Cultural Studies

On Wednesday, our Theology Circle finished Bonhoeffer's Life Together. It seemed that everyone really enjoyed reading it and got a lot of insight out of it. As one reads through it, one discerns Bonhoeffer's real attempt to lead the reader to the goal of communion, of Christian community. There is a real trajectory there. It's

So, former South Carolina governor, Mark Sanford, won his old congressional seat last night, defeating Elizabeth Colbert Busch with 55% of the vote. To be honest, I didn't think he'd win. But for all the moral posturing of social conservatives, I think that the New York Times summed it up: “We are not trying to

Today is the two-hundredth birthday of Søren Kierkegaard. It's hard to grasp that. This man, this singular man and thinker has been more influential upon my thinking and sense of self and understanding of the world than any other person. In fact, it's difficult to say much about him and his influence, it is so

The marathon begins in violence, death, and tragedy. Most people do not know that Pheipippides, who ran from the Battle of Marathon to Athens to announce the Greek victory over the Persian threat in 490 BCE, died with the words, "Rejoice, we win!" on his lips. We, as civilizations, have worked hard, through the institution

For the duration of this week, I am in a location within which it is difficult to be filled existential angst and theological misery. We'll see how things feel after my first surf lesson this afternoon. In the meantime, please enjoy this academic and spiritual resource, the Lutheran Insulter, by which you can receive a