How does Ash Wednesday Speak to Culture?
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View ArticleWhy I Am Not a (Good) Christian
[T]hough I have done it very imperfectly, yet I have fo […] The post Why I Am Not a (Good) Christian appeared first on Many Horizons.
View ArticleThe Ignorance of the Christian
It seems to me that there are certain social issues so […] The post The Ignorance of the Christian appeared first on Many Horizons.
View ArticleMore than Just Evangelism? The Calling of Christians in the World
A review of the ReFrame course Why did God put us on th […] The post More than Just Evangelism? The Calling of Christians in the World appeared first on Many Horizons.
View ArticleSacred Cake
The Internet’s debate about cake has calmed. I have not […] The post Sacred Cake appeared first on Many Horizons.
View ArticleDare We Hope: Jesus, Don Draper, and Tolkien
The world does not offer itself to us objectively. We a […] The post Dare We Hope: Jesus, Don Draper, and Tolkien appeared first on Many Horizons.
View ArticleRomantic Idolatry: A Call for an Imagination for Singleness
The Church has a relationship problem. Sometime […] The post Romantic Idolatry: A Call for an Imagination for Singleness appeared first on Many Horizons.
View ArticleExistence: Same As It Ever Was?
In the same way that “Once in a Lifetime” sees crisis as the only mode of existence in the dying light of Jimmy Carter’s America, Rudolf Bultmann envisions constant questioning to be the only way of...
View ArticleThe Virtue of Simple Spirituality
I moved to Texas a year and a half ago. Not only was it […] The post The Virtue of Simple Spirituality appeared first on Many Horizons.
View ArticleThe Liturgy of Political Discourse
The Big Lebowski is one of my and my friend Tyler’ […] The post The Liturgy of Political Discourse appeared first on Many Horizons.
View ArticleIsn’t It Ironic? David Foster Wallace on TV and the Perils of Parody
In honor of his forthcoming biopic, and because, thanks […] The post Isn’t It Ironic? David Foster Wallace on TV and the Perils of Parody appeared first on Many Horizons.
View ArticleIs ‘Suffering’ Still the Greatest Objection to Christianity?
I want to suggest that over the last few decades there has been a slow decline in objections to Christianity taking the form: “How could an all-powerful, loving God allow so much evil and suffering in...
View ArticleWhat is the Task of Theology in the Church?
Something that seems rarely discussed in the classroom is how theology actually changes the faith of people who do not spend time and money pursuing theological education. I have had a lot of...
View ArticleHow Can Christian Academia be Christian?
I want today to explore further the question Lance raised earlier this week—“What is the task of [academic] theology in the Church?” The relationship between Christianity and academia is a strange one....
View ArticleSummer’s Over: Grievances and Gratitude
The end of summertime means confronting finitude. I begin summer positively hyperactive with hope for all I am going to accomplish; the reading lists I will systematically blaze through, the new...
View ArticleWhat Hulu Can’t Do
Let me begin by casting off any pretense of judgment towards a Saturday afternoon spent watching Gilmore Girls while the sun shines gloriously outside. One of my “incentives” for reaching a days...
View ArticleThe Millennial Romance of Aziz Ansari’s Master of None
Though an imperfect substitute for gathering around a table for dinner and live discussion, this blog began as a way to keep a group of friends in each other’s lives and libraries across long...
View Article#Blacklivesmatter: What does Christmas say about our nation?
It is the sixth day of Christmas as I write this post—the sixth day of a holiday that celebrates the truth that our God came to be one of us, to shine as a light in an evil world in order to save that...
View ArticleSafety is not a Christian virtue
In 1934, Dietrich Bonhoeffer addressed the ecumenical peace organization World Alliance for International Friendship through Churches in Denmark.[1] Centrally in this address, Bonhoeffer argues that...
View ArticlePolitical Messiahs
We in America believe in political messiahs. This is a problem as it indicates we are forgetting the realities of the human condition. The post Political Messiahs appeared first on Many Horizons.
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