For Jordan Monge For some time now I have wanted to do a second theological analysis of a piece of popular music; the religious thought of Top 40 musicians is so deep, and so little appreciated, that it seems incumbent on me to expose its hidden treasures to the public gaze. Today, I would like t
11.25.2010| The Fish Tank | Anne L. Goetz
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(For the first part of this series, click here.) The Claim Some people believe that the Bible is inerrant. By this they mean that what the Bible says is invariably true, or that the Bible never goes wrong with respect to what it says, or that the Bible, properly interpreted, is always reliabl
10.22.2010| The Fish Tank | Cameron D. Kirk-Giannini
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One of my favorite parts from The Brothers Karamazov (so far) is when Father Zosima is talking to the peasants who have come from far and wide to seek his counsel and healing. Although I was aware that such practices existed, having read about them in my atheist years, it was a bit jarring to realiz
07.13.2010| The Fish Tank | Jordan Monge
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When you think of heaven, what do you think of? A dream-like place with clouds? A land full of angels with wings and halos and harps? A location to meet up with old family and friends? Now, what verse in the Bible describes heaven that way? Cute, but not what the Bible describes.There is a problem
06.29.2010| The Fish Tank | Jordan Monge
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A dear friend of mine is getting baptized this Sunday, and as a rebirthday present I wrote her this piece. Please don't take it seriously. It is a reminder, if you will, that people can find signs of God everywhere--and a warning that even literary critics can be intellectually dishonest. It is
05.13.2010| The Fish Tank | Anne L. Goetz
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Today I'm going to give our readers something like a sneak peek of our next issue – coming out soon! – by discussing part of the contribution from Peter van Inwagen, John Cardinal O'Hara Professor of Philosophy at Notre Dame and all-around philosophical celebrity (best known for sticking it to a
04.19.2010| The Fish Tank | Cameron D. Kirk-Giannini
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Russell Shorto's article "How Christian Were the Founders?", a piece discussing the religious revisions being made to textbooks by the Texas school board, has hovered in the New York Times' "Top 10 Most E-Mailed" article list for the last week or so. It is an investigative report of the Texas School
03.4.2010| The Fish Tank | Chelsea Carlson
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