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The Presbyterian-Jewish Divide that Need Never Be
This article was originally published on the Huffington Post. Simon Wiesenthal was an inspiration to me as a Jewish kid growing up in America. Who in my place wouldn’t have been inspired by him?... Read More
Stumbling Toward Vocation: A Catholic in Paradox or Just Awkward?
Of course, I live in what Catholics are fond of calling “paradox.” The rest of the world calls this phenomenon awkwardness.... Read More
Coulda, Shoulda, Woulda – Spiderman
<<<SPOILER ALERT!>>> Last night I went to see Spiderman: Turn Off the Dark on Broadway, (from the second row, no less). Significant controversy surrounds the show, which has provid... Read More
S.A.D. Lights and Advent Candles: What is the purpose of religion?
I suffer from situational depression, and it’s called life. Despite our different religious traditions we can all affirm that death is inevitable, loss is frequent, and life can be unspeakably painf... Read More
Howe about Equality?
As the resident Nashvillian at SoF and someone who works at the UMC down the street from Belmont University, I am obligated to weigh in on the issue of Lisa Howe’s forced resignation from her positi... Read More
WikiLeaks and the Sacrality of American National Security
This post originally appeared at Religion Nerd. It seems like everyday a new story emerges from the hundreds of thousands of diplomatic cables recently released by WikiLeaks. In the wake of Cablegate,... Read More
“Religion as a Force of Peace”: Guest Post By Dr. William F. Vendley
The contemporary Estonian composer, Arvo Pärt, has developed a compositional system that—reduced to its sparest minimum—consists of the dynamic interplay of two musical lines in a field of silen... Read More
On the Need for a Dialogue that Endures Difference and the Conflict between Presbyterians and the State of Israel
This week, SoF contributors were asked to consider responding to an article entitled, “Presbyterians Against Israel” posted last week by Marvin Hier and Abraham Cooper in the Wall Street Journ... Read More
Mary – Don’t Leave Me for the Silent Land!
I have a traumatised hand! The doctor says the swelling is due to grief and trauma. No infection so no anti-biotics. Good grief, what a relief. Just a rather theatrical hand. How dramatic. In the past... Read More