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Anxiety and Two Masters

We are in the thick of midterm season - which at Harvard is to say it is neither the very first two weeks of school or reading period.If you're like me, you have just completed the first round of papers and tests and are now experienced that awkward week before you do it all over again. To complain

11.3.2011 | The Fish Tank | andrewgarbarino

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A Different Society

A Different Society

This is an excerpt from Richard Bauckham's new Jesus: A Very Short Introduction in the well-known Oxford series of little books on big subjects: "Jesus' most socially radical statements concern slaves, children, and the poor.  He made a sharp contrast between the oppressive regime of the Gentiles

10.31.2011 | The Fish Tank | Nick Nowalk

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Scope of Revelation

Scope of Revelation

Branded “Revelation,” abandoned ashore, stood a scope of heavenly gold.   Peering inside, a prayer I whispered to see beyond my shore.   But what did I see --- Oh my God, what did I see? Beyond the shore was a great abyss --   Cries that did shake the

10.27.2011 | The Fish Tank | Catherine Danielle Cook

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On Heresies

On Heresies

Maybe it's the rebel in me, but I've always been a fan of the heretics. I'm fascinated by the stories of those who openly disagreed with church tradition: Origen, with his allegorical speculations, Pelagius, dedicated to ridding Rome of its moral laxity, Tertullian, who descended into asceticism. F

10.26.2011 | The Fish Tank | Jordan Monge

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The Christian Epistemology of Narnia

The Christian Epistemology of Narnia

Christianity possesses quite a distinctive and peculiar understanding of the way human knowledge works.  On the one hand, because we believe that God is a rational, logical Being who created the universe in a coherent, stable manner, Christianity confidently teaches that human beings can know God

10.24.2011 | The Fish Tank | Nick Nowalk

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Lecrae's Story: I Am Second

Lecrae’s Story: I Am Second

This is Lecrae's story, taken from I Am Second. Funny how God often uses our darkest moments and the depths of our suffering to give us a glimpse of his glory. I remember when I was seventeen and a woman asked me if I was saved. I didn’t have any idea what she meant. Saved, what the heck was

10.21.2011 | The Fish Tank | Roshni Patel

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Women’s Superiority and Submission

Women’s Superiority and Submission

One of the most controversial subjects in the Bible for our egalitarian culture is the encouragement of women to be submissive. Some critics attack Paul as sexist, chauvinistic, and misogynistic. I defend Paul as being just the opposite: Paul actually knows how vastly superior women truly are.There

10.19.2011 | The Fish Tank | Jordan Monge

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