Culture • Christianity & Culture All of Learning, All of Labor, All of Life Dr. Steven Garber | 4 min read “Es como el sagrado sacramento!” At the turn of the 18th-century, Gabriel Moraga led the first expedition across the hills from what we now call the San Francisco Bay area into the northern end of the San Joaquin Valley. Seeing the bright blue sky, the flower-filled meadows, the high mountains to the east, and the... Continue Reading
Faith • Theological Reflections Caritas and the Common Good Dr. Steven Garber | 3 min read What is the common good? “We could, with meaning and richness and depth, ask: what is caritas? But to answer that question, we have to come back into the very reason for being of a university like Cal, and of its origins in Bishop Berkeley musings over the nature of knowledge. The best questions, the... Continue Reading
Faith • Theological Reflections Assuming Coherence Dr. Steven Garber | 3 min read Conceptual congruity. Yesterday morning I spent a couple hours in a Google Hangout with several people in Chicago, taking part in a dissertation proposal meeting, hoping on hope that one day a PhD will be granted for the completion of good work well done. I was asked to participate because the student has drawn on... Continue Reading
Culture • Popular Culture A Good Man in a Bad World Dr. Steven Garber | 2 min read “Would you write something for us on seeing a hard movie?” 15 years ago my long friend Denis Haack, lover of God and the world that he is—and editor of Critique –asked me to write an article for him on the challenge of watching a difficult movie. I chose “Magnolia,” as at that time it... Continue Reading
Faith • Biblical Reflections When Tensions come Knocking Andy Scott | 4 min read The story of the gospel is one of tension that makes no sense outside of the resurrection. We are now several weeks out from Easter Sunday. How many of us still live as if our lives depended on its veracity? A few weeks ago my house was robbed. This is not one of those anecdotal... Continue Reading
Faith • Biblical Reflections The Tension of Service Andy Scott | 4 min read The Gospel calls us to remove ourselves from comfort to face the reality of life as a member of the body of Christ. Flying with a toddler is stressful. In a months’ time I did it four times, so trust me on this. There is a tangible tension as a toddler enters the boarding area.... Continue Reading
