Print this issueKerux interview: Miroslav Volf
Yale University professor, systematic theologian, and author of Exclusion and Embrace
Miroslav Volf is the Henry B. Wright professor of theology at Yale University Divinity School and director of the Yale Center for Faith and Culture. His book Exclusion and Embrace was selected as one of the 100 best religious books of the 20th Century by Christianity Today.
Volf spoke at the January Series in the Fine Arts Center of Calvin College on Thursday, January 18, and sat down with Kerux Contributing Editor Meg Jenista to discuss his recent theological writing and some of the themes that have driven his work.
Leaving at the top of her game
June Hamersma says goodbye to Calvin after 20 years of the January Series
The first time I was assigned to write a story about the January Series at Calvin College, I had no idea what I was getting into. I had been assigned by my editor at the Calvin College newspaper Chimes to do a preview article on the upcoming year’s series. As I walked into a small office on the top floor of the Spoelhof Center building, my assumption was that I’d be meeting with a kindly old lady who’d tell me a bit about what to expect and I’d be on my way in twenty minutes.
Then I met June Hamersma.
The Josiah Initiative: Jesus loves porn stars
The fourth of a four-part conversation regarding the church’s need for renewal
On Thursday, January 18, the pornography conversation began at Calvin Seminary with a bang. After a very pointed town hall discussion in the morning, Craig Gross the founder of xxxchurch.com, spoke to 200 predominately college and seminary students on the subject, “What’s the Deal with Porn?”
Sem Eye: Your best board game now
We all know Joel Osteen as the perfect smile poster boy for the two blessings all good evangelicals expect to receive in abundance: health and wealth. He taught us his seven steps to living richer, fuller lives through mountains of books, journals and calendars, but there was still something missing from the Osteen Empire. Little did any of us suspect he could fill the hole in our hearts by transforming his New York Times number one bestseller Your Best Life Now into the number one best board game ever! Grab a comb and some mouthwash and prepare for the ride of your family’s life as Joel takes you from the drudgery of today to a shiny new tomorrow filled with your very own maximized potential.
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