“Unequally Yoked”: How Christians Get Interfaith Marriage Wrong
By Rev. J. Dana Trent, MDiv While Christianity is American’s most popular religion (70% of people in the U.S. identify as such), pastors and scholars all let out a collective gasp at the latest...
View ArticleWhen Monks Say “I Do”: Confessions of a Former Monastic’s Wife
A recent Pew Report shows that those who choose monastic, celibate lifestyles are in steady decline. The number of Catholic nuns in the U.S. has dropped 72 percent since 1965; men in the priesthood...
View ArticleWhy Progressive Christians Should Pray
While many bemoan the decline of the American religious, one fact remains: religiously affiliated or not, 55 percent of people in the United States pray each day. Though institutional religion may be...
View ArticleMarried Without Children: Parenthood, Re-imagined
Fewer Americans are becoming parents. According to the New York Times, American birthrates are in sharp decline—in fact, they’ve been decreasing for years. The general U.S. fertility rate is at a...
View ArticleBorn Dying: Conversations from a Death Cafe
Imagine attending a meet-up with friends at your local coffee shop. You might catch up on a hobby, discuss parenting, or share life hacks on your work-life balance. Instead, you talk about dying....
View ArticleDismantling Islamophobia, One Student at a Time
Donald Trump. Wheaton College. Islamophobia. Terrorism. Today, American rhetoric is littered with catch-phrases and consequences, fueling the fire against Muslims. While Presidential Candidate Trump...
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