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March 2014

March 21, 2014

The Church & Bridging Cultures: Sr. Cristina & The Voice

By now, a number of readers would be familiar with the latest viral...

February 2014

February 28, 2014

Book Launch: Justice, Unity & the Hidden Christ

Readers in Chicago might be interested to know that Justice, Unity and the Hidden Christ:...

January 2014

January 17, 2014

Justice, Unity & the Hidden Christ: New Book by Matthew Tan

The theological publishing house Wipf & Stock has released the first book by the Divine...

December 2013

December 12, 2013

The Body Moral

A 2008 edition of The Sociology of Sport Journal featured a highly illuminating article entitled...

October 2013

October 03, 2013

“St Evagrius of Pontus and Redeeming Time in Postmodernity” on The Other Journal

An essay by the Divine Wedgie's Matthew Tan was published on the American postmodern theological...

September 2013

September 19, 2013

Food, Culture and Dirt

Norman Wirzba's Food and Faith: A Theology of Eating is nothing short of a treasure...

June 2013

June 06, 2013

Sacramental Commodities

At an introductory Theology class at Campion College, mention was made of a marketing campaign...

October 2012

October 25, 2012

Story on a (Cancer) Stick: Commodities & the Crisis of Cultural Narrative

As an attempt to reduce smoking and its associated health costs, the Australian government will...

September 2012

September 06, 2012

Are Migrants More Sinful?

Towards the end of Book 2 of his Confessions, Augustine of Hippo wrote that one...

August 2012

August 24, 2012

Religion & Politics: Campion College & ABC Radio

If the Pussy Riot incident in Russia, the conviction of some its members and some...

August 09, 2012

The City and Running Away in “Dexter”

A previous post suggested that Christian theology requires a more thorough exploration on the theme...

October 2011

October 15, 2011

The Mall as Monastary

A recent news report touched on upcoming designs of new shopping centers. According to some...

October 05, 2011

Educational Excellence for Christians: A Podcast

Nathan Kerr, Assistant Professor in Religion at the Trevecca Nazarene University in the United States,...

August 2011

August 31, 2011

Consumerism and Refugees

Today, the High Court of Australia ruled as illegal a proposed "refugee swap" program between...

August 20, 2011

World Youth Day Protests and the Universality of Economics

One should find interesting that, in the face of a slew of possible arguments protesters...

June 2011

June 19, 2011

Consumerism and Christianity: An Interview with William Cavanaugh

The protestant website 100Huntley.com recently did a a short but highly informative interview with the...

May 2011

May 28, 2011

What the Entertainment Society Really Wants to Tell You

We live in a cultural milieu in which "fun" has become the highest good. This...

February 2008

February 17, 2008

The Postmodern Lent: Ever Ancient, Ever New

The concluding prayers of the Divine Office for the second Monday of Lent read that...

August 2007

August 20, 2007

Blessed are the Chokeholders…

A 20th Aug 2007 edition of Australia's ABC Four Corners Program sought to provide an...