Theology Archives | Page 8 of 9 | The Washington Institute

Culture • Current Conversations

9/11 and the Ruins of Memory

Adam Joyce | 4 min read

It is difficult to forget 9/11. I was in 10th grade at a college prep school in the D.C. area. During my second period sex education class it was announced that something was wrong . . . something had happened. Class stopped and everyone assembled in the gymnasium for an announcement. There was lots of...

Vocation • On Daily Work

Well Grounded: A Barista’s Thoughts on Faith and Starbucks

Anna Harris | 4 min read

Adam Singleton, 27, has worked at the Starbucks Coffee Corporation for five years. For the past four he has been a shift supervisor. His work includes organizing, planning, and problem-solving within the standards and daily routine that come with working in a Starbucks coffee shop. The following interview explores his thoughts on the relationship between...

Vocation • On Daily Work

When Words Fail

Allison Gaskins | 5 min read

There is a Greek word, koinonia, which holds many translations into English. At its root it involves an intimate sharing, a sense of community and daily celebration – and it requires responsive action in order for completion. Truth be told, I fight this. I don’t always appreciate the rub that comes with relationship. But I...

Vocation • Visions of Vocation

A Theological Pedagogy of Lord of the Flies: Fear Within

Amy Graham | 3 min read

The mere mention, even innuendo, of summer reading ignites a visceral response from the high school student. Even my most nerdy, book-wormy students recoil. I am one of those teachers who assigns summer reading, and last summer, my tenth grade students read William Golding’s Lord of the Flies. At its most basic, Lord of the...

Culture • Current Conversations

Justice and Life

Adam Joyce | 3 min read

Hannah Andret famously said “the Nazi crimes … explode the limits of the law.” There are crimes that are too large, too inhuman, too evil for them to be understood within the human idea of “the law.” The crimes are so horrific that any punishment or recompense seems inadequate, paltry. Justice covers her eyes not because she...

Culture • Popular Culture

What I Learned from Will Campbell

Adam Joyce | 3 min read

Will Campbell died last week. There was a small flurry of obituaries that seemed to struggle at including the breadth and almost contradictory spectrum of his life. He worked extensively on the front lines of the civil rights movement with Dr. King and drank whiskey with Klansmen. He was a pastor without a church. A few years...

Pages: 123456789

Search

Tag

Theology