By Kaitlin Campbell In January of 2015 I attended a Momentum movement-building weekend training at a former espousal retreat center in Waltham, MA. At the close of the weekend, I sat in on an hour-long […]
Category: Social Justice
The Curious Case of the Christian Who Refused to Eat His Kin
By Eric Martin When FBI agents descended upon Block Island in 1970 disguised as birdwatchers, wrote Harvey Cox, they came seeking “one of the strangest and most unusual specimens of the species christianis americanis, a […]
How To Mark This Presidents’ Day: Not Every Child Will Grow Up To Be President But We Can Raise Legions Worthy Of The Task
There are many of our fellow citizens who ask themselves today, how can or should we celebrate Presidents’ Day under a presidency which, to say the least, has the highest disapproval rating of any new […]
Being Neighbor in the Crisis of the Prevailing Paradigm: Accompanying Immigrants
It has been a difficult week in my ministry, but an excruciating week for those I love who are vulnerable and targeted because they are alternately documented in this age of Trump. I live and […]
Misericordia et Misera: The Year of Mercy is Over, May it Continue Forever.
On this, the closing of the Extraordinary Year of Mercy in the Catholic Church, Pope Francis released his latest encyclical letter, Misericordia et Misera. It is a relatively short letter (around 15 pages printed) and gets […]
A SANCTUARY…CHURCH…CAMPUS…COMMUNITY
In the year 399 in Constantinople, the wealthy government official Eutropius, a man known for his lavish lifestyle and attempts to strip churches of their right to serve as a sanctuary for the persecuted, entered […]
Black Suffering/White Revelation
By Christopher Pramuk, Xavier University. Ten years ago, I published a major article in Theological Studies entitled “`Strange Fruit’: Black Suffering / White Revelation.” It was for me an important attempt to wrestle with the […]
This is not a new normal
In case you haven’t heard, over the past two days, two more young black men, Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, were killed by police officers. Mr. Sterling was shot by officers in Baton Rouge, LA, while […]
The Challenge of the Prophets
Welcome to the first installation of this year’s Vacation Bible School! Over the next several weeks, Daily Theology will be bringing you all things bible. Make sure to check back regularly for a variety of […]
Theology Ruined My Life
By: Elizabeth Nawrocki When I officially decided to switch my major from biology to theology during sophomore year, I knew the transition would be a little rough. No longer would my nights be filled with […]
