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Holocaust Memorial Museum Reflections: Theodicy and Systemic Opposition

Holocaust Memorial Museum Reflections: Theodicy and Systemic Opposition

Posted on April 11, 2016April 10, 2016 by State of Formation
We are pleased to be sharing, over the coming weeks, a series of three reflection pieces on the State of Formation visit to the United Stated Holocaust Memorial Museum this March. Each one is a col... Read More
The Problem of Evil: Two Perspectives on Violence and Suffering in the Holocaust

The Problem of Evil: Two Perspectives on Violence and Suffering in the Holocaust

Posted on May 4, 2015May 4, 2015 by State of Formation
We are pleased to be sharing, over the coming weeks, a series of four reflection pieces on the State of Formation visit to the United Stated Holocaust Memorial Museum this spring. Each one is a collab... Read More
Are We Living In Hell? The Sandy Hook School Massacre and the Presence of God

Are We Living In Hell? The Sandy Hook School Massacre and the Presence of God

Posted on December 15, 2012December 15, 2012 by Hans Gustafson
If this is, as various Christians claim, a world in which the reign of the divine is both now and not yet, and the presence and purpose of God is somehow “realized” here and now, then ought we no... Read More
Evil Rising From Where We Tried to Bury It

Evil Rising From Where We Tried to Bury It

Posted on September 3, 2012April 2, 2014 by Ted Dedon
In 1945, as Allied forces were closing in on him, Adolf Hitler took his own life. His death seemed to symbolize the end of the Nazi Empire. In recent times, there appears to be a Rise of the Evil Hi... Read More
The Post-Evangelicals, Part II

The Post-Evangelicals, Part II

Posted on January 9, 2012January 9, 2012 by Mark Randall James
In my last post, I characterized post-evangelicals as those whose evangelical heritage has become questionable and problematic. In this post, I discuss some of the particular questions we post-evange... Read More
Learning from Harry Potter

Learning from Harry Potter

Posted on November 23, 2010 by Danielle Elizabeth Tumminio
Today Evanna Lynch told the world that J.K. Rowling helped her recover from anorexia. The Toronto Sun reports that she composed a letter to Rowling to thank her for the books, which gave her hope, and... Read More
From 21,000 Feet

From 21,000 Feet

Posted on November 16, 2010November 16, 2010 by Danielle Elizabeth Tumminio
I write this post tonight from an airplane, jostling in the worst turbulence I have ever experienced. The flight attendants suspended serving drinks and pretzels to strap themselves into their seats. ... Read More

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