Finding Comfort During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Dialogue of the Savior
Finding Comfort During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Dialogue of the Savior By Shirley Paulson, PhD | 4.09.2020
After Easter
The weeks after Easter bring many reflections on the meaning of Easter. As one who wrote a book about resurrection (The Trouble with Resurrection), I am often amused at what folks assume Easter means in the New Testament. I despair of the New Testament ever getting a fair and honest reading.
Spring Meeting Preview with Thandeka
What is Paul’s brain science of emotions? This is a question our Spring Meeting speaker, Thandeka, has been responding to throughout her career. Her recent book, Love Beyond Belief, addresses it fully and she will be talking on this subject at our Spring Meeting, March 20-23.
McJesus
A piece of art in Israel has sparked outrage among the Israeli Arab Christian minority. The art work in question is entitled “McJesus” and displays a crucified Ronald McDonald. It is on exhibition in the Haifa Museum of Art.
Comedy in the Nativity: The meaning of Christmas has lost its impact
Scholarship teaches doubt. It teaches us how to raise good questions, offers us the tools to answer those questions, and trains our minds to critique and re-examine the answers in search of further good questions. With scholarship as both the core and content of Westar’s foundation, it’s hard to approach the birth of the “Christ […]