You Can’t Lie on Facebook, 2: On ‘Safe Spaces’
Real-person “safe spaces” are totally unlike those we find online.
Tag: christianity
Audio: Eros, Asceticism, and Francis of Assisi
The paper was titled, “Birth Through the Cross: Eros and Asceticism in Francis of Assisi.”
Christian Stories for Atheists
When I first read “Harry Potter,” I secretly waited for a letter from Hogwarts. Part of growing up was realizingContinue Reading
Summary: Hannah Arendt’s On Revolution chapter 1, The Meaning of Revolution
This chapter summary is part of my reading summaries series. Click here for more information on the series. Click here fore more chapter summariesContinue Reading
Video: Gay and Catholic
In October, I gave a talk at the University of Notre Dame on being gay and Catholic. You can watch theContinue Reading
The Church I Disagree With
I said something to the effect that I had realized, in my own life, that I couldn’t be “spiritual, but not religious.”
Friendship: The Foundation of Reason
“I will always consider the possibility that I might be wrong.”
Studying Death
The following column was published in The Observer on Thursday, September 4, 2014. When students first read how Athens put Socrates toContinue Reading
The Awkward Avoidance of Biblical Interpretation
In contemporary biblical interpretation, much emphasis is placed upon such questions as: Which book or chapter was written first? WhichContinue Reading
Infantile Questioning and the Contemporary Theologian
I recently attended a conference on women in the church. During one panel, two young Catholic women sought to presentContinue Reading
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