“Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, ‘I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light
“In Jesus Name I Pray:” Exclusivity In Public Prayer and The Restrictive Contours of Civic Pluralism in the early Twenty-first Century
"In Jesus' Name I Pray" seeks to examine the increasingly challenging goal of faithful, authentic Christian public prayer in the antagonistic arena of
Reading Mozart’s Requiem
Mozart's final (and unfinished work), Requiem, is a powerful, sweeping piece of music that deserves its prominent place in the Western canon. One does
No Religion is an Island: Thoughts on our Present Situation
A prophet is one whose vision transcends time. Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel is one of those. I read Heschel this morning. In his essay, "No Religion
A Favorite Poem from Gerard Manley Hopkins in 1918
THE WORLD is charged with the grandeur of God. It will flame out, like shining from shook foil; It gathers to a greatness, like the ooze of
An Independence Day Tribute: Samuel Adams and the ‘Divine Being’ Question
Sometimes I read or hear analysts pointing to the founding fathers' use of phrases such as "Supreme Ruler" or the "Divine Being" as evidence that