Category: Religious Studies
Posts of studies, opinions, and ideas on theology, religion, and church.
Preferences and Priorities
Rebecca Reese At the beginning of this week, Dr. Schleifer opened his discussion on Walt Whitman by saying, “I’m just going to put this out there. I do not like […]
The Book of Common Prayer as a Spiritual Tool
Ben Wyant In many contemporary churches today, traditional liturgy has fallen out of use in favor of a more modern style of worship and fellowship. One reason this may be […]
Blessings Taken For Granted
Miranda Alexander I must confess, I have been blind to a number of blessings in my life. There are several things I take for granted, an example: the ability to […]
Why Frederick Douglass Didn’t Need His Appendix Removed
Lyssa Henry At the end of the autobiographical Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, the writer included an appendix to explain his view on Christianity. Douglass was not like […]
The Book of Common Prayer: What is right and wrong?
“For Sleep O heavenly Father, you give your children sleep for the refreshing of soul and body: Grant me this gift, I pray; keep me in that perfect peace which […]
Small Teaching, Small Discipleship
Lang’s command of the pertinent learning research is so impressive and his approach to teaching so compelling, I left the book wondering where else the book’s principles could be deployed. More specifically, I wondered what the implications were for discipleship.
Nathaniel Hawthorne May Have Been On To Something
Lyssa Henry At risk of sounding like an ultra-judgmental-of-other-Christians “Christian,” I would like to address something that I am reminded of upon reading Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Celestial Railroad. Hawthorne’s tale, […]
Harmonious Hymns
When was the last time you honestly spared a few minutes to stop and admire nature? In the modern world we live in today, our cram packed schedules rule our […]
To Trust Like A Wasp—God’s Plan & Taylor’s Poem
Rebecca Reese Edward Taylor was a colonial American poet who used his talent to express his religious views. He used symbolism, anthropomorphism, and sometimes straightforwardness to get across his Puritan-influenced […]
Is the God of Christianity Good?
Julia Joyce “Day of Doom” by Michael Wigglesworth, Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson by Mary Rowlandson, and Edward Taylor’s “Upon Wedlock and Death of Children” […]
On Original Sin—G.K. Chesterton’s Examination of a Basic Christian Tenet
Marshall Tankersley G.K. Chesterton argues that, contrary to popular belief, man is an innately sinful creature. While mankind likes to walk the Earth and believe that he is a paragon […]
Love, Loss, and Christianity—Deep Theology in The Pearl
Marshall Tankersley If there is one thing every human experiences though their life, it is loss. If one lives long enough, one will see family, friends, and associates pass away […]