Category: Social Issues
5 Things the Church Can Learn From Women’s Roller Derby
In a world where girls and young women are bombarded by the media's portrayal of the perfect body -- where eating disorders, depression and low self-esteem characterize young women's lives -- there al... Read More
Clarity or Vagueness? Issues in Theological Discourse
“All simplifications of religious dogma are shipwrecked upon the problem of evil.” Imagine for a second that you are somebody who believes in the existence of “something” beyond the physical c... Read More
Money Cannot Be Eaten
Article first published as Money Cannot Be Eaten on Blogcritics. As the last of the Occupy encampments are swept away across the nation, few can fail to recognize that whatever the future of this move... Read More
Sing the Third Verse!
The spirit of Advent is one of sensitivity to oppression and suffering, to hunger and need. Under the weight of such sorrows, Advent finds in the prophets of Israel a hope that gives voice to these ... Read More
An Advertisement for Advent, the Anti-Holiday
Hey there, weary Christian! Are you a retail employee disillusioned by the singleminded zeal of shoppers determined to spread the spirit of giving, come hell or high water? Are you a stressed out chur... Read More
A Politics of Possibility
Article first published as A Study in Possibility on Blogcritics. It’s a holiday season crowded with crises. An entire continent slouches towards financial free fall, austerity emerges as a new ... Read More
Freedom in a Religious State?: An Inter-Abrahamic Reflection
I hope this inter-Abrahamic refection serves to complicate our stance on some very touchy topics... to humanize them just a bit... and to realize that at the base of the most difficult conflicts are r... Read More
Husayn, and the Occupation of Hearts on ‘Ashura
Dec 3, 2011 / Muharram 8, 1432 According to the Islamic calendar, Muslims recently entered a new year, 1432 years from the Prophet Muhammad’s migration to the city of Medina. The month is named Muha... Read More