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The Unwavering Life Together
By Jack Franicevich
The thing about books like Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Life Together is that they present such concrete and compelling visions for Christian community that it’s hard to be satisfied with a “takeaway.” We don’t want to take lessons away from Bonhoeffer. We want to experience the common life he insists on. We know that he knows where God is and, as idiosyncratic as his rules appear, we instinctively want to follow his leadership.
Ministry in Enemy-Occupied Territory
The Rev. Dr. Ephraim Radner
Let me try to put these two sides together: you and God. I will begin with a challenging, though perhaps seemingly grim, observation, which is this: just as the Israelites of the Old Testament suffered, so we have come to our moment of suffering and humiliation.
Churches Transforming Communities
The late theologian and missiologist, Lesslie Newbigin wrote that each Christian has been sent out with the gospel, together in community, to those in the surrounding culture, for the sake of the King and His kingdom: “The Church is sent into the world to continue that which Jesus came to do, in the power of the same Spirit, reconciling people to God.”
OnScript Podcast with Dr. Jeannine Brown: The Gospels as Stories
OnScript podcast invites you to a live theology event with Dr. Jeannine K. Brown, with co-hosts Matt Lynch and Dru Johnson, at Nashotah House Theological Seminary on Tuesday, July 21, 2020, from 6:30 PM until 9:30 PM. The event is free* but is limited to 30 individuals, and reservations are required.
How do Black Christians Live out Their Faith in America?
The Rev. Esau McCaulley, Ph.D. has served in many professional and cultural contexts throughout his ministerial and academic career. A Nashotah House alumnus, Dr. McCaulley earned his Ph.D. from St. Andrew's under the mentorship of N.T. Wright. Nashotah House is offering a free class, directed by Dr. McCaulley. Click the image above to find out more.
Faculty Publishing News
The latest in publishing news from Nashotah House faculty, including awards recently received, and upcoming publications.
Why Nashotah House?
By Toby F. Coley, Ph.D.
In studying how Christians over the years have progressed in the life of the Spirit, we grew in our own understanding of applying theology, with a pastoral heart, to everyday living.
I Have Only One Hope for Racial Justice: A God Who Conquered Death
The Rev. Dr. Esau McCaulley, ’13
The entire globe is convulsing with social unrest and protests. Almost every day, I wake up to an endless stream of news that tempts me to despair.
On the Feast of St. Barnabas
By The Rev. Lee Nelson, SSC, ‘05
According to the church calendar, we celebrate two feasts of the church today. The first is the Feast of Saint Barnabas the Apostle; the second is Corpus Christi day, a day of devotion to our Lord in his eucharistic body and blood.
History as Present in All that We Do
By The Rev. Doran Stambaugh, SSC, ‘05
Several weeks ago, our eighth-grade daughter showed me one of her drawings. This particular piece was based on a prompt for her American History final project.
Competing with Netflix: The Church’s Struggle for Attention
The Rev. Wesley Arning
For the millions of Americans who aren’t saving lives in hospitals or stocking the shelves of the local grocery store right now, this is our reality.
Living in Liturgy: My Anglican Journey
By Lisa Syner
With perseverance and patience, liturgy has seeped into every part of my life. I find resounding rest in the consistency of Anglican worship. I seek the protected silence of the chapel and its worship, a steadfast refuge.
Telling the Story of the Gospel
By the Rev. Dr. John F. McCard, STM ’03
Growing up, my daughters loved hearing stories. In fact, I could have read the same story over and over to them, and it wouldn’t have mattered. However, like many parents, there were times when we would sit down at the end of a long day when I was tired, a bit grumpy, and I’ll confess to you that I occasionally tried to cut corners on the stories.
Escape from Quarantine
By Zena Hitz, Ph.D.
Like many professional intellectuals, books were my original escape. I was a strange child with abrasive manners, and real life was lonely and chaotic. I read ceaselessly, anything I could get my hands on.
Eruption of the Kingdom
By Travis Bott, Ph.D.
On May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens erupted in the Cascade Range of Washington state. At about nine in the morning, an earthquake under the mountain produced the largest landslide in recorded history.
When There Isn’t Safety at Home
By The Rev. Canon Dr. Justin S. Holcomb
Recent quarantining due to the COVID-19 pandemic leaves many people vulnerable to suffering abuse when isolated in a dangerous situation at home.
The Little Texas Church that Could
How would they pay for their land, their building, and their priest? This was not an easy time for any of the parishioners as they were in the middle of a severe, seven-year drought.
A Leader, Not a Follower: Bishop Kemper and Apostolic Ministry
By Mark Michael
The Sunday after the Ascension, May 24, marks a century and half since the death of the Rt. Rev. Jackson Kemper, the Episcopal Church’s first missionary bishop. The current crisis won’t allow for a proper celebration, though perhaps a few pilgrims will gather by his tomb at Nashotah that day for reverent, if socially distanced, prayers of thanksgiving.
When to Re-Open for Business? Ethics and Economy
Dr. Elisabeth Kincaid and Fr. Stewart Clem discuss the moral questions that have been brought into sharp focus by the COVID-19 crisis — including the hidden ethical groundwork guiding current debates and decisions.
Panel Discussion: Living in a Time of Pandemic
As the pandemic of coronavirus and COVID-19 has unfolded around us, we face serious questions. How do we balance the need to reopen economies with the need to “flatten the curve” and protect the vulnerable?
Panel Discussion | Thursday, May 28, 2020 | 3:00 pm-4:30 pm EDT