Professor James D. G. Dunn

Professor Dunn leaves behind a legacy of attentiveness to the biblical text and a concern for the unity and mission of the church aided by the Holy Spirit.

Matthew Dal SantoFeaturedCurrent Politics

Is the Queen Post-Liberal?

A return to “port” – to a healthy commonwealth, directed towards its proper ends – must also include a post-liberal vision for public political authority.

Ana SiljakFeatured

D. B. Hart's Inquisitor

The Inquisitor of Dostoevsky's "Brothers Karamazov" provides a challenging lens through which to read D. B. Hart's "That All Shall Be Saved."

Brad EastFeaturedCurrent PoliticsFormation

Be Fearful as Christ was Fearful

Christ condescends to our fears. We need not hesitate to join him in the Garden where death’s shadow lies. For if we kneel with him, he will raise us up.

Caleb Wait

The Bostock Ruling with Tim Schultz

Tim Schultz, president of the 1st Amendment Partnership, a nonpartisan organization dedicated to protecting religious freedom for Americans of all faiths, joins Matt, Derek, and Alastair to discuss the Bostock v. Clayton County ruling. The discussion includes an overview of […]