Category: Challenges
Culture Shock: Crunchy or Creamy?
After two months of India’s lush cacophony, I return to Minnesota in mid-February. It is unseasonably warm: the temperature hovers around freezing. Coming from the tropics, this is unbearably cold. ... Read More
An Opinion Piece: “Stop Injustice at the Department of Education” By Rabbi Joseph A. Skloot
On January 31, 2012, just a few days ago, my family’s financial plans were unexpectedly upended by the Federal Department of Education. For nearly the last two years, we had planned to enroll in the... Read More
Atheism Is Still “Other”
In “Atheists As “Other”: Moral Boundaries and Cultural Membership in American Society,” Penny Edgell, Joseph Gerteis, and Douglas Hartmann show that “atheists are less likely to be accepted,... Read More
A Different Lent
In a prior State of Formation post, Chris Hughes’s experience of Ash Wednesday and the season of Lent resonated with me. As a former Southern Baptist, his experience was much like my own. The Or... Read More
Abraham and a Jewish Theology of Protest
The Torah is filled with examples of prophets who protest in the name of justice. Moses protested the misdeeds of his fellow Israelites. Joshua protested falsified reports about the Holy Land. The ver... Read More
Guest Post: If You Live Your Life in Fear, It’s Not Much of a Life Worth Living
Originally posted on Groundswell Movement, February 8, 2012, By Jessica Jenkins Macky Alston‘s new film Love Free or Die chronicles the life of Bishop Gene Robinson, the Episcopal Church’... Read More
“Atheism vs. Theism: A Debate With No Winner” by Jeffrey Murico
Atheists and theists seem to have a lot to talk about these days. They regularly engage each other in debate, they are producing some of the most popular literature on the market, and they are becomin... Read More
Liberal Guilt and the Limits of Quotidian Ethics
While waiting for my course on Christianity and Social Power to begin, I observed the students sitting at the large ring of tables around the room. Though technically classified as a seminar, the co... Read More