Winter 2023 From Cowboys to Sacred Cows Gina Stepp Justin A. Joyce, author of Gunslinging Justice, discusses the far-reaching cultural legacy of the western film genre.
Fall 2022 Global Problems, Global Solutions, Part 2 Racism or the Human Race? David Hulme Where does the idea of race first appear in history? And what are the implications of making race a category of human beings?
Fall 2022 Colonialism’s Painful Legacy H. David Trujillo Jr. Coming to terms with aspects of the colonial past is essential to building a more equitable world.
Fall 2022 In Search of the Great Leader David Hulme Humility is a rare trait in leaders. Even more rare is the kind of humility that always puts the good of others ahead of personal gain.
Summer 2022 When We Talk About Statues . . . Donald Winchester The controversy over whether and how to venerate historical figures raises fundamental questions.
Winter 2022 The Law, the Prophets and the Writings, Part 38 Who Is in Control? David Hulme The final installment in the series examines the multifaceted book of Daniel, which serves as a bridge from the Old Testament to the New.
Empires, Rulers and Events in Daniel: History and Interpretation The book of Daniel includes both history and prophecy spanning many centuries. This chart offers a way to contextualize the empires, rulers and events covered by the book.
Winter 2022 The Making of a Hero Donald Winchester The World War II story of a young man in the Polish Underground invites us to consider what we idealize in others.
Fall 2021 The Law, the Prophets and the Writings, Part 37 The Five Books of Psalms David Hulme The book of Psalms is intended to be an accompaniment to daily life, with all its ups and downs, its tests and trials.
Summer 2021 The Law, the Prophets and the Writings, Part 36 To Thank and to Praise God David Hulme Sometimes referred to as “a little Bible,” the book of Psalms offers much more than just a collection of ancient Hebrew poetry.
Spring 2021 The Law, the Prophets and the Writings, Part 35 Life Is Full of Questions David Hulme What can we learn from the book of Ecclesiastes, with its shifting viewpoints, its seeming contradictions, and its air of futility?
Spring 2021 What We Learned in Lockdown Alice Abler Written history and recent experience show that plagues and pandemics bring mass tragedy and grief, but also opportunity for change.
Spring 2021 The Cost of Your Coffee Donald Winchester For centuries, Africa has suffered at the hands of opportunists seeking to enrich themselves at the continent’s expense, with far-reaching results.
Winter 2021 The Law, the Prophets and the Writings, Part 34 Words of Wisdom David Hulme Solomon’s name is attached to three books of the Bible. In this installment, we focus on the Song of Songs and the book of Proverbs.
Winter 2021 Is the Past Just a Mirror of the Present? Donald Winchester Values play a key role in our understanding of history. A shift in those values may demand that we recontextualize the past.
Fall 2020 The Law, the Prophets and the Writings, Part 33 Job’s Comfort David Hulme What are we to do when we undergo suffering, and how are we to understand God’s role?
Summer 2020 The Law, the Prophets and the Writings, Part 32 Let Us Rise Up and Build David Hulme Nehemiah’s account chronicles his efforts not only to restore the walls of Jerusalem but also to strengthen its returning inhabitants.
Synching Ezra and Nehemiah If the editor of Ezra-Nehemiah rearranged passages to achieve a specific literary effect, how would that have affected the story flow?
Spring 2020 The Law, the Prophets and the Writings, Part 31 A Future and a Hope David Hulme Freed from Babylonian captivity, some exiled Jews returned to rebuild Jerusalem. The books of Ezra and Nehemiah detail their story.
