2014
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Dancing Under the Gallows: A PSA for “The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life”
“So the people who were sitting in the audience, we were transported to a different time…the time before, when we lived in a normal civil life, civilized well, and hoping and being convinced that the war will soon finish and… Continue reading
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Loneliness & the Academic Life: Part 1, the “Who’s” and “Whys”
I’m a little over a semester in with studying for my exams; though in some ways, this is the first semester I’m really digging my heels in and getting this reading and studying done, as last semester was necessarily preoccupied… Continue reading
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Kendrick Lamar’s “Good Kid, M.A.A.D City” is Good Theology
Kendrick Lamar’s “Good Kid, M.A.A.D City” spent a good six months spinning inside the CD player of my old school Toyota Corolla. I wasn’t sophisticated enough to learn of it myself: I first heard about it from the blogger Ta-Nehesi… Continue reading
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History, Theology, and the Task of the Historical Theologian
What does it really mean to do historical theology? How does it relate to history? Or, how does it relate to the discipline of theology as a whole? Is the historical theologian merely an historian of theology? Or, is there… Continue reading
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Refusing to Reconcile: Against Racial Reconciliation
Amaryah here. I’m going to be writing what will probably be a three part series on refusing reconciliation due to its anti-blackness and supercessionist white theology, and black disbelief and black theology as necessary to the struggle against white supremacy… Continue reading
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Frederica Matthews-Greene on Women’s Ordination: A Response
When an Orthodox Christian in North America begins to ask questions regarding female ordination to the priesthood, she or he is almost inevitably pointed to the work of Frederica Matthews-Greene (hereafter ‘FMG’) to help settle her or his concerns, in… Continue reading
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A Feminist New Year’s Resolution: Lose Weight-Shaming
**POTENTIAL TRIGGER WARNING IF YOU STRUGGLE WITH NEGATIVE BODY IMAGE AND BODY SHAME** We’ve ushered in a new year. I’m sure you’ve seen some articles, commercials, and news segments emphasizing good practices for abiding by new year’s resolutions, especially around… Continue reading