Charlie Caplan and I have been roommates here at Harvard since freshman year. When I first got here, I was set on studying mathematics. Well, now I want to go t...
The one really excellent book I have read on this topic, to which the present article is heavily indebted, is David J. Bartholomew's God, Chance, and Purpose: C...
But why must there be some between God and me, and why must they be so remote, therefore needing so many others? Is it simple, is it natural that God should ha...
Today's reading is Mark 14:66-72:
While Peter was below in the courtyard, one of the servant-girls of the high priest came by. When she saw Peter warming...
Today's reading is Mark 1:9-13:
In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. And just as he was coming up ou...
Check out my Crimson column this semester! Here's the first post:
The word on the street is that a lot of the professors here, and a lot of students too, are u...
Faith is putting away the oars and hoisting the sails. A few rough thoughts on the difficult topic of justification by works, inspired by the work of Martin Lu...
“Live only in true and dark faith,” writes St John of the Cross (1542-1591) in one of his letters. What can he mean by dark faith? What is faith, anyway? Why ...
From the Spring '14 issue of the Ichthus. The rest of the issue will follow soon! I have posted this article separately by popular demand. --S.G.M.
Also, do ch...
Check out my op-ed over at the Harvard Crimson! The comment thread below has also proven very thoughtful and interesting.
I'm not sure if I'm supposed to re-...