Revoice and a Vocation of “Yes”
by Wesley HillRevoice is trying to pose the deeper question: To which forms of love and friendship and service are we called to say yes? Continue Reading »
Revoice is trying to pose the deeper question: To which forms of love and friendship and service are we called to say yes? Continue Reading »
The idea of intrinsic evil may look harsh and punitive. But to those struggling to stay afloat, it can be a lifeline. Continue Reading »
Forty years after his death, Paul VI continues to offer a striking witness of suffering, patience, and generous love. Continue Reading »
“The death penalty is inadmissible” invites the questions: By whom? On whose will? Continue Reading »
One does not need to support capital punishment to worry that Pope Francis may have gone too far. Continue Reading »
The twelve steps of Alcoholics Anonymous disintegrate arrogance, clearing the way for Grace to enter. Continue Reading »
The speculations of Dershowitz should have little relevance. Continue Reading »
Iwas delighted to receive your letter asking about the best route to becoming a theologian. Let me confess up front: I’m still in via myself. My business card should identify me not as research professor but perpetual pupil of theology, though if it did, you probably wouldn’t be . . . . Continue Reading »
Back in 1998, at a theological conference, I heard a pastor (we’ll call him Pastor V.) of my denomination (the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod) recount what had driven him out of his second call, a mission church in Lawrence, Kansas. It was the early ’90s, and Lawrence was one of the . . . . Continue Reading »
Among poets writing in English during the last forty years, Geoffrey Hill was sometimes named the greatest one alive, but he was always named the most difficult one to read. He had come to live and teach in America in the 1980s, along with a brilliant group which included Paul Muldoon at . . . . Continue Reading »