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DivInnovations Profile 1: Claremont Lincoln University / Claremont School of Theology
Claremont Lincoln University In conversation with Jon Hooten, Special Assistant to the President for the University Project and Ph.D. candidate: Claremont Lincoln University and Claremont School of Th... Read More
No Bull: A Rabbinic Teaching for Contemporary American Life
In a classic rabbinic tale about human ingenuity and Divine mystery (Menachot 29b in the Babylonian Talmud), God transports Moses forward in time to the study house of the renowned second-century sage... Read More
The Death Penalty and Innocence by Zachary Bailes
Every day I read The New York Times. Feverishly I flip through the pages, catching up on "all the news that's fit to print." Reading the news and learning about current events helps me more deeply und... Read More
Eternity Revitalized: A Lenten Sermon on the Victory of Love over Blandness
The following is adapted from a sermon delivered at The United Church of Cookeville in Cookeville, TN on March 18th. You may be aware of today’s New Testament reading if you live in America and have... Read More
Racism in America as Noted by a Light-Skinned, Mexican-American
Ever been followed in TJ Maxx because you are not white? I have. Ever been told, “You aren’t Mexican, you are too light. You must be Spanish?” I have. Ever have your former in-laws complain abou... Read More
TRANSITIONS: Spider Webs or Eagles’ Wings?
Do you all remember getting your report card every nine weeks in grade school? I would work hard each term to make good grades so I could receive my mother’s praise or that extra $5.00 as a reward... Read More
Walking it Out: Parakaleo from Selma to Montgomery by Rachel Kinney
Last week, I had my first Spring Break of Divinity School. I fought off all my urges to travel to a tropical location and flash strangers (Springer Break anyone?) and was excited to spend time in the ... Read More
An American Mosque in the South: Fright Night Redux
Potluck dinners in scary mosques... Read More
The Lesson of Kony 2012 for Mission Outreach: Sometimes “Doing Nothing” is Better
“Oh, my dear, idealists are the cruelest monsters of them all.” -Sarah Vowell, Assassination Vacation In her various books on American history, Sarah Vowell repeatedly reveals a complex relationsh... Read More