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2013-03-28T11:43:10-04:00

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Just as I Have Loved You, You Also Are to Love One Another

Last updated on: March 28, 2013 at 11:43 am By Emily DeBaun

“Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he had come from God and was going back to God, rose from supper… he poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and to wipe them with the towel that was wrapped around him. He came to Simon Peter, who said to him, “Lord, do you wash my feet?” Jesus answered him, “What I am doing you do not understand... Read more

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2013-03-27T14:35:11-04:00

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Persuading Isn’t Just about Argumentation

Last updated on: March 27, 2013 at 2:35 pm By Peter Blair

This week First Things ran an excellent article entitled “Pope Francis and the Clash of Revelations.” Its basic argument was that all humans look at the world through the lens of certain basic “revelations” or foundational beliefs. While it may be “technically possible” for us to step outside these beliefs, almost nobody will. The result is that theists and atheists, Thomists and Utilitarians, communitarians and classical liberals all hold certain basic beliefs that make dialogue with the other difficult or impossible... Read more

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2013-03-26T13:10:53-04:00

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The Commodification of the Written Word and the Future of Journalism

Last updated on: March 26, 2013 at 1:10 pm By Jake Meador

In a blog post published last week by marketing giant HubSpot, CMO Mike Volpe explained why he hired a former editor at Newsweek. The post examines why more and more journalism graduates are moving to the world of marketing: The traditional advertising model is broken. It used to be that if you were a top-tier journalist like Dan, you went to work at a world-class publication (like Forbes), and that would pay you a nice salary because they sold a... Read more

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2013-03-25T11:16:44-04:00

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The Vagina Monologues and Body Shame

Last updated on: March 25, 2013 at 11:16 am By Sarah Ngu

A few weeks ago I attended a production of the Vagina Monologues. Watching actor after actor deliver a monologue about her vagina was a bit of a culture shock; just a few hours ago, I was on the bus coming from my Christian fellowship at the Trinity Forum Academy, where the topics covered in the Monologues aren’t usually discussed. Under the influence of this culture shock, I instinctively cringed a little at the show’s vagina preoccupation. But I starting... Read more

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2013-03-24T09:12:20-04:00

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Avoiding Civilizational Hard Ceilings

Last updated on: March 24, 2013 at 9:12 am By Cole Carnesecca

I recently wrote about an interview I conducted with sociologist Robert Bellah in preparation for a talk he gave this past week at Notre Dame. The talk introduced his thoughts on the next step in his work, following up on his argument in Religion in Human Evolution. A good portion of the talk drew on recent work by Ian Morris on the historical relationship between development and the fate of civilizations. In particular, Bellah found that a developmental “hard... Read more

2013-03-23T10:20:02-04:00

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Introducing the Sacrallennials

Last updated on: March 23, 2013 at 10:20 am By Charles Clark

Over at Juicy Ecumenism, guest poster Thomas Holgrave (of the worth-checking-out blog The Hipster Conservative) tries his hand at some religious taxonomy, attempting a description of “Two Kinds of Christian Conservatives.” Holgrave observes that the old liberal/conservative distinction in Christianity is breaking down somewhat as millennial evangelicals and Catholics have emerged as less politically conservative than their parents without necessarily embracing the theological liberalism of the Protestant mainline. He writes: Younger Christians who are keeping the faith are often... Read more

2013-03-22T12:23:21-04:00

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Reinhold Niebuhr’s One Scripture Passage

Last updated on: March 22, 2013 at 12:23 pm By Justin Hawkins

Mid-20th-century America saw several theological giants roaming the landscape, participating in public debates, and exercising a degree of social influence unrivalled by any American theologian today. One of the greatest of these giants was Reinhold Niebuhr, Professor of Applied Christianity at Union Seminary. In December of 1954, William Nichols, editor of This Week Magazine, put the following question before Dr. Niebuhr: “If as a result of some cataclysm, it were possible to retain just one passage from the Bible –... Read more

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2013-03-21T11:19:33-04:00

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Family Stories and the Narrative of Christ

Last updated on: March 21, 2013 at 11:19 am By Jordan Monge

Christianity is in large part a narrative, a story, and the psychological implications of that may be greater than we ever realized. This past Sunday, Bruce Feiler wrote a wonderful reflection on the psychological importance of family stories in the New York Times. What helps children stay resilient in the face of crises, he argues, is their ability to place themselves within a larger family narratives – particularly ones that include both ups and downs. Feiler draws on the the work of Dr.... Read more

2013-03-20T10:34:07-04:00

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Keep Calm and Contemplate On

Last updated on: March 20, 2013 at 10:34 am By Gabrielle Speach

“Keep Calm and Carry On”: It’s our culture’s latest mantra. The phrase applies in all kinds of contexts—political, social, economic. Oppressed by government? Keep calm and carry on. Hurting from a break-up? Keep calm and carry on. Out of a job? Keep calm and carry on. Though it’s been popularized in myriad forms (personally I prefer “Keep Calm and Pet Cats”), it’s worth considering what this slogan really means, and whether we should embrace its message. Maxims like this... Read more

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2013-03-19T09:10:29-04:00

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Does Everything Happen for a Reason?

Last updated on: March 19, 2013 at 9:10 am By Margaret Blume

Everything happens for a reason. Some things are meant to be. These well-worn clichés are bandied about by religious and non-religious alike, and the romantics among us can’t help but believe they conceal something true. Especially when we fall in love, the beloved appears as uniquely “for me.” Does this sense of necessity belong only to poetry and fairy tales, though? Human beings are not the center of the universe, especially not you, or me. Nor are we in control... Read more

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