Saint Andrew- (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of Peter; patron saint of Scotland Andrew,Saint Andrew the Apostle,St. Andrew New Testament- the collection of books of the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the Pauline and other epistles, and Revelation; composed soon after Christ's dea...
An interview with Andrew Greeley about his book, JesusAndrew M. GreeleyMacmillan
Our confidence in empire today is only a continuation of the worship of empire in the time when Jesus was born. The world’s political status quo in first-century Palestine tried to kill the new meek and humble king whose birth was meant to usher in the kingdom of God. And when the w...
So when we speak about consecration, it is a life of rejoicing and living out of gratefulness of God’s grace of His sacrificial gift in Christ. Now, we do good works because we WANT TO, and not because we have to… c.f.1 Peter 2:9-10 Living a consecrated life Finally, consecratio...
It might be worth looking to the Mediterranean, where Tal Alster tells usHow Israel turned urban homeowners into YIMBYs. ■ It’s disappointingly rare to see intelligent outsiders give a considered impression of the current state of play in the Netherlands — that’s Mother Holland for us New...
■ Samuel Rubinstein shows how historians’ war of words over the legacy of the British Empire tells us more about the moral battles of today thanshedding actual light on the past. ■ Wessie du Toit explores thecurious columnar classicismpersistent across the full spectrum of South African archite...
” This is one of the most personal sermons I’ve ever given. It tells several stories from my life in which the endings I feared in my journey opened into new beginnings of hope. As we meditate on the birth of Jesus, we discover that his story is also our story: we end to begin...
And what is that strange symbol on the white banner that he carries? Answers to those questions tells us quite a bit about the holy war known as the Spanish Reconquista and Spanish conquests in the Americas. Continue reading→ This entry was posted inUncategorizedand taggedAbd al-Rahman II,Al...
I have now considered the case in which unwarranted murmuring requires better moral education (Case 1) and the case in which justified murmuring tells against the figure who embodies authority (Case 2). In the final case (Case 3), I wish to examine the philosophical problems that poison the...
In atweet, the cigarette-smoking Helen Andrews sharedan articlecalledWhat a 1963 Novel Tells Us About the French Army, Mission Command, and the Romance of the Indochina War. I dislike the romanticism surrounding the magnificent losers vs. ugly victors dichotomy – a magnificent victory isinfinitel...