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On the Journey to Breakdown Whiteness
The summer of 2020 was memorable for many reasons. My hope is that for those of us who are white Christians, we will remember that […]
Stead Center Names New Director
The following announcement was released from Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary in April 2022. Dr. Kate Ott has been named the next holder of the Jerre L. […]
Profiles in the Metaverse
Politics, and how to engage in it, is always in a state of flux and motion. Sometimes politics progresses and takes on a new evolution […]
What’s the Dirt on Grit?
South Dakota Governor and former cattle rancher Kristi Noem has a beef with her fellow GOP governors: they aren’t gritty enough. In her 2021 address […]
Fear and Anger
Extreme weather in Texas for about a week in February saw snow in places where the existence of the white stuff had hitherto been only […]
The Ethical Cost of Artificial Intelligence in Autonomous Weapon Systems
Autonomous weapon systems have been around for a while now. However, what is meant by autonomous is open to interpretation. The typical meaning of an […]
“…and so, theology is possible”
Shortly after John Webster passed away unexpectedly on May 25, 2016, a friend and I found ourselves reminiscing about our late mentor. “The thing I […]
The Narrow Confines of Identity
“Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages […]