New York Times

Dasani, Mayor Bloomberg, and Reverse Idolatry

Posted on December 19, 2013December 19, 2013 by Joseph Paille

Earlier this month, the New York Times published a five-part series on Dasani, an 11-year-old girl living in a homeless shelter in New York City. The series explicates the experience of New York City�... Read More

Oslo Attack Highlights the Dangers of Islamophobia

Posted on July 25, 2011October 27, 2011 by Joshua Stanton

The mass-murder in Oslo last Friday was tragic. At least 90 innocents — many of them youth — are already dead, and authorities fear that the death toll may continue rising. Evidence is mou... Read More

Rev. Peter Gomes, R.I.P.

Posted on March 2, 2011March 2, 2011 by Brad Bannon

Harvard Chaplain, Rev. Peter Gomes, died Monday (Feb 28, 2011). This post reflects on the profound role this man's work had on my own life and understanding of the Bible.... Read More

Power and Privilege: Why Reinhold Niebuhr is Key to Understanding the Budget Battle

Posted on February 26, 2011February 25, 2011 by Nate Kratzer

A few months ago New York Times columnist Paul Krugman wondered in amazement how economic policies that had long since been disproved in the academic world could still be influencing public policy (W... Read More

Tea with Hezbollah

Posted on January 20, 2011January 28, 2011 by Ben DeVan

Last Thursday, the New York Times reported that the Shi'i military and political movement Hezbollah, which many would classify as terrorist, toppled the Lebanese government just six months after the d... Read More