ESA's Blog: Love Justice, Do Mercy
Hanging in the Balance: An Israeli/Palestinian Pilgrimage
By Reesheda Washington There is such a stark contrast between the two regions that one might easily, though erroneously, be lured into the deceptive ease of seeing only two worlds: that of Israel and...
Tightly Wound: Addressing Affective Discomfort
By 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...
Celebrating Through the Mourning: Steve Prince’s “Sankofa: Rebirth”
By 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...
A Prayer for When People Terrorize
A Booklet of Uncommon Prayer, from which this prayer is taken, is now available electronically.
A Christian Response to Intersex
By 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...
Combining Christian Practice with Social Enterprise
By 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...
Caring as Giving
By 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...
“How to Think: A Survival Guide for a World at Odds” by Alan Jacobs
Reviewed 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...
Listen First
By 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...
Taking Jesus to the Voting Booth
By 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...
