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Kevin WhiteReading the Hymns
This weekend’s hymn is a follow-up to last weekend’s profile. Samuel Rutherford did not, to my knowledge, write any hymns. But in the 19th century, someone wrote
Kevin WhiteLiberal ArtsEvangelicalismHistory/Church History
Name: Samuel Rutherford Born: c. 1600, Nisbet, Scotland Died: March 20, 1661, St. Andrews, Scotland Bio: Samuel Rutherford was appointed minister in 1627 of the parish church of Anwoth, a
Jeremy MannEducation
I’m writing this from the opening ceremonies of Teach For America’s 20th Anniversary Summit in Washington D.C. More than 11,000 alumni, corps members, staff, partners, and
Jeremy MannEducation
If you were a baker, and the flour was brought to you full of maggots and worms, you could not be expected to produce good bread.” This statement was made in the Colorado House of Representatives by Max Tyler (D-Lakewood), […]
Jeremy MannEducation
My first breakout session had Malcolm Gladwell facilitating a discussion between civil rights advocate and US Representative John Lewis, feminist Gloria Steinam, and a director of La Raza (didn’t catch the name, seemed like a big deal). I have fundamental […]
Cate MacDonald
Confession time: I was home-schooled my whole life, and it’s one of the things I am most passionate about (I think. It’s hard to say. I’m inordinately passionate about a lot of things). This morning I had the pleasure of […]
Jeremy MannEducation
Over the last twenty years, Teach For America has led 21,000 of the nation’s brightest young people into public education in low-income communities, where roughly 60% of them have stayed. Less than half of traditionally-trained teachers stay more than two […]
Matthew Lee Anderson
Jonathan Fitzgerald responds to my point about the conversation that we cannot have: So then, does my calling for “a moratorium on debates over what qualifies as sin in other peoples’ lives” translate into a call for the end of […]
Matthew Lee AndersonUncategorized
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Matthew Lee AndersonUncategorized
It's apparently "sex week" at Mere-O. I have an essay up this morning at First Things examining Caitlin Flanagan's latest essay in The
Kevin WhiteTheology and Practice
I saw my first real, live armadillo last Thanksgiving weekend. It was not without warning. We visited my sister in Texas for the holiday, and while there I saw an
Matthew Lee AndersonUncategorized
There is no understating the devastating nature of the tragedy last week in Uganda. David Kato, a leading gay rights activist, was brutally murdered. It is an unconscionable, horrendous event,