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The Mitzvah of Cheshvan

Posted on October 3, 2013October 2, 2013 by Alex Weissman

We are in a time of false starts and uncertainty. Just last week in Judaism, we read not only one, but two, creation stories. This week, we will read about God washing out and wiping away nearly all o... Read More

Why Monty Python Makes for Good Religion: Reflections on Religion and Film, Part 2/3

Posted on May 14, 2013May 17, 2013 by Jenn Lindsay

(This is Part 2 of a 3-part series. See Part 1 here.) AUTHORITY There is another hot issue in a discussion about religion and the Bible: the question of who has authority over the tellin... Read More

To Work the Earth of My Heart: Memorizing the Sermon on the Mount

Posted on January 20, 2013January 20, 2013 by Caitlin Michelle Desjardins

I just returned from my last final of the semester. It was…unconventional, to say the least. Instead of sitting in a wood-paneled classroom for three hours getting intimate with a blue book, I spent... Read More

A Concluding Unscientific Postscript to the Chic-Fil-A Controversy: An Observation

Posted on August 18, 2012 by Trey Palmisano

The Chic-Fil-A controversy made us painfully aware of our differences that reflect both religious and political commitments. In the following weeks, a lone gunman attempted to enter the offices of FRC... Read More

In Defense of an Undergraduate Education

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Mark Randall James

Bill Bonner's diatribe against undergraduate education at UVA in the name of Thomas Jefferson and Rabbi HIllel demonstrates the same lazy habits of thinking and writing that I try to drill out of my f... Read More

“Rules By Which They Could Not Live:” My Bat Mitzvah Drash

Posted on May 4, 2012May 4, 2012 by Rebecca Levi

How can I publicly commit to a faith whose sacred texts explicitly condemn an important part of my life? I address this in my Bat Mitzvah drash, on parshat K'doshim-Acharei Mot.... Read More

Rise up, Sotah: Contraception, Religion, and Slut-Shaming

Posted on March 13, 2012March 13, 2012 by Rebecca Levi

One of the great things about the technological age is that we have a range of medicines and devices that make it possible to have a fulfilling sex life while significantly reducing the risk of an unp... Read More

What the Bible Clearly Teaches

Posted on March 7, 2012March 7, 2012 by Mark Randall James

The inauguration of the Center for Christian Thought at Biola University reminds us that evangelicals remain entangled with the intellectual habits of fundamentalism, particularly the assumption that ... Read More

The Times We Shouldn’t Defend Our Traditions

Posted on February 16, 2012February 14, 2012 by Rebecca Levi

Martha Nussbaum writes, "Suppose Jeremiah had said, ‘the heart of Israel is corrupt utterly, but on the other hand there are some very nice people there.’” Sometimes, stating the nuance and the ... Read More

The Obligation to Vaccinate: “Health Freedom” and communal responsibility

Posted on January 10, 2012January 10, 2012 by Rebecca Levi

A poster opposing "Mandatory Vaccination" speaks to a fear of losing the individual freedom to make choices about health. But is freedom really the best framework to use in this scenario? Or was the a... Read More