Latest from ESATightly Wound: Addressing Affective DiscomfortNovember 13, 2018By Elisabeth T. Vasko In recent years, I have taught an upper-level Christology course in which we examine race, gender, and power. Sometimes my students register their dissatisfaction with reading Christology from the margins (James Cone, Kelly Brown Douglas, and Marcella Althaus-Reid) instead of the center (Anselm, Barth, von Balthasar,…... Read more...Celebrating Through the Mourning: Steve Prince’s “Sankofa: Rebirth”November 12, 2018By Tammy Perlmutter Artist Steve Prince is a tower of affability. At 6′ 6″ he stands about half a foot taller than most people in the room, but despite his height, he is earthy and grounded. As he greets people, his eyes light up and he talks to each one…... Read more...A Prayer for When People TerrorizeNovember 9, 2018A Booklet of Uncommon Prayer, from which this prayer is taken, is now available electronically. Read more...A Christian Response to IntersexNovember 8, 2018By Lianne Simon Jennifer Anne Cox wrote her book Intersex in Christ: Ambiguous Biology and the Gospel as an evangelical response to intersex. Her message to evangelical Christians is this: the Gospel is as much for someone with an intersex condition as it is for you. Stop abusing these people.…... Read more...Combining Christian Practice with Social EnterpriseNovember 7, 2018By Rebecca Phillips Come late summer, the rolling Palouse wheat fields stretch like a golden carpet south to the breaks of the Snake River Canyon. Far below, the river winds through rocky channels on its way to the Columbia River and eventually the Pacific Ocean. This evening, the Rev. Matthew…... Read more...Caring as GivingNovember 6, 2018By Amy Knorr As I walked toward the grocery store entrance, I cringed. The table by the door and the guy in front of the table could mean only one thing: some organization was asking people to give. I thought about going in the other door, or maybe pretending to…... Read more...“How to Think: A Survival Guide for a World at Odds” by Alan JacobsNovember 5, 2018Reviewed by Mark Hijleh It’s a venerable idea in liberal arts education: We are interested in teaching students not what to think, but how to think. And the main distinction of Christian liberal arts education is our worldview: We are interested in “thinking Christianly.” In How to Think: A Survival…... Read more...Listen FirstNovember 2, 2018By Jon Carlson This is the sixth and final installment in our six-week visual series on exploring what God’s love looks like, when we live it out in our world. If you’re just joining us, you can begin with the first installment here. If you’ve been moved or challenged by…... Read more...Taking Jesus to the Voting BoothNovember 1, 2018By Beth Kearney As a sophomore in college, I was convinced that being an evangelical Christian translated into voting a straight party ticket. Three years later, I am discovering that my faith precludes a blanket endorsement of any one political party. Hot-button legislative issues should not monopolize the Christian citizen’s voting agenda. As followers of…... Read more...
