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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Everyone has a favorite teacher. We’ve all learned quite a bit along the way, which means someone taught us, and, inevitably, some were better at teaching than others. I would describe one of my favorite teachers as “quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to t
08.9.2011| The Fish Tank | jihyechoi
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Lady Gaga is at it again. She just released a single titled Judas, praising the man who betrayed Jesus. As expected, it is completely catchy and completely sacrilegious. Told from the perspective of Mary Magdelene, Gaga sings, "Oh-oh-oh-ohoo I'm in love with Juda-as, Juda-as… I’m just a Holy foo
04.21.2011| The Fish Tank | Jordan Monge
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When I first came to college, I didn't think I would fit in. My reasoning wasn't dependent upon whether or not I was friendly, but I was worried that others wouldn't be as friendly as I am. I come from the Midwest where people will have conversations with you not because they are trying to make
04.7.2011| The Fish Tank | Christopher Hopper
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Both abstinence-only and comprehensive sex education programs have failed to seriously change the sexual behavior of adolescents. There is an effective alternative: the sex education of Jesus Christ. I know what you're thinking - isn't abstinence the Christian teaching? Hasn't this method alrea
02.22.2011| The Fish Tank | Jordan Monge
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In the long history of Christian thought, there have been (if not frequent, at least notable) writers who emphasized the feminine side of God. Philip Sheldrake writes that "in premodern theology, motherhood and fatherhood were understood as gendered social roles of care and responsibility. For earl
01.11.2011| The Fish Tank | Jordan Monge
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On behalf of The Harvard Ichthus, Merry Christmas to you and yours! Today, on this annual celebratory day symbolizing the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ, the celebrations I’ve witnessed of the birth of humanity’s salvation and promise to eternal life have ironically been anxious and frenz
12.25.2010| The Fish Tank | Ruirui Kuang
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