From the Chapter
A Chaplain’s Pandemic Lament
By The Rev. Joe Calandra, Jr., M.A., M.P.M., ‘17
Perhaps hardest hit by the impact of necessary and prudent anti-viral mitigation safeguards are residents living with Alzheimer’s/dementia and their loved ones. Despite the best efforts of staff, residents with advanced memory care issues often feel a pronounced sense of isolation because they cannot understand why they aren’t regularly seeing loved ones after formerly having unrestricted daily in-person access to them according to their own availability.
The Role of Liturgy and Music in Formation
Consortium of Endowed Episcopal Parishes (CEEP) Network Online Event
The Anglican tradition has come to be known in a particular way for its liturgical and musical heritage. In fact, it would be difficult to find someone who entered this tradition who does not identify this as one of the main features that drew them.
Pentecost, Repentance, and the Pandemic
By Ignacio Gama
Herbert Braun, a historian and professor at the University of Virginia, recently offered a constructive piece of advice. He asked his students to keep a record of their lives in the current circumstances in the form of a journal, a blog, art, poetry, or their own choice of creative expression. This time of Coronavirus is, after all, a historic moment which will be discussed and written about throughout the world in future years.
Nashotah House Member of WAICU
Founded in 1961, Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (WAICU) consists of private, nonprofit colleges and universities working together for educational opportunity. Comprising twenty-four independent institutions of higher learning in Wisconsin, membership is limited to accredited, nonprofit institutions, headquartered in Wisconsin. The presidents of these institutions lead WAICU as its board of directors. All of WAICU's programs support educational opportunity, affordability, and accessibility.
How is the Christian to Think about Justice?
The Rev. Clint Wilson, ‘13
Throughout the epistles of the New Testament, there is an interpretive difficulty in understanding justice and how it is fleshed out. Indeed, common hermeneutical debates, especially in Pauline studies, revolve around the difference between justice, on the one hand, and righteousness, on the other.
The Mission of Nashotah House Continues
A little over a year ago, Mr. Labin Duke accepted the role of Executive Vice President of Institutional Advancement at Nashotah House. Since then, he has been working alongside President and Provost, Dr. Garwood Anderson. Here's a fun Q&A session they did together reflecting on what brought them to Nashotah House and what they see for its future. Three things are clear: they share a deep love for this place, the work being accomplished, and their profound optimism for the days ahead.
Get to Know The Rev. Paul D. Wheatley
Nashotah House welcomes New Testament professor, the Rev. Paul D. Wheatley. Fr. Wheatley has been appointed as instructor of New Testament at Nashotah House, beginning Fall semester 2020. Upon completion of his dissertation, he plans to serve as Assistant Professor of New Testament.
Anglican Social Ethics and the Search for Justice
CEEP Network Online Event
The challenges of our contemporary moment can at times appear unprecedented and overwhelming. For many Christians, the presence and perniciousness of the structures of injustice in our society have become even more apparent.
The Rev. Elizabeth Preston and The Way Station
Nashotah House loves celebrating the work of its Sons and Daughters, and so we are launching the House Highlight. This is an opportunity to learn about how the Sons and Daughters of the House are loving God and neighbor in their ministry.
Monastic Catechesis in the Parish
By The Rev. Dr. Greg Peters
Once when Abba Macarius was praying in his cell, a voice came to him, saying: ‘Macarius, you have not yet attained the stature of those two women of this city.’ The elder got up early, took his palm-wood staff and began to make the journey to the city. When he got there and identified the place, he knocked at the door. One of the women came out and invited him into the house. He sat there for a little while then the other woman came. When he invited them to approach, they did so, seating themselves beside him. The elder said to them: ‘It is on your account that I have put up with the journey and so much toil in getting here from the desert. Now, tell me about your work; what kind is it?’
Anglican Social Ethics and the Search for Justice
For many Christians, the presence and perniciousness of structures of injustice in our society have become even more apparent. Yet determining how the church can and should be engaged to challenge injustices gets complicated. In this online panel discussion, co-sponsored by Nashotah House, the Consortium of Endowed Episcopal Churches (CEEP), and the Anglican Theological Review, ethicists will explore the Anglican social ethics tradition to address these challenges.
Three-legged Stool: Scripture, Tradition, Church
By Hans Boersma, Ph.D.
Distrust of tradition is in my genes. The tradition in which I grew up held unwaveringly to the sola scriptura maxim. I was convinced tradition invariably skews our understanding of the Bible. Only the careful, consistent use of the grammatical-historical method would yield the true meaning of the text.
The Psalms and Spiritual Formation
By The Rev. Travis Bott, Ph.D.
I once attended a lecture on the Psalms at a large church. Though an excellent exposition of the themes and spirituality contained within the Psalms, the lecture did not address how Christians today might appropriate the Psalms in their own lives.
Bringing the Priesthood into Corporate America
By The Rev. Greg McBrayer
The 1990s had been a very turbulent time for our airline and our industry. Many carriers were already struggling before 9/11, but after that day the struggles quickly intensified to an unhealthy, unsafe level, and there was no end in sight. That’s when I suddenly found God using me more and more pastorally in my workplace than in my church. In the very challenging months that followed, the need for a spiritual presence continued to grow, and it fed my desire to serve God in a more profound capacity.
Theology Slam Winner: Black Minds & Voices Matter
By Kristen Gunn
“It’s not about cheap diversity, but belonging,” Tanner-Ihm emphasized in his address. “Accessibility is being able to get into the building. Diversity is getting invited to the table. Inclusion is having a voice at the table. But belonging is having your voice heard at the table.”
How to Give Children Joy, Even During a Pandemic
By The Rev. Esau Mccaulley, Ph.D.
The coronavirus forces parents to weigh their kids’ safety against the need for freedom — a tension Black parents have been contending with for generations. I drove my oldest son, a middle schooler, to his baseball game a few miles down the road. There was a slight breeze, a perfect setting for summer activity.
No Rails in St. Mary’s Chapel?
By The Rev. Dr. Calvin Lane
The first time I visited Nashotah House in 2006, I was struck by the absence of altar rails in the Chapel of St. Mary the Virgin. As a doctoral student at the time, much of my dissertation had to do with the material context of Elizabethan and early Stuart churches.
What is Anglo-Catholicism?
The following online program is titled Secondhand Religion and is hosted by Dr. Ryan N. Danker. Guests include the Rev. Matthew S.C. Olver, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Liturgics and Pastoral Theology; Director of St. Mary's Chapel at Nashotah House, and the Rev. Canon Dr. Robin Ward, Principal of St. Stephen's House, Oxford.
How J.I. Packer Shaped My Faith and Work
“Today, it’s a joy to teach theological ethics at a seminary within Packer’s Anglican tradition. My students are exposed to the same idea that I encountered in Packer’s writings so many years ago: There is a deep connection between theology and an intimate, personal, knowledge of God.” Elisabeth Rain Kincaid, assistant professor of ethics and moral theology, Nashotah House Theological Seminary
Military Chaplains and the Local Church
By The Rev. Canon Kelly O'Lear, Canon Theologian to the Jurisdiction of the Armed Forces and Chaplaincy
When thinking about Anglican priests serving in the military as chaplains, it’s helpful to take perspective on what a select and small group comprises this cohort. About 0.4% of the U.S. population presently serves in the entire active-duty military. Unless a congregation is near a military base, few of those worshipping in an Anglican parish might actually know someone in uniform.