We are delighted that Bobby Gross, author of Living the Christian Year and who has contributed previous series during Lent and Advent, has agreed to write a new series of Lenten reflections on the theme of humility. In this series of Lenten reflections on the virtue of humility, we add to last week’s rehearsal of our human mortality a fresh recognition of our moral inadequacy (to put it mildly). In this pairing, we align with Psalm 90, which dramatizes these as fundamental marks of the human condition. Immediately … [Read more...] about Lenten Humility: Admitting our Moral Culpability
Christian Thought and Practice
Lenten Humility: Remembering our Creaturely Mortality
We are delighted that Bobby Gross, author of Living the Christian Year and who has contributed previous series during Lent and Advent, has agreed to write a new series of Lenten reflections on the theme of humility. My long-time friend and spiritual mentor turned 87 yesterday (we enjoyed a delicious dinner together at Outback!). I get why his mortality weighs on his mind. I am a year shy of seventy and thinking a lot about my upcoming retirement with, not surprisingly, a growing awareness of my finitude. … [Read more...] about Lenten Humility: Remembering our Creaturely Mortality
Christianity and Human Rights: Back to Basics
[Marcus Vincius De Matos, a lecturer in Public Law at Brunel University London and Board Member of ABUB (IFES-Brazil), graciously shared this article with ESN, concurrently published with Red Letter Christians] In this piece I reflect on the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and conflicting notions of Christian Theology that have recently threatened it Human Rights are perhaps the most powerful discourse that emerged in the 20th century. No other narrative has so disturbed the world … [Read more...] about Christianity and Human Rights: Back to Basics
Ash Wednesday and the Gift of Lent
We are delighted that Bobby Gross, author of Living the Christian Year and who has contributed previous series during Lent and Advent, has agreed to write a new series of Lenten reflections with future pieces appearing on Mondays beginning February 26. Why would anyone think of the penitential season of Lent as a gift? Forty or so days leading up to Good Friday and Easter Sunday during which we deprive ourselves of good things—like coffee or chocolate or wine or social media—and fast on certain days and generally … [Read more...] about Ash Wednesday and the Gift of Lent
Mathematics Through the Lens of Faith: A Path For Integration
We appreciate this latest contribution to our "Through the Lens of Faith" series. Matt Lunsford argues that integration is a two way street, so perhaps it would be fitting to add "and Faith Through the Lens of Mathematics" to the article title! We would also like to acknowledge that this article first appeared in the Fall 2023 edition of the Journal of the Union Faculty Forum under the title "Mathematics & Faith: A Path For Integration". We are grateful to Matt Lunsford and the Journal for permission to re-post this … [Read more...] about Mathematics Through the Lens of Faith: A Path For Integration