“Faith and reason are like two wings on which the human spirit rises to the contemplation of truth.”¹ If these words by Pope John Paul II are true, why is it that faith and reason are commonly construed in opposition? Reason is often presented as the world of objectivity and thoughtfulness, while faith is viewed […]
What is a body?
What is a body – really, though? A shelter for my soul, A humble slave or faithful friend, An importunate foe? What thing to wield, my pulsing flesh, My spirit’s solid vessel, My will to own and to command For good or wicked evil. The more real things of this bright life, Like Self and […]
Bridging the Gap: Racial Reconciliation in the Church
“The problem of the twentieth century [was] the problem of the color-line,”¹ a blurry yet impenetrable distinction that split white from black, free from enchained, the children of one mother from another. Long before that, another line – in the Bible, between Jew and Gentile, between the free and the enchained, the liberated and oppressed.² […]
Dr. Jennifer Frey: An Interview on Virtue and the Meaning of Happiness
Dr. Jennifer Frey is an assistant professor in the philosophy department at the University of South Carolina. She studies the intersection of philosophy of action, ethics, and meta-ethics, and has contributed to a book titled Self-Transcendence and Virtue. She participated in the University of Chicago’s Virtue, Happiness, and Meaning of Life project, a collaboration of […]
Jim Wallis: An Interview on Social Justice & Partisan Politics
Jim Wallis is a New York Times best-selling author, theologian, and international speaker and commentator on faith and public life, culture, and politics. He has written twelve books, including America’s Original Sin: Racism, White Privilege, and the Bridge to a New America and On God’s Side: What Religion Forgets and Politics Hasn’t Learned About Serving […]
Hope
Dull pain spreads through my hands, along my wrists, and up my arms. I find myself instinctively touching them, applying pressure to my wrists, and hoping the tightness will go away For the last three years, I have struggled with chronic pain that limits my ability to use my hands. My college experience has been […]